Genre: Book
Grade: A
Notable People: Steve Hamilton
Title: Die a Stranger
Review: for my money, Hamilton’s Alex McKnight series is the best around these days in the detective/mystery genre. The icy waters of Lake Superior in Michigan’s UP provide the dramatic backdrop for the barn burner tales of the ex-Detroit cop trying to lead a quiet life renting cabins his father built in the boonies in 20 years ago. Hard to imagine one guy getting into this much sturm and drang….but the stories are top notch. McKnight is a powerhouse character and he is surrounded by both extraordinarily portrayed environments and rich cohorts. What a read for the beach in San Diego on a mid-winter’s sojourn. Try this guy out.