By Steve Hamilton
St. Martin's Minotaur
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Alex McKnight used to be a Detroit police officer but when he got shot, his career ended. With a bullet still lodged in his chest and a failed marriage behind him, Alex decided to move to his father’s property in the cold northern town of Paradise, Michigan.

The Hunting Wind Excerpt When the left-hander found me, I was sitting in my usual chair in front of the fire, trying to stay warm. The calendar said April, but April in Paradise is still cold enough to hurt you, and I could feel the sting of it in my hands and on my face. I sat there by the fire, watching the baseball game on the television over the bar, nursing a cold Canadian beer as the left-hander made his way in the darkness. He knew where he was going, because he had a hand-drawn map in his back pocket, with a little star on the right side of the road as you come north into Paradise. The Glasgow Inn, that was his destination. He knew I'd be there. On a cold Tuesday night in April, where else would I be? ©2002 Steve Hamilton St. Martin's

Now, as a non-practicing private investigator, he spends his time drinking Canadian beer in the local bar. His comfortable lifestyle is about to change when Randy Wilkins shows up.

Randy is an old friend who played baseball with Alex in the Minors more than thirty years ago. He needs Alex’s help to find a girl named Maria. Randy hasn’t seen her since 1971 but he hasn’t ever been able to forget her since.

As the search for Maria unfolds, the two find themselves in a whole lot of trouble as they become entangled with Maria’s gypsy family and the dark secrets they are hiding. Before Alex and Randy get in too deep, they decide to give up the search.

As soon as Alex returns home to Paradise, he receives an urgent phone call informing him that his friend has been shot and is in a coma. He soon discovers that Randy continued the search for Maria on his own and he’s also been withholding information.

It turns out that not only does Randy have a dark past, but he’s also been lying. The whole time during the search for Maria, Randy may have had a hidden agenda. Now Alex has to find out who shot him and what Randy’s motives have been all along.

Bookworm's Briefing
In The Hunting Wind, Steve Hamilton spins a mystery full of unexpected twists and mounting tension that will leave you wanting more. His character, Alex McKnight, is so personable you may feel like you’ve known him your whole life. It’s no wonder the Alex McKnight series makes such a great read!

Hamilton is also the author of the award-winning A Cold Day in Paradise and other mystery novels.