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jacki_f's review against another edition
5.0
This is the 5th book in the Alex McKnight series by Steve Hamilton and if you are new to the series, consider yourself lucky (but start at the beginning, with A Cold Day In Paradise). This one picks up shortly after North of Nowher as Alex is rebuilding his cabin. His friend Vinnie asks Alex to travel to Canada with him to help find his brother, who has not returned from a hunting expedition.
It's a thrilling read, one of those books that keeps your up late, turning the pages. The first two thirds keep building the tension, building the tension, and then when that resolves there are a couple of twists to hold your interest.
I am so in love with the way that Steve Hamilton writes. He has such a wonderful sense of place - I feel like I know Paradise, Michigan now and that I'd find Alex living there if I were only to visit it. (I was girlishly delighted to look in the atlas and discover that it's a real place). All of his characters are so beautifully realized and the conversations that they have all feel so natural. He's a fine writer and this book is as good as or better than the others I've read to date.
It's a thrilling read, one of those books that keeps your up late, turning the pages. The first two thirds keep building the tension, building the tension, and then when that resolves there are a couple of twists to hold your interest.
I am so in love with the way that Steve Hamilton writes. He has such a wonderful sense of place - I feel like I know Paradise, Michigan now and that I'd find Alex living there if I were only to visit it. (I was girlishly delighted to look in the atlas and discover that it's a real place). All of his characters are so beautifully realized and the conversations that they have all feel so natural. He's a fine writer and this book is as good as or better than the others I've read to date.
stefanilp's review against another edition
5.0
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Best one yet in this series! Just as I was starting to get bored with reading the same thing book after book, the author mixed it up. Loved the new locale. Canda and the UP are pretty much the same, but also very different. Alex finally examines his life and makes changes. I am kicking myself for not picking up Ice Run on my way home today. I will definitely pick it up and start it tomorrow though. I am looking forward to new developments with this character!
Best one yet in this series! Just as I was starting to get bored with reading the same thing book after book, the author mixed it up. Loved the new locale. Canda and the UP are pretty much the same, but also very different. Alex finally examines his life and makes changes. I am kicking myself for not picking up Ice Run on my way home today. I will definitely pick it up and start it tomorrow though. I am looking forward to new developments with this character!
lwalker77's review against another edition
3.0
Probably closer to 3.5 stars. I love Steve Hamilton’s books. This is another good one in the series.
caroparr's review against another edition
3.0
One of the better ones in the series. Alex is still troubled and too quiet and still gets poor Leon involved in his cases. This one didn't really get solved so much as Alex tracked down the right person to explain it to him, but that's okay with me. I just love the UP setting, even though I've never been there - not yet, anyway.
boleary30's review against another edition
5.0
McKnight is a great character, the books take place in northern michigan.
ebrentana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Do not read this book before bed, especially in Michigan, especially on New Year’s Eve, especially alone. I made all of these mistakes. I did not sleep. I finished the book.
stevelaflamme's review against another edition
5.0
Un excellent roman policier, tout en simplicité. L'intrigue, sans flaflas, nous entraîne dans l'hiver ontarien, dans les communautés amérindiennes ojibwa et cree. C'est un périple en forêt, à la recherche d'une bande de chasseurs disparus, parmi les ours et les orignaux. C'est une histoire aux mystères enfouis dans le sol froid du Canada, une histoire dans laquelle le passé brûle encore de ses feux ardents pour en venir à illuminer la vérité.
burnman325's review
5.0
Wow this was a really good mystery. it keeps you thinking all the way through.
kathijo63's review
3.0
Week 14 of the 2018 Reading Challenge: 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire.
I've read a few of Steve Hamilton's books and they are a good, solid mystery. This one did not disappoint and kept me guessing.
I've read a few of Steve Hamilton's books and they are a good, solid mystery. This one did not disappoint and kept me guessing.