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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780312355012
ISBN number: 0312355017
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: August 28, 2007
Publishing house: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: August 28, 2007
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On a freezing 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 plows full-speed into a line of old railroad pilings in the shallow waters of Waishkey Bay. With Alex McKnight on the rescue mission, the passengers are brought safely to shore. Alex figures the story’s over…but he’s dead wrong.
The boat accident’s happy ending turns into a living hell for Alex when he discovers that the three men he saved are actually connected to a deadly drug-smuggling syndicate that has his girlfriend, Ontario police officer Natalie Reynaud, deep undercover five hundred miles away. Now it’s up to Alex to do damage control on both sides of the border—and protect the woman he loves—before the cycle of violence comes around full circle…
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After reading Steve Hamilton's disappointing novel Ice Run, I was encouraged to read Stolen Season. Stolen Season is a return to form, which has many of the strengths of Hamilton's previous Alex McKnight novels.
Readers will enjoy many aspects of Stolen Season. Hamilton does a great job of evoking Michigan's Upper Peninsula; it takes talent to describe a geographical setting so well that the reader feels as though he or she "knows" that place. Hamilton has also created a nice cast of characters. After reading many of the McKnight novels, I realized that I now care about Alex and the other recurring characters; for the most part, they are realistic and complex.
Readers who want more than simple escapism, may find parts of Stolen Season to be lacking. Hamilton has never excelled at creating realistic plots. Readers have to ignore the fact that very little of what occurs in the McKnight books could actually happen. One point made in each book is that Alex just wants to manage a few cabins in the woods; he does NOT want to be a private investigator or a police officer. In every book, however, events drag Alex into the middle of some sort of incredible criminal conspiracy. Though not as unrealistic as Ice Run, Stolen Season simply isn't believable.
Hamilton's fans will not be disappointed with Stolen Season. Given the plot twists in Stolen Season, it will be interesting to see where he takes his characters in the future.
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I have read every Steve Hamilton novel since A Cold Day in Paradise. I wish I could recommend one over the others, but in all honesty I love them all! My suggestion is to start with A Cold Day in Paradise and continue through the series. You won't be sorry, except for the fact that you may not get much else done since Steve's mysteries are hard to put down!
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Very good murder mystery. All books by Steve Hamilton have been wonderful. I introduced my book club to this author and they have requested my other books by this same author.
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Terrific structure in "A Stolen Season." The start was slow, interesting and fairly simple. For awhile, I was worried when Alex McKnight escaped from a very dangerous situation and just lucked out, escaping from a sure death by not doing anything. I thought the plot was having a little trouble getting off the ground. From that point forward, it's off to the races. The ending is neat. It ends in a way that is consistent with the build-up, including the aforementioned escape. The fog and the weather created a wonderfully evocative backdrop and Hamilton populates the landscape with a series of sharply drawn characters. My recommendation is don't give up if you find the beginning a bit slow. You won't be sorry. Inspirational image: "Pain so real it makes its own fog."
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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. The theme revolves around smuggling between the U.S. and Canada and, of course, a love story. The book is very well-done throughout most of it, but towards the end, as the author realizes he has to bring things to a close, it gets kinda wacky and unrealistic. McKnight is an endearing kind of character but at the end he starts acting like he's off his meds, running around in a frenzy, like a loose -- and self-destructive -- cannon. But the ending, which borders on nuttiness,shouldn't take away too much from what is an enjoyable, fast-paced book.
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