- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (Jun 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312301219
- ISBN-13: 978-0312301217
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,743,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
This gripping, roller-coaster read, the sixth in Hamilton's Alex McKnight series, commences in the forlorn burg of Paradise, Mich., where ex-cop Alex ekes out a living renting cabins to snowmobilers from "down below." Alex's conspicuous consumption of salads and newly dyed hairdo alert his pub owner/protector that he's smitten with someone. But love isn't enough to shield Alex and Constable Natalie Reynaud, on leave from the Ontario Provincial Police, from the violent fallout of a Reynaud family secret. A merciless snowstorm threatens Alex's plans for a rendezvous with the traumatized Natalie, who witnessed the killing of her partner in Blood Is the Sky (2003), but they meet halfway at a charming hotel on the Canadian border. A cryptic note in an old Homburg hat left outside their room arouses Alex's curiosity. McKnight, with the aid of his former PI partner Leon Prudell, plumbs local Prohibition history to find the seed of enmity between two destructively intertwined clans. His efforts earn him a brutal beating, an incomprehensible breach with Natalie and the discovery of more than one untimely death. Hamilton expertly delivers sharply etched characters, a vivid setting and a thoroughly enjoyable hero, leaving us breathless, perched at the edge of our seats for this chilly ride. FYI: Hamilton has won Edgar, Anthony and Shamus awards.
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From Booklist
Murders from 30 years ago lead to present danger in Edgar and Anthony Award-winning Hamilton's latest snowbound mystery. Ex-almost-made-it baseball player and ex-big-city cop Alex McKnight returned to Paradise, Michigan, five mysteries ago, shattered by the death of his partner in a drug raid. McKnight has become something he never aspired to become, a caretaker of vacation cottages, a sometime private eye, and a full-time tender of his psychic wounds. Now he finds himself faced with an unfamiliar feeling, hope, thanks to his blooming romance with Ontario cop Natalie Reynaud. They schedule a romantic getaway in Sault Ste. Marie, but a threatening message left in their hotel room, consisting of photos of Natalie's deceased father and grandfather, forces the pair to confront the skeletons in the Reynaud family closet. The motivation for the action is a bit of a stretch here, but Hamilton still delivers powerful suspense and a socko climax. Connie Fletcher
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Natalie is a jerk!,
By Carol (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ice Run: An Alex McKnight Novel (Hardcover)
I love Steve Hamilton's books and have read them all. But in this one Natalie is introduced again as Alex's girlfriend. What a waste! Alex doesnt deserve her! I am jealous!Seriously, Steve Hamilton writes one cool book. His descriptions are the best and you run for a blankie to finish the book. Alex is always (...) in trouble and this time he gets the stuffing kicked out of him = again. How that bullet doesnt blow up inside him is beyond me. I guess I keep reading to see when and if it ever does. In the meantime, give Alex a hug for me. This was a fast, exciting read. Lose the babe!!!!! Alex deserves better! :D
4.0 out of 5 stars
Baby, it's cold outside.,
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This review is from: Ice Run: An Alex McKnight Novel (Hardcover)
"Ice Run" is the latest Alex McKnight novel by Steve Hamilton, and it takes place during the coldest time of the year in Michigan. Snow is measured by feet, not inches, and if you don't bundle up, you can freeze to death. Alex McKnight, the loner ex-cop who had pretty much given up on love, has fallen for Natalie Reynaud, a cop from the Ontario Provincial Police. One night, when Alex and Natalie visit the fancy Ojibway Hotel in Sault Ste. Marie, an elderly man tips his hat to them. Little do they know that this man holds the key to Natalie's painful past, and both Natalie and Alex are about to be dragged back in time. At its best, "Ice Run" is an atmospheric and brooding story, with terse dialogue and some delightfully quirky characters. I especially like Jackie, who cares for Alex so much that he reams him for getting sucked into Natalie's problems, and Leon, Alex's old friend, who at a moment's notice, drops everything to do some important digging for his old pal. The villains, alas, are stock characters, and the mystery itself is not particularly involving. However, Hamilton has a way of capturing the loneliness and desolation of a Michigan winter and tying it in with the characters' bitter and icy emotions. Alex is a charismatic and compassionate hero, and it is hard not to cheer for a man who is willing to risk his life for the woman he loves.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Series for Summer Reading!,
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This review is from: Ice Run: An Alex McKnight Novel (Hardcover)
Steve Hamilton was recently suggested to me as an author I would enjoy. I read this entire series straight through, and it was terrific!!! (Didn't hurt that it's HOT in South Louisiana, and the action takes place mostly in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the winter!) Alex is a great guy-- much like G.M. Ford's Leo Waterman, only in a parka. He can't let go of a question until he has the answer, and although he doesn't have a lot of friends, he will die before he lets one of them down. Start today with "A Cold Day in Paradise" and read your way through this great series, now while it's hot outside!
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