North of Nowhere : An Alex McKnight Novel by Steve Hamilton

North of Nowhere : An Alex McKnight Novel by Steve Hamilton

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That Steve Hamilton has won a following by writing private-eye novels about a guy who has no interest in being a PI is testament both to his storytelling talents and readers' hunger for fresh approaches to this genre. North of Nowhere finds ex-Detroit cop Alex McKnight celebrating his 49th birthday by retreating to his cabin in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where he laments his personal and career failures. Eventually, though, McKnight is coaxed out with the prospect of a poker game, hosted by wealthy contractor Winston Vargas, only to have the game interrupted by armed men in masks, who empty Vargas's safe and leave clues suggesting that Alex and his fellow players engineered the heist.

Now, McKnight really has reason to feel sorry for himself. But instead, he goes after the gunmen, along the way swapping sucker punches with Vargas, shaking down his former detective partner (who videotaped the thieves' escape), and discovering that even his friends harbor secrets that could get them all killed.

This fourth McKnight outing (after 2001's Hardcover edition.



Reader Reviews
FRIENDS AND FOES?, August 1, 2003 Reviewer: Michael Butts from Martinsburg, WV USA Alex McKnight is back in full force again, and this time it his closest friends who become possible enemies in this tense game of cat and mouse. McKnight joins his buddy Joe from the bar and his cronies for a poker game at a millionaire's plush estate. In the middle of the game, three men burst in and tell the guests to lay down on the floor or they'll be shot. Uh-oh. After the smoke clears, Alex finds himself a prime suspect in setting up this heist. From there on, Alex is embroiled in a labyrinthine plot where his closest friends aren't the people he thought they were. Interesting plot, with some twists and turns that may shock; this is an intense entry in this ever-improving series. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.