Blood is the Sky [Import] [Paperback]

Steve Hamilton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (March 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752859404
• ISBN-13: 978-0752859408
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Steve Hamilton was born in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan, where he was awarded the prestigious Avery Hopwood Prize for writing. His first novel, A Cold Day in Paradise, won the St. Martin's Press/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Contest before going on to win both the Edgar and Shamus Awards for Best First Novel. In 2006, Steve won the Michigan Author Award for his outstanding body of work. He lives in Cottekill, New York, with his wife, Julia, and their two children. Visit his Web site at www.authorstevehamilton.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Is The Sky is excellent!, August 10, 2003

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A. POOLE (Galashiels, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Is the Sky: An Alex McKnight Mystery (Hardcover)

Blood Is The Sky - Steve Hamilton

This was my first Alex McKnight novel and it blew me away.

Alex McKnight, former Detroit police detective, beings to rebuild his previously destroyed (the last book maybe) log cabin in Paradise, Michigan, when a friend appears with bad news. Vinnie has lost his brother and needs Alex's help to find him. The two set off on a trail which takes them into the mountains and lakes of deepest Canada.

Switched identities, fearsome bears, moose with bad road sense and a deep, dark conspiracy test Alex and Vinnie's resilience and relationship to the limit. At once sad and funny, Hamilton has a great way of describing his surroundings, in what is obviously a well researched or well loved locality. You can feel the cold clammy weather under your shirt and you can imagine the miles and miles of unbroken forestland ahead of you. The camaraderie between Alex and Vinnie is excellent and all the other characters are carefully drawn.

In summary; great characters and an excellent plot, with a few twists to keep you on your feet, make this a sure fire award winner in the thriller genre.

Highly recommended.

Andrew Poole

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...Never Gives Up Her Dead..., May 31, 2003

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TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Is the Sky: An Alex McKnight Mystery (Hardcover)

This is another full-strength North Woods mystery from Edgar Award winning author Steve Hamilton. Sufficient background information is provided that a reader would not necessarily need to start at the beginning with "A Cold Day in Paradise," - but why miss all the fun and excitement?

Alex McKnight, former Detroit cop, former Major League Baseball player for a day, currently cabin concierge cum reluctant investigator in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP) signs on to help Ojibwa buddy Vinnie LeBlanc (Misquogeezhig - Red Sky) locate his wayward brother, last seen "guiding" a bunch of Detroit chimookomanag. This leads McKinight and LeBlanc through Northern Ontario - but it ain't no lightweight Bob Hope/Bing Crosby Road Movie. It's a taut tale, often bleak and gritty as the two, with help from friends and family back home in the UP, search for answers in the mysterious North. It's a fine addition to the Hamilton oeuvre. Reviewed by TundraVision

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His Novels Get Better and Better!, June 13, 2004

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Mr. R. H. Thompson "miamimysteryreader" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood Is the Sky: An Alex McKnight Mystery (Hardcover)

I've read them all, and each one is better than the last. Buy it. You won't be disappointed.