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Misery Bay (2011)

by Steve Hamilton(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0312380437 (ISBN13: 9780312380434)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Alex McKnight

review 1: Hamilton interlaces an unfamiliar technique through this satisfying mystery. The familiar elements of Alex McKnight, the reliability of his steadfast friends and the frightful Upper Peninsula environment confront twists and turns of evil that keep you guessing - and reading. I "had it figured out" more than once, only to find the plot bobbing and weaving and deflecting my comprehension. While reviewing the fourth in the series, North of Nowhere, I wrote, "The satisfying conclusion left questions hanging about the fate of a couple of the characters." One relationship in particular (no, not a romantic one) I hoped to see evolve in an ironic yet believable way. Hamilton finds a way to accomplish this that doesn't insult the reader's intelligence, but rather feels inevitable a... morend "bonds" the reader even more closely with the characters.
review 2: "Misery Bay," the eighth in Steve Hamilton's Alex McKnight series, begins with an apparent suicide in a cold and desolate site on the upper peninsula of Michigan. Strangely, soon after the boy's father asks McKnight to look into the reasons behind his son's suicide, the father is found murdered. And it doesn't end there. Soon there are several "suicides" followed by the murder of a parent. McKnight is once again a reluctant investigator, but what makes this story different is that his usual companions, Vinnie and Leon, are replaced by the one man McKnight has the toughest time getting along with... Chief Roy Maven of the Sault Ste Marie police. But this time they must put there differences aside because it's beginning to look like Maven's daughter and therefore, Maven himself are next on the list. As always, Hamilton delivers a fast-paced story with lots of action. less

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