A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton

This was upper end of three stars for me, and I think the author will be more comfortable wth the way his character's are growing and I suspect the next book will be even better. I especially like the fact that McKnight is flawed and determined rather then the wise-cracking action guy he could have been written as. A Cold Day In Paradise by Hamilton, Steve at. The author does mix in elements seen in other books from other authors, but he puts his own spin on it and makes it work very well. 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. Not a long book, it has pace and depth and the characters are certainly interesting.

This book was off my radar so I am grateful to my friend Julia who recommended it as it is rather good and bodes well for the further adventures of McKnight. But that someone is supposed to be in prison with no hope of getting out. A Cold Day in Paradise (Alex McKnight Series 1) by Steve Hamilton 3.4 (135) Paperback (First Edition) 19.99 Paperback 19.99 eBook 12.99 Audiobook 35.99 Audio MP3 on CD 9.99 Audio CD 9. So while McKnight is trying to settle down after his medical retirement from the Detroit Police, his past comes back to haunt him in the form of someone he put away for wounding him and killing his partner. Actually it is not just the area that is bleak, many of the characters here have problems too, the ex-cop hero of the story has a bullet lodged in his chest and is suffering a degree of PTS, his friend is a gambling addict and the guy who's job he took, is out for revenge.

This is a fast moving mystery thriller set in the bleakness of Paradise, Michigan.

A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton