William Kent Krueger

Biography

William Kent Krueger

Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University, where his academic career was cut short when he was unceremoniously dismissed for his part in a takeover of the president’s office during a protest of the Vietnam War. After trying his hand at various occupations --- logging timber, working construction, researching child development --- Krueger finally settled down and became a writer. His debut novel, IRON LAKE, received many accolades and awards, including the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for best first novel.

Dubbed “the Michael Connelly of the Midwest”, Krueger makes his home in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a city he dearly loves. His novels have been translated into a number of foreign languages, optioned by Hollywood, and have continued to garner critical praise and to win awards. In 2005 and again in 2006, he received back-to-back Anthony Awards for best novel of the year, a feat equaled by only one other author: Sue Grafton. Krueger does all of his writing longhand in a cheap wire-bound notebook while sipping coffee in a little café in Saint Paul.