North of Nowhere: An Alex McKnight Novel - Alex McKnight Novels

Jacket Description/Back: "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... Jacket Description/Flap: "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 WindWinter of the Wolf MoonA Cold Day In ParadiseReview Quotes: "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 Quotes: Praise for Steve Hamilton: "A proven master of suspense." --Lee Child"Already one of our best writers." --Laura Lippman"Hamilton writes tough, passionate novels. . . . This is crime writing at its very best." --George Pelecanos "I'm often asked to recommend a detective series readers might have missed. This is it." --Harlan Coben "[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" "Hamilton keeps the action fast and furious and manages to keep the reader off balance almost as much as his hero. . . . While Alex McKnight may hate the idea, mysteries this good may make him extremely popular." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) Review Quotes: Praise for Steve Hamilton: "A proven master of suspense." --Lee Child "Already one of our best writers." --Laura Lippman "Hamilton writes tough, passionate novels. . . . This is crime writing at its very best." --George Pelecanos "I'm often asked to recommend a detective series readers might have missed. This is it." --Harlan Coben "[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" "Hamilton keeps the action fast and furious and manages to keep the reader off balance almost as much as his hero. . . . While Alex McKnight may hate the idea, mysteries this good may make him extremely popular." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) Biographical Note: Steve Hamilton's first Alex McKnight novel, "A Cold Day in Paradise"," " won both an Edgar and a Shamus Award for Best First Novel. His stand-alone novel, "The Lock Artist"," " was named a "New York Times "Notable Crime Book, received an Alex Award from the American Library Association, and then went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel, making him only the second author (after Ross Thomas) to win Edgars for both Best First Novel and Best Novel. He attended the University of Michigan, where he won the prestigious Hopwood Award for writing, and now lives in Cottekill, New York, with his wife and their two children. Marc Notes: Originally published in 2002.; A Thomas Dunne book.; His work follows depressed private detective Alex McKnight into his personal life when the poker game he joins is robbed at gunpoint and he finds himself compelled to catch the thief. Publisher Marketing:"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. . . . Review Citations:

Library Journal 08/01/2003 (EAN 9780792726074, Analog Audio Cassette)

Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2002 pg. 292 (EAN 9780312268978, Hardcover)

Booklist 03/01/2002 pg. 1095 (EAN 9780312268978, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 03/18/2002 pg. 80 (EAN 9780312268978, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

New York Times 05/19/2002 pg. 44 (EAN 9780312268978, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Hamilton, Steve Steve Hamilton was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated from the University of Michigan where he won the prestigious Hopwood Award for fiction. In 2006, he won the Michigan Author Award for his outstanding body of work. His novels have won numerous awards and media acclaim beginning with the very first in the Alex McKnight series, A Cold Day in Paradise, which won the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin's Press Award for Best First Mystery by an Unpublished Writer. Once published, it went on to win the MWA Edgar and the PWA Shamus Awards for Best First Novel, and was short-listed for the Anthony and Barry Awards. His book The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel. Hamilton currently works for IBM in upstate New York where he lives with his wife Julia and their two children.