Jane M. reviewed on 4/1/2015 + 65 more book reviews

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A real page-turner and the start of a popular PI series that now numbers ten novels. This one tells the story of how a former Detroit police detective came to be living on disability running a group of cottages on the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Author Steve Hamilton won BOTH the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards for Best First Novel for A Cold Day in Paradise, as he proved he knows how to create memorable characters and fashion an ingenious plot.
I'm not giving away anything to say there's a crazed psychopath in this story. And I usually hate that lazy plot device. Why does a murder mystery author need to provide motivation if his killer is cray-cray? But this book is FAR more than another episode of Criminal Minds.
I'd advise you not to start this puzzler if you have responsibilities to attend to.

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