Blood Is the Sky by Steve Hamilton
The best mysteries are about the past coming up out of the ground and grabbing the present by the throat. Steve Hamilton knows this. Blood is the Sky fills that bill and then some. This is his best yet. -Michael Connelly, author of Chasing the DimeWinning the Edgar Award for A Cold Day in Paradise, Steve Hamilton introduced one of the most compelling characters in modern fiction: Alex McKnight, a gritty ex-Detroit cop who can't say no to a friend in need-no matter the cost. Now McKnight finds himself in the forests of northern Ontario, a land of savage beauty and sudden danger, where some secrets just won't stay buried.
Alex McKnight isn't a man with many friends, but the few he has know they're never alone in a fix. So when Vinnie LeBlanc asks for his help in taking a trip deep into Canada in search of his missing brother, the Ojibwa Indian knows he can count on Alex. Tom LeBlanc had taken a job as hunting guide for a rough crew of Detroit businessmen. The group was due back days ago, yet there's been no sign of them, and there's mounting evidence of something odd about their disappearing act. The trackless forests of northern Ontario keep many secrets, but none more shocking than the one that Alex is about to uncover. And the more closely Alex looks for answers, the more the questions become: where are the hunters.and who is the prey?
Overflows with an element lacking from too many mysteries: a genuine sense of mystery.Blood boldly crosses genre boundaries as it turns into a thrilling outdoor adventure, then a heartfelt small town tragedy. All along, Hamilton's prose.remains an unselfconsciously terse pleasure. -Entertainment Weekly
A Cold Day in Paradise, STEVE HAMILTON's first novel, received the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Before becoming a USA Today Bestseller and winning both an Edgar and a Shamus Award for Best First Novel, Martin's Publishing had a Best First Private Eye Novel Contest. The Lock Artist was declared a New York Times Notable Book, received an Alex Award from the American Library Association, and then went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel, making Steve Hamilton only the second author (after Ross Thomas) to win the Edgar Award for both Best First Novel and Best Novel. He received the coveted Hopwood Award for writing at the University of Michigan, and he now resides in Cottekill, New York, with his wife and two children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780312991500 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312991509 |
| Title | Blood Is the Sky |
| Author | Steve Hamilton |
| Series | Alex Mcknight |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2004-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Shamus Award (Private Eye Novel) 2004 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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