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Alex McKnight series

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The Alex McKnight series is a fictional crime series by American author Steve Hamilton featuring protagonist Alex McKnight, a former Detroit police cop. The setting for the books is Paradise, a town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The series is published by Minotaur Books.[1]

Awards and honors

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Awards for the Alex McKnight books
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1999 A Cold Day in Paradise Anthony Award for Best First Novel Finalist
Barry Award for Best First Novel Finalist
Edgar Award for Best First Novel Winner [2][3]
Shamus Award for Best First Novel Winner [4]
2001 Winter of the Wolf Moon Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
2003 North of Nowhere Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist
Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
Shamus Award for Best Novel Finalist
2004 Blood Is the Sky Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist
Shamus Award for Best Novel Finalist
2006 A Stolen Season Nero Award Finalist

Books

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  • A Cold Day in Paradise (1998)[5]
  • Winter of the Wolf Moon (2000)[6]
  • The Hunting Wind (2002)[7]
  • North of Nowhere (2003)[8]
  • Blood is the Sky (2004)[9]
  • Ice Run (2005)[10]
  • A Stolen Season (2006)[11]
  • Beneath the Book Tower (2011)
  • Misery Bay (2011)[12][13]
  • Die a Stranger (2012)[14]
  • Let It Burn (2013)[15][16]
  • Dead Man Running (2018)[17]

References

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  1. ^ Lenny, Picker (June 8, 2012). "Paradise Found: Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Edgar Awards". Mystery Net. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Picker, Lenny (June 8, 2012). "Paradise Found: Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrilling Detective. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "A Cold Day in Paradisede Pilcher by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. August 3, 1998. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. January 31, 2000. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "THE HUNTING WIND: An Alex McKnight Mystery by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. May 21, 2001. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "NORTH OF NOWHERE: An Alex McKnight Mystery by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. March 18, 2002. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "BLOOD IS THE SKY by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. May 12, 2003. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "ICE RUN: An Alex McKnight Mystery". Publishers Weekly. May 24, 2004. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "A Stolen Season: An Alex McKnight Novel by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. July 10, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  13. ^ Borders, Sarah (July 15, 2011). "Misery Bay". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Die a Stranger: An Alex McKnight Novel by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. May 7, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Let It Burn: An Alex McKnight Novel by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  16. ^ Jacobs, Bruce (July 9, 2013). "Let it Burn". Shelf Awareness . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Dead Man Running: An Alex McKnight Thriller by Steve Hamilton". Publishers Weekly. June 25, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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