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    North of Nowhere

    Written by Steve Hamilton

    Narrated by Dan John Miller

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    About this audiobook

    Lying face down on the floor with a gun to the back of his head is where Alex McKnight finds himself after a game of cards turns into a professional heist at the home of local developer Win Vargas. When the dust settles, McKnight is one of police chief Roy Maven's lead suspects. Worse, Vargas's own sense of vigilante justice has targeted the former private eye as well, and the brash millionaire may be responsible for the sudden disappearance of Alex's best friend Jackie. Now, with officials pointed in the wrong direction and his closest allies either missing or in jail, Alex knows he is the only one who can uncover the truth. But McKnight can't possibly know how dark this conspiracy truly is - or how close to guilt he actually stands…

    "Agreeable plot twists (the revelation of whodunit really is a surprise) and thoughtfully engages some larger questions about wilderness real estate developments and the limits of friendship." - Washington Post

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 15, 2010
    ISBN9781441834539
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    North of Nowhere
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    Steve Hamilton

    Steve Hamilton was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated from the University of Michigan where he won the prestigious Hopwood Award for fiction. In 2006, he won the Michigan Author Award for his outstanding body of work. His novels have won numerous awards and media acclaim beginning with the very first in the Alex McKnight series, A Cold Day in Paradise, which won the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin's Press Award for Best First Mystery by an Unpublished Writer. Once published, it went on to win the MWA Edgar and the PWA Shamus Awards for Best First Novel, and was short-listed for the Anthony and Barry Awards. His book The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel. Hamilton currently works for IBM in upstate New York where he lives with his wife Julia and their two children.

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    • 4/5
      The temperamental Alex McKnight finds himself in a world of trouble simply by acting as the last-minute sixth player in a poker game at the home of the feisty, wealthy, and eccentric Winston Vargas. When a holdup occurs mid-game and Vargas's safe is burgled and some of his treasured artifacts and an uncetain amount of money is taken, Vargas comes to the bizarre conclusion that Alex McKnight is the mastermind behind the plot.

      With the help of his former partner, Leon Prudell (the lovably nerdy straight arrow who has to be one of the most unlikely private investigators ever created) Alex ultimately unravels the the how of the scheme--but not before his friend, Jackie, ends up in the hands of a pair of lethal Canadian brothers.

      Alex soon finds that for a small town with one blinking traffic light, Paradise, Michigan holds a ton of secrets.

      The latest Alex McKnight mystery is a slightly different entry because the reader sees another side of the hero, struggling with his age and his lack of success in life. The story line starts off focusing on Alex' internal skirmish, but quickly picks up speed. If you're looking for a good mystery with believable and often lovable characters, check out Steve Hamilton's novels...you will never be bored and all are fantastic.
    • 5/5
      Retired detective Alex McKnight is drawn into a local poker game and finds himself on the floor, gun to his head. The small upper peninsula town of Paradise, Michigan turns out to be small, yes, but quiet, no.
    • 5/5
      Good read about an ordinary guy drawn into a bad situation but he does help his friends
    • 2/5
      Fairly standard forgettable mystery. Nothing overly surprising, or to get excited about. An easy, light read. Good for the cottage or beach.
    • 4/5
      It is nicely paced, with lots of action and some butt-kicking. I thought the plot was believable enough, the characters reactions were normal enough, and the action was all forward. There is no "woe is me" theme to it and when bad things happen, the main character deals with it. This might involve his gut feelings a lot, and his fists the rest of the time, but that is why I picked up this book - to read about some guy getting some justice without having to worry about silly little things like police and court rooms.It was so engaging that I finished the book in a single sitting. And as soon as I finished, I started the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      A fast paced thriller which keeps you on the edge of the seat, with enough twists and turns to surprise you.
    • 4/5
      Alex McKnight rarely ventures out from his home these days, even to spend time at his friend Jackie's Glasgow Inn. Even as he lets Jackie force him out one night for a poker game at a stranger's house, Alex is certain it's a bad idea. And when the genial atmosphere rapidly deteriorates, he starts to think maybe he was right. Then three masked, armed robbers burst through the door, and things get a whole lot worse. Soon Alex's three closest friends are implicated in the robbery, and Alex finds himself the object of hostile attention from the victim. As events spin out of control, it becomes clear that somebody is not telling the truth, and has put them all in terrible danger...