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. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
There's little doubt that Jim Bond enjoys portraying retired Detroit cop Alex McKnight. You can hear the satisfaction in his voice as he delivers Hamilton's fourth thriller. McKnight, who moved from the city after an almost fatal shooting and now lives in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, has fallen head over heels for Natalie, a Canadian cop. Their relationship has spawned murder and mayhem, and rekindled a feud going back decades. Bond is in his element, whether he's describing the scene after a twenty-five-inch snowfall, or the beating McKnight suffers at the hands of three assailants. McKnight and Bond will likely have a long run together. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine--
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