Blood is the Sky

Blood is the Sky

by SteveHamilton (Author)

Synopsis

It is October in Paradise, Michigan, and Alex McKnight is rebuilding one of his cabins with help from Vinnie LeBlanc, his Ojibwa neighbour. They're interrupted when Vinnie is called away to deal with a family emergency - his brother, Tom, has not returned from a hunting trip to Canada. He is already four days overdue. Alex and Vinnie decide to retrace the steps of the hunting party, driving all the way up as far as the roads will go in northern Ontario. When they arrive at the lodge, they are told that the men had already been flown back from the outpost, and had promptly left to return to Michigan. But something is not right. Aided by a young Cree Indian and his grandfather, they fly to the remote outpost. Left alone there, they discover a terrible secret. Now Alex and Vinnie are miles away from civilization, with no food and no weapons. And there's someone out there who definitely does not want them to make it back alive.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 19 Jun 2003

ISBN 10: 0752852760
ISBN 13: 9780752852768
Book Overview: Edgar Award winner Advance quotes: from Lee Child - 'Easily Steve Hamilton's best novel so far - therefore an automatic book of the year. Everything is here - his trademark sense of place, vivid, resonant characters, and a plot that will break your heart.' From Michael Connelly - 'This book is relentless. I had to read it straight through. The best mysteries are about the past coming up out of the ground and grabbing the present by the throat. Steve Hamilton knows this. BLOOD IS THE SKY fills that bill and then some. This is his best yet.' Brilliant reviews for previous novels: 'Steve Hamilton reinvigorates the genre, by so clearly trusting to its intrinsic power. His first novel, A COLD DAY IN PARADISE, won the Edgar and Shamus Awards; on the basis of this... I can well see why' - Times Literary Supplement 'Tightly plotted, well written and hard to put down' - Time Out 'Hamilton's debut novel, A COLD DAY IN PARADISE, was a classic, and this is more of the same' - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Media Reviews
Michigan, October. Alex McKnight is rebuilding one of his cabins with friend Vinnie LeBlanc when LeBlanc is called to an emergency - his brother, Tom, has not returned from hunting and is four days overdue. Alex and Vinnie decide to retrace the hunt party's steps, travelling as far as the Ontario roads will allow. When they arrive at the outpost they are told that the hunters have already left to return to Michigan. But something's wrong. Vinnie and Alex - aided by a Cree Indian and his grandfather - fly to the outpost, only to find a terrible secret. Alex and Vinnie are miles from home with no food or equipment - and someone doesn't want them to get home alive. Superb visualisation of Canadian countryside with original characterisations make this one to watch.
Author Bio
Born and raised in the Detroit area, Steve Hamilton currently works for IBM in upstate New York, where he lives with his wife and two children.