Martin's Press Award for Best First Private Eye Novel of 1997. FYI: This book won the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Hamilton cleverly joins the plots, leaving but one disappointment: how long it takes Alex to learn to place his trust in others with care. A Cold Day in Paradise is the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best First P.I. Meanwhile, Alex receives letters and calls that appear to be from the Detroit man who shot him and whom the then-cop had helped send to prison for life without parole 14 years ago. A Cold Day In Paradise, in addition to winning an Edgar and a Shamus, was the winner of the 1997 St. After Edwin's strong-willed mother hires Alex to protect the family, another local bookie is murdered and Edwin disappears, prompting Alex and the lawyer to start a search of their own. Later, Edwin Fulton, the scion of a wealthy Detroit family and a compulsive gambler, calls Alex from a nearby motel where he has found the murdered body of his bookie. A Cold Day in Paradise When first published, A Cold Day in Paradise won both the Edgar and Shamus awards for Best First Novel, launching Steve Hamilton. At a local bar, the lawyer's former investigator accuses Alex of stealing his business. The book begins fast, with a lot of background deftly woven into the narrative. He rents cabins to hunters and has recently taken out a private-detective license at the suggestion of Lane Uttley, a local lawyer. Alex McKnight is a retired Detroit cop living in Paradise, Mich., on disability with a bullet next to his heart.
Hamilton combines clear, crisp writing, wily, colorful characters and an offbeat locale (Michigan's Upper Peninsula) in an impressive debut.
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