Steve Hamilton is an American mystery writer who is known for the series of novels featuring private investigator Alex McKnight .
His first book, A Cold Day in Paradise, won multiple awards and introduced Alex McKnight, a private detective.
[3] His 2016 novel, The Second Life of Nick Mason, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in both Hardcover Fiction and Combined Print and E-Book Fiction, and also appeared on the Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and National Independent bestseller lists.
It was also selected as one of five finalists for the prestigious Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime fiction, and was nominated for a Barry Award for Best Novel of the Year.
[5][6] Winter of the Wolf Moon (2000) North of Nowhere (2003) Blood is the Sky (2004) A Stolen Season (2006) Night Work (2007) The Lock Artist (2010) The Second Life of Nick Mason (2016)