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Publisher:
St Martins Minotaur |
Release
Date: June 30, 2004 |
ISBN:
0312301219 |
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Format
Reviewed: Hardcover |
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Genre:
Mystery |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Barbara Buhrer |
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Ice Run
An Alex
MeKnight mystery
By Steve Hamilton
Alex McKnight
is turning his life around in Paradise, Michigan. He has become
involved with Natalie Reynaud, the Canadian police officer he met
on a previous case. Her partner had been killed in that encounter.
Alex feels empathetic since he had lost his partner years ago under
similar circumstances.
They agree to meet for a
romantic weekend in an old hotel, the Ojubway Hotel, in Soo, Michigan.
While there they encounter a mysterious old man sitting in the lobby.
Then there is an old fedora hat with a note attached left outside
their door. The old man has vanished. The next day Alex learns that
he had wandered off in the snow storm and frozen to death. Alex
decides to attend the funeral of the old man, Simon Grant, where
he is beaten by Grant's relatives who blame Alex for Simon's death.
Alex enlists
the aid of his friend, Vinnie LeBlanc, an Ojibura Indian, and Leon
Pridell, his former partner, to uncover the secrets buried in the
past which still feed the vengeance of the Grant brothers toward
Natalie and her mother.
And through it all
there is snow, a blizzard, more snow and ice and cold.....
This is another
excellent Alex McKnight mystery. It is a combination of mystery,
adventure, romance, and character studies. There is a strong bonding
and loyalty among Alex's friends: Vinnie the Ojibura Indian; Jackie
at the Glasgow Inn; and Leon Pridell, Alex's former partner in their
detective agency.
Hamilton
is a master at taking his readers to Paradise, Michigan, burying
them in snowdrifts up to the rooftops and freezing them with wind
driven snow and driving them on hazardous roads. This is a book
to be enjoyed anytime, but if it's summertime and the temperatures
soar to 90 degrees, it's a perfect way to cool off while being engrossed
in the blizzard.
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