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Steve Hamilton (page 2)


Cover art for THE HUNTING WIND
FICTION
Released: June 11, 2001

"If the story line sounds weak and wandering, it is: a double disappointment after Alex's two engaging forerunners."
Alex McNight is hoisting a couple in his favorite local, the Glasgow Inn, when in waltzes Randy Wilkins to put a crimp into his not doing much. Read full book review >
Cover art for NORTH OF NOWHERE
FICTION
Released: May 1, 2001

"Hamilton (The Hunting Wind, 2001, etc.) spins a brisk, well-plotted tale brightened by his usual deft way with local color."
Though all Michigan's Upper Peninsula is basking in rare balmy sunlight, it's the summer of Alex McKnight's discontent. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2000

"Moreover, he knows how to pace a story, something of a lost art in recent crime fiction. (Author tour)"
The lady in distress is a lovely Ojibwa woman whom Alex McKnight finds difficult to resist. Read full book review >
Cover art for A COLD DAY IN PARADISE
FICTION
Released: Sept. 8, 1998

"Martin's 1997 award for Best First Private Eye Novel, unreels the mystery with a mounting tension many an old pro might envy."
Just what rookie shamus Alex McKnight needs: Maximilian Rose, the maniac who killed his partner and sidelined Alex himself from the Detroit Police Department 14 years ago is now back in his life again, phoning him late at night, leaving him red roses as mementos, and sending him letters bragging about what he's going to do now that he's out of stir. Read full book review >