A Cold Day in Paradise - Hardcover

Hamilton, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585471364 ISBN 13: 9781585471362

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2001

Synopsis

When first published, A Cold Day in Paradise won both the Edgar and Shamus awards for Best First Novel, launching Steve Hamilton into the top ranks of today's crime writers. Now, see for yourself why this extraordinary novel has galvanized the literary and mystery community as no other book before it....

Other than the bullet lodged near his heart, former Detroit cop Alex McKnight thought he had put the nightmare of his partner's death and his own near-fatal injury behind him. After all, the man convicted of the crimes has been locked away for years. But in the small town of Paradise, Michigan, where McKnight has traded his badge for a cabin in the woods, a murderer with the same unmistakable trademarks appears to be back. McKnight can't understand who else would know the intimate details of the old murders. And it seems like it'll be a frozen day in Hell before McKnight can unravel truth from deception in a town that's anything but Paradise.

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Review

Praise for STEVE HAMILTON: "Hamilton's compelling, vigorous prose doesn't allow the option of taking a break."
--"Los Angeles Times""Steve Hamilton writes the kind of stories that manly men and tough-minded women can't resist."
--"The New York Times"

"This is crime writing at its very best."--George Pelecanos

"Hamilton gives us mysteries within mysteries as well as a hero who simply won't be beaten down."
--"The Miami Herald"

"Already one of our best writers."

--Laura Lippman

"Hamilton's prose moves us smoothly along and his characters are marvelously real."
--"Publishers Weekly""Hamilton's prose . . . remains an unself-consciously terse pleasure." --"Entertainment Weekly""Hamilton . . . paints a rich and vivid portrait of a world where the chill in the air is often matched by that of the soul." --"The Providence Journal""Hamilton never misses a beat." --"Rocky Mountain News"

"I really like his main character, Alex McKnight, and I'm ready to revisit Paradise, Michigan."

--James Patterson

"A proven master of suspense."

--Lee Child

"I'm often asked to recommend a detective series readers might have missed. This is it."
--Harlan Coben

Chilling as the November wind. A must for PI and suspense fans.--Charles Todd, author of Wings of Fire

His story is so fundamentally sound and stylistically rounded that Hamilton ought to be teaching whatever writing course he may have taken toward producing this novel.--Jeremiah Healy, author of The Stalking of Sheilah Quinn and The Only Good Lawyer

[A] well-plotted and tightly written thriller. "Detroit Free Press"

Chilling as the November wind. A must for PI and suspense fans. Charles Todd, author of Wings of Fire

His story is so fundamentally sound and stylistically rounded that Hamilton ought to be teaching whatever writing course he may have taken toward producing this novel. Jeremiah Healy, author of The Stalking of Sheilah Quinn and The Only Good Lawyer"

[A] well-plotted and tightly written thriller. Detroit Free Press

Chilling as the November wind. A must for PI and suspense fans. Charles Todd, author of Wings of Fire

His story is so fundamentally sound and stylistically rounded that Hamilton ought to be teaching whatever writing course he may have taken toward producing this novel. Jeremiah Healy, author of The Stalking of Sheilah Quinn and The Only Good Lawyer

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"[A] well-plotted and tightly written thriller." --Detroit Free Press

"Chilling as the November wind. A must for PI and suspense fans." --Charles Todd, author of Wings of Fire

"His story is so fundamentally sound and stylistically rounded that Hamilton ought to be teaching whatever writing course he may have taken toward producing this novel." --Jeremiah Healy, author of The Stalking of Sheilah Quinn and The Only Good Lawyer

Book Description

Terrific first crime novel, winner of the two most prestigious crime honours, the 1999 Edgar and Shamus Awards for Best First Novel. A star in the Orion crime galaxy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585471364
• ISBN 13: 9781585471362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288