Synopses & Reviews
"Steve Hamilton writes the kind of stories that [one] can't resist."
--The New York Times Book Review
Steve Hamilton's debut novel A Cold Day In Paradise was the first novel to capture mystery's three most prestigious awards-the Edgar, the Shamus, and the Anthony awards for best first novel. Now North of Nowhere returns to the beautiful and dangerous landscapes of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where former Detroit cop Alex McKnight's attempts to leave civilization behind only lead to disaster...
Lying facedown on the floor with a gun to the back of his head is where Alex McKnight finds himself after a game of cards turns into a professional heist at the home of local developer Win Vargas. When the dust settles, McKnight is one of police chief Roy Maven's lead suspects. Worse, Vargas' own sense of vigilante justice has targeted the former private eye as well, and the brash millionaire may be responsible for the sudden disappearance of Alex's best friend, Jackie. Now, with officials pointed in the wrong direction and his closest allies either missing or in jail, Alex knows he is the only one who can uncover the truth. But McKnight can't possibly know how dark this conspiracy truly is-or how close to guilt he actually stands...
Review
"Superb! Hamilton keeps the action fast and furious and manages to keep the reader off balance."-
Publishers Weekly"A bracing, sometimes sidesplitting...novel."-Booklist
"Hamilton packs plenty of hardscrabble characters and pithy dialogue into a nifty mystery...there's nothing like a bit of Paradise-Michigan, that is."--Columbia State
"North of Nowhere has a twisty plot with genuine surprises, but it's the understanding of the people who live in the Upper Peninsula and the love for both the harshness and beauty of the Lake Superior shoreline that make this another good entry in a terrific series."--Flint Journal
"A fast-paced book with wonderful characters...Hamilton writes great prose."
--ReviewTheEvidence.com
"A robust entry...Alex is at his best and the support cast augments the isolated feeling of going north of nowhere that shows why Steve Hamilton is an award-winning author."
--Internet Bookwatch
Review
"Superb! Hamilton keeps the action fast and furious and manages to keep the reader off balance."-
Publishers Weekly"A bracing, sometimes sidesplitting...novel."-Booklist
"Hamilton packs plenty of hardscrabble characters and pithy dialogue into a nifty mystery...there's nothing like a bit of Paradise-Michigan, that is."--Columbia State
"North of Nowhere has a twisty plot with genuine surprises, but it's the understanding of the people who live in the Upper Peninsula and the love for both the harshness and beauty of the Lake Superior shoreline that make this another good entry in a terrific series."--Flint Journal
"A fast-paced book with wonderful characters...Hamilton writes great prose."
--ReviewTheEvidence.com
"A robust entry...Alex is at his best and the support cast augments the isolated feeling of going north of nowhere that shows why Steve Hamilton is an award-winning author."
--Internet Bookwatch
Synopsis
"I really like his main character, Alex McKnight, and I'm ready to revisit Paradise, Michigan." James Patterson
New York Times Bestselling Author of Die a Stranger
Steve Hamilton's novels have won the mystery world's most prestigious awards. Now, in North of Nowhere, he returns to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where former Detroit cop Alex McKnight has learned that wherever money goes, envy isn't far behind.
After a game of cards turns into a professional heist, Alex McKnight finds himself lying facedown on the floor with a gun to the back of his head. When the dust settles, McKnight is one of the police chief's lead suspects. Worse, one of the other card players has the same idea, and he has no qualms about exercising some vigilante justice of his own. Now, Alex knows he is the only one who can uncover the truth. But he's about to discover how dark this conspiracy truly is or how close to guilt he actually stands. . . .
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Synopsis
"Hamilton['s]...tensile prose...reflects the dramatic, often violent contradictions of people who live on the edge of the world."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Superb!"
--Publishers Weekly
"A brisk, well-plotted tale."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Terrific!"
--Flint Journal
Enjoy These Other Alex Mcknight Mysteries From Edgar Award-Winning Author Steve Hamilton:
The Hunting Wind
Winter of the Wolf Moon
A Cold Day In Paradise
Synopsis
Steve Hamilton's debut novel
A Cold Day In Paradise was the first novel to capture mystery's three most prestigious awards-the Edgar, the Shamus, and the Anthony awards for best first novel.
Now North of Nowhere returns to the beautiful and dangerous landscapes of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where former Detroit cop Alex McKnight's attempts to leave civilization behind only lead to disaster...
Lying facedown on the floor with a gun to the back of his head is where Alex McKnight finds himself after a game of cards turns into a professional heist at the home of local developer Win Vargas. When the dust settles, McKnight is one of police chief Roy Maven's lead suspects. Worse, Vargas' own sense of vigilante justice has targeted the former private eye as well, and the brash millionaire may be responsible for the sudden disappearance of Alex's best friend, Jackie. Now, with officials pointed in the wrong direction and his closest allies either missing or in jail, Alex knows he is the only one who can uncover the truth. But McKnight can't possibly know how dark this conspiracy truly is-or how close to guilt he actually stands...
Synopsis
Steve Hamilton's debut novel
A Cold Day In Paradise was the first novel to capture mystery's three most prestigious awards-the Edgar, the Shamus, and the Anthony awards for best first novel.
Now North of Nowhere returns to the beautiful and dangerous landscapes of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where former Detroit cop Alex McKnight's attempts to leave civilization behind only lead to disaster...
Lying facedown on the floor with a gun to the back of his head is where Alex McKnight finds himself after a game of cards turns into a professional heist at the home of local developer Win Vargas. When the dust settles, McKnight is one of police chief Roy Maven's lead suspects. Worse, Vargas' own sense of vigilante justice has targeted the former private eye as well, and the brash millionaire may be responsible for the sudden disappearance of Alex's best friend, Jackie. Now, with officials pointed in the wrong direction and his closest allies either missing or in jail, Alex knows he is the only one who can uncover the truth. But McKnight can't possibly know how dark this conspiracy truly is-or how close to guilt he actually stands...
About the Author
Steve Hamilton, born and raised in Michigan, now works for IBM in upstate New York, where he lives with his wife and son.
A Cold Day In Paradise, in addition to winning an Edgar, a Shamus, and an Anthony Award, was the winner of the 1997 St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best First P.I. Novel contest. Hamilton is now at work on his next Alex McKnight mystery.