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A Stolen Season (Alex McKnight #7)
by
Steve Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
On a cold, miserable night in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a night that wouldn't feel so unusual if it wasn't the Fourth of July, an antique wooden boat runs full-speed into a line of old railroad pilings in the shallow waters of Waishkey Bay. When Alex McKnight helps rescue the passengers, he finds three men. The driver is out cold, the other two are dazed but conscious. W...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
September 5th 2006
by Minotaur Books
(first published September 1st 2006)
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This is the first of the Steve Hamilton novels I've read and I really like it -- as good as a Sue Grafton, maybe better, not quite as good as a Jeffrey Deaver. I'm going back now and starting the series at the beginning.
It doesn't have the edge of your seat suspense and unexpected twists of a Deaver mystery, but does have solid plot development and characters with whom I would enjoy sitting down at the Glasgow and cracking a cold Canadian. It was the U.P. setting that caught my eye in the first...more
It doesn't have the edge of your seat suspense and unexpected twists of a Deaver mystery, but does have solid plot development and characters with whom I would enjoy sitting down at the Glasgow and cracking a cold Canadian. It was the U.P. setting that caught my eye in the first...more
This book was a huge disappointment.
The characters are thinner than the paper they are printed on and the plot as predictable as the sunrise. Twists and setups are presented - only to fizzle out. I only managed to finish this book because I had already invested enough hours reading it, that stopping would make me feel even dumber than the main character, Alex McKnight.
McKnight is a crappy lead. Hamilton attempts to portray him as dark and brooding, but he just comes off stupid, self-centered and...more
The characters are thinner than the paper they are printed on and the plot as predictable as the sunrise. Twists and setups are presented - only to fizzle out. I only managed to finish this book because I had already invested enough hours reading it, that stopping would make me feel even dumber than the main character, Alex McKnight.
McKnight is a crappy lead. Hamilton attempts to portray him as dark and brooding, but he just comes off stupid, self-centered and...more
It's a cold, gray July in Paradise, Michigan; a summer that's not going to happen, a stolen season. Alex McKnight rescues three men from a sinking boat and finds his life unpleasantly entangled with theirs from then on. His girlfriend Natalie Raynaud is working as an undercover cop in Toronto. Their two problems turn out to be different sides of the same criminal case, but McKnight doesn't find out until a terrible tragedy has already struck.
I asked Vinnie what the Ojibwa word was for fall.
"It's...more
I asked Vinnie what the Ojibwa word was for fall.
"It's...more
Steve Hamilton's latest book in the likable Alex McKnight series is a very weak entry. The falling-off in plot inventiveness is shocking, even for a twenty-first century crime novel. It's all been done before, so what matters is how well it's done, and making it feel as if it is new. Hamilton fails here, delivering a cliche plot with no wit, style or additional "oomph" to set it apart from a half dozen or more crime novels with the same plot device. The background is interesting, as usual, and H...more
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PROTAGONIST: Alex McKnight, sort of PI
SETTING: Paradise, Michigan; Canada
SERIES: #7 of 7
RATING: 4.25
Whenever I begin to read the latest book in a favorite series, I experience conflicting emotions. On the one hand, I am happy to put myself in the hands of a favorite author and spend time with characters I've come to love. On the other, I am completely bummed out because I know that I won't be seeing them again for a year or more. I've come to think of this as spending time with distant relatives...more
SETTING: Paradise, Michigan; Canada
SERIES: #7 of 7
RATING: 4.25
Whenever I begin to read the latest book in a favorite series, I experience conflicting emotions. On the one hand, I am happy to put myself in the hands of a favorite author and spend time with characters I've come to love. On the other, I am completely bummed out because I know that I won't be seeing them again for a year or more. I've come to think of this as spending time with distant relatives...more
Since the very first book in the series, A Cold Day in Paradise, I have been a huge fan of the Alex McKnight series. Part of the reason is Steve Hamilton’s excellent, terse writing. However, it’s the character of Alex McKnight that really intrigues me. McKnight isn’t like all those “smart” P.I.s out there. He often makes stupid decisions, reacts impulsively, and uses brute force. Unfortunately, he always seems to think with his fists first.
This latest McKnight adventure sees Alex as happy as he’...more
This latest McKnight adventure sees Alex as happy as he’...more
In the world of Alex McKnight, no good deed goes unpunished. He helps rescue some guys after a nasty accident out on the lake, and they turn out to be professional criminals with an underdeveloped sense of gratitude. Pretty soon, Alex is forced to deal with drug-smugglers, gun-runners, and a failing long-distance relationship with Ontario Police Constable Natalie Reynaud.
As always, Steve Hamilton makes good use of his setting in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to set mood. For all its peace and beaut...more
As always, Steve Hamilton makes good use of his setting in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to set mood. For all its peace and beaut...more
Filling in the earlier Alex McKnight thrillers by Steve Hamilton, this one picked up at the Central Point Public Library booksale in Southern Oregon.
As always, A Stolen Season is a reliably good read from Steve Hamilton. Alex and Vinnie are caught up in the bad deeds of some bad guys who don't know how good they have it.
Thnaks Steve Hamilton!
--Ashland Mystery
As always, A Stolen Season is a reliably good read from Steve Hamilton. Alex and Vinnie are caught up in the bad deeds of some bad guys who don't know how good they have it.
Thnaks Steve Hamilton!
--Ashland Mystery
I'm a big fan of the Alex McKnight series. Though they do tend to get a little repetitive, they're not nearly as formulaic as, say Lee Child's Jack Reacher books, and this one especially packs an emotional wallop, though I won't say anything more about that for fear of being a spoiler. If you're a Steve Hamilton fan, you'll love this one. If you're not familiar with him, I recommend reading them in order.
This is a good and easy read, with a lot of action, well-defined characters, some interesting geography, and a peek into Ojibwa culture of the Upper Michigan Peninsula. Ex-cop Alex McKnight manages to get himself involved in a situation that becomes bigger and bigger with each passing page, bringing him and his buddies Vinnie and Leon into closer and repeated contact with some pretty bad guys.
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This is my favorite series and I have looked forward to each one in the series. This time I anticipated some of the action. I recommend this series to everyone and I usually tell them that it isn't important to read them in order but this book is the first one that I would say that it would be better if they read the last book or two instead of jumping in here.
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The latest in another series I've come to depend on for an annual installment of good detective drama. I've grown way too attached to Alex McKnight, and I'd really like to hang out in front of the fireplace of his friend's bar with a Canadian Molson. One of the pleasures of these books is the glimpse it gives of the upper peninsula.
I've read every Alex McNight book by Hamilton in order and this entry seemed slapped together in 30 minutes. It's not very strong and lacks so much depth and detail of other books. Fact is, The Lock Artist is Hamilton's best work by far. It was pure genius. The McNight series has run its course. Don't start with this one.
7th book in the Alex McKnight series. Lots of twists and turns and I never expected that great ending. Alex sure gets himself in and out of a lot of trouble. This book is a fast paced read. I kept reading to find out what would happen next. I had a hard time putting the book down. Now on to the next book in the series.
Hamilton's Alex McKnight books are all good solid mysteries. More important to me, they take place in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Paradise, MI, specifically). The geography,landscape and weather are always a huge part of the story. It's as good as being there but warmer.
Sorry, but I'm not unhappy that she is dead. I'll leave it at that so that this won't be quite a spoiler. I do love Alex's friends. I do think, though, that Alex and his friends suffer from a lack of impulse control, and I am beginning to find it annoying.
This is the first Steve Hamilton Alex McNight Book that I have read. Once I got going I found the story interesting but not face paced. The characters have that small town caring about each other attitude but not always quick on the uptake.
It is impossible for me to review this book without spoilers. Signicant spoilers.
And the author played my emotions like a fiddle - some moments I want to give him a 5 star review for his success in doing that, and others I want to give him a 1 star rating - same reason.
And the author played my emotions like a fiddle - some moments I want to give him a 5 star review for his success in doing that, and others I want to give him a 1 star rating - same reason.
This book, in the Alex McKnight series, wasn't my favorite of the series, but still a good read. The main character, Alex, has some happy times in this one with a lady in his life. I enjoy the sense of place in this series as well.
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good book ..i'll read more of alex mcknight... the setting is in the upper peninsula, of course that can't be all bad. i think this book is further along in the series. will have fun getting to know the characters. i'm a series addict.
This is my second Steve Hamilton book and it's excellent. I'm hooked on Hamilton and plan to buy all of his books. The first one I read--The Lock Artist--was one of the best books I've read in a long, long time.
Outstanding; Continuing character: Alex McKnight; McKnight and his OPP girlfriend Natalie are on two sides of the same case without knowing it - until Natalie is killed
The firust half was a little slow but it kept me interested enough that I stayed with it, plus it takes place in Mighigan. The last half was really good.
So not how I wanted this story to go, but... Could it really go any other way? I felt all of it, and that's enough for me to say it's an amazing 5-star bookl
Loved the book, even if it left my favorite fiction character devastated. Here's hoping there's something good coming Alex McKnight's way...
Another good read by this author. I like it because the story takes place mostly in the eastern end of the UP, Paradise and Soo, MI.
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