Steve Hamilton is an American mystery writer who is known for the series of novels featuring private investigator Alex McKnight. Apart from his Alex McKnight books, Hamilton has written Night Work (2007) and The Lock Artist (2010). His works have won the Edgar Award, Shamus Award Award and Barry Award.

Books

His first book, A Cold Day in Paradise, won multiple awards and introduced Alex McKnight, a private detective. In 2000, Hamilton's released his second Alex McKnight novel, Winter of the Wolf Moon, which was featured in The New York Times Book Review as a "Notable Book of the Year". To date, ten books and one short story in the Alex McKnight series have been published and they have been translated into 12 languages. His standalone novel The Lock Artist won an Edgar Award for best novel, a CWA Steel Dagger for best thriller in the UK, and an Alex Award from the American Library Association. 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.

Personal

Hamilton is married and has two kids. They live in New York. He wrote his first twelve books while working for IBM, writing at night after his family had gone to bed.

Awards

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)

Alex McKnight Series

Nick Mason Series

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