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William Kent Krueger
William Kent Krueger is an American author and crime writer, best known for his Cork O'Connor series of books, which are set mainly in Minnesota, USA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Kent Krueger Official website )〕 In 2005 and 2006, he won back-to-back Anthony Awards for best novel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anthony Award Nominees and Winners )〕 In 2014, his stand-alone book ''Ordinary Grace'' won the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="The Edgar Award Winners" – list of 2013 winners )〕
==Biographical details==
William Kent Krueger has said that he wanted to be a writer from the third grade, when his story, "The Walking Dictionary," was praised by his teacher and parents.〔
He attended Stanford University but his academic path was cut short when he came into conflict with the university's administration during student protests of spring 1970.〔 Throughout his early life, he supported himself by logging timber, digging ditches, working in construction, and being published as a freelance journalist, he never stopped writing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with William Kent Krueger )〕
He wrote short stories and sketches for many years, but it was not until the age of 40 that he finished the manuscript of his first novel, ''Iron Lake.'' It won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award for Best First Novel, the Minnesota Book Award, and the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award.〔
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