Copper River (Cork O'Connor #6) by William Kent Krueger

Cork O’Conner is hiding out with a bullet injury while hitmen hunt for him. With a Chicago mobster believing Cork had killed his son, Cork must wait until the police investigation clears him and finds the real killer. But danger finds Cork, even in the backwoods of Michigan’s upper Peninsula.

His nephew and friends see a body in the river and when a girl’s body if found in Lake Michigan, shadowy figures are hunting down the young teens. Cork and his protector, Dina, must protect the children while revealing what these men are after.

Another fast-past, beautifully written thriller. It follows the story first told in Mercy Falls. It is practically a sequel, but only to give the other story time to resolve itself. This story basically stands by itself. Krueger still delivers a top-notch suspense thriller.