by Steve Hamilton, Dan John Miller
For my full-length review, please visit Casual Debris.The focus that Hamilton places on Alex McKnight's psyche over what happened so long ago, and how it drives him in the wake of seemingly impossible events, works particularly well. It is deeply entangled with the plot and mystery that it never app...
Almost 4 stars. I will read the next book.
Working my way across America in fits & starts, I landed squarely in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this week. I've never been there, but I understand that the folks who live there are referred to as Yoopers (from the sound of the initials "U.P."). Probably calling them Uppers would be a terrible i...
This fits fairly well into the noir genre--first person, a private detective who gets involved with The Wrong Woman (tm)--beautiful and rich. This one is set in a cold Michigan November. Alex McNight, a private investigator and former Detroit cop, has a bullet permanently lodged one inch from his he...
Somewhat better than OK but I had issues with the ending. Still, I probably will read the next in the series.
Steve Hamilton is a dynamic author and his Alex McKnight series is one of the best series I have read. I really try not to give the slightest hints of spoilers when I have found a series or author I like.
This is the first of Steve Hamilton's Alex McKnight series. It is a typical mystery, more of the cozy mystery category. I'm not sure I would class it as a thriller since I figured out who the villain was and what the twists were about halfway through the book. Alex McKnight is an ex-cop from Detr...
A good, quick read. I had the who worked out by the 2nd chapter, and had a good idea on the why about half-way through. I enjoyed burning through it. I will read more.
This was awesome great mystery and fun twists!! Would recommend it. Very quick read.
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