A Stolen Season

I am a mystery/detective novel fan. Some click and some don't. I started with Block, originally rejected but eventually got into Child, enjoy Eisler, am hot and cold (mostly) on Vachss and then for a while hit the wall. Simply could not find anyone who was not derivative and thin on character. I finally gave Hamilton a shot and basically read each of his McKnight stories in a row. They grew on me and what I liked best was... Read Full Review

Alex McKnight is a retired Detroit cop who can't seem to shy away from trouble. After being shot on the job and left with a bullet lodged behind his heart, McKnight moves to Paradise, Michigan, where he tries to put his life back together. His former partner is dead and his undercover police officer girlfriend, Natalie, has taken a job 500 miles away. Unsure where their relationship is heading, McKnight decides to take the... Read Full Review

I've been reading the "Alex McKnight" series by Steve Hamilton since it started back during the late nineties with a Cold Day in Paradise. The books have always been more character driven than action, which enables the reader to get to know the protagonist on a more intimate level, thereby making the series more fun to read. So far I've enjoyed each and every novel that Mr. Hamilton has written. I have to say, however,... Read Full Review

Steve Hamilton has hit his stride with the latest Alex McKnight mystery. He really nails the sense of place and how the long, dark winters foster a sense of anticipation for summer that only nature can deliver in luminescent landscapes, although not always as scheduled. His regular cast of characters has become as comforting as a cold Canadian beer in a cozy Upper Peninsula tavern. And cold it is on the Fourth of July... Read Full Review

In the Upper Peninsular of Michigan, retired Detroit cop Alex McKnight noted how freezing the Fourth of July is this year as he stops in Brimley for a drink or two and a baseball game on TV to warm his insides though he knows summer here lasts one day. Even a brass monkey would freeze its balls off in this cold. Alex, his so-called sleuthing partner Leon Prudell (of Prudell-McKnight Investigation fame) and Coast Guard Auxiliary... Read Full Review