Winter of the Wolf Moon [Import] [Paperback]

Steve Hamilton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Orion (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752841416
• ISBN-13: 978-0752841410
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 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

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER COLD DAY FOR ALEX, February 10, 2000

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Nancy Martin (Pennsylvania (orig. NY)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winter of the Wolf Moon: A Mystery (Alex McKnight Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Steve Hamilton returns with another of Alex McKnight's "adventures" in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. McKnight is abrasive and arrogant at times but has the most endearing quality about him -- he's a real good friend. The thing that sets Hamilton's books apart from all the other mystery/thrillers out there is the setting. His descriptions of the cold weather are unparelleled. In this book, Alex takes a ride on a snowmobile and "he isn't exactly the driver." He ends up in the hospital a few times but readers of this series know that you can't keep Alex McKnight down. In the first book, A Cold Day in Paradise, we learn of Alex' expertise in the field of baseball. In this book, he's a hockey goalie. Maybe he'll be a downhill skier in the next book. This is a quick read and a rewarding one. Hamilton is a terrific writer and doesn't lose you for one minute. He doesn't disappoint his fans with this second book.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful start to a new series!, February 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Winter of the Wolf Moon: A Mystery (Alex McKnight Mysteries) (Hardcover)

The only problem with this series is that Mr. Hamilton cannot possibly write the books fast enough to keep me happy! Once again he evokes my home territory with love and with fear- his descriptions of the weather and its effects on his human characters are dead on perfect. This is a man to watch because his books are just going to get better and better. I am just waiting to see how he handles an Upper Peninsula summer because he wrote so well of the awful winters we have that I actually turned the heat up in the house as I read the book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Zero at the Bone, March 29, 2001

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sweetmolly (RICHMOND, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winter of the Wolf Moon: A Mystery (Alex McKnight Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Alex McKnight's second outing is a little more light-hearted than his first. He is still an accident waiting to happen, but he's getting a grip. The action again takes place during winter in Michigan's Upper Peninsula right on Lake Superior. The author can and does give us a whole new definition of cold.

The story line is a stretch at times, and some things are never satisfactorily explained. It is more than surreal to meet a cultivated Russian gentleman in an ice shack in the wilds of upper Michigan. We are never told how and why he is there. Mr. Hamilton is a very good writer and paces the story well. There are no "dead" spots where nothing happens and the story stagnates. The reader's interest is engaged at all times with the interesting characters, Alex's actions and reactions, and the descriptive passages. What I needed is a more coherent plot that doesn't fall flat at the end.

I'm looking forward to Steve Hamilton's future efforts. He is too good a writer to disappoint us.