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A Cold Day in Paradise launched Steve Hamilton into the top ranks of todayβs crime writers. Now, see for yourself why this extraordinary novel has galvanized the literary and mystery community as no other book before it....Β Other than the bullet lodged near his heart, former Detroit cop Alex McKnight thought he had put the nightmare of his partnerβs death and his own near-fatal injury behind him. After all, the man convicted of the crimes has been locked away for years. But in the small town of Paradise, Michigan, where McKnight has traded his badge for a cabin in the woods, a murderer with the same unmistakable trademarks appears to be back. McKnight canβt understand who else would know the intimate details of the old murders. And it seems like itβll be a frozen day in Hell before McKnight can unravel truth from deception in a town thatβs anything but Paradise.Β A Cold Day in Paradise was the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
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