Night Work - by Steve Hamilton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Years after his fiance's murder, a woman Joe Trumbull meets on a blind date is found dead. Now Joe fights for his life as he finds himself in a game of cat-and-mouse with the best criminal investigators. Martin's Press.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>With <i>Night Work</i>, award-winning author of the acclaimed Alex McKnight series Steve Hamilton delivers an atmospheric standalone thriller. <p/>Joe Trumbull is not a man who scares easily. But tonight he is scared to death. <p/>It's been two years since Joe's fiancée, Laurel, was murdered. Two years of grief and loneliness. On this hot summer night, he's finally going on a blind date, his first since Laurel's death. He's not looking for love, just testing the waters to see if it's possible to live a normal life again. And after the first awkward minutes, Joe starts to think this date wasn't such a bad idea after all. In fact, maybe it will turn out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. <p/>He couldn't be more wrong. Because somehow, for reasons Joe doesn't yet understand, this one evening will mark the beginning of a new nightmare. A nightmare that will lead him to realize that the past is never past. And the worst is yet to come.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><P>Edgar award-winning author of the acclaimed Alex McKnight series Steve Hamilton delivers a heart-stopping breakaway thriller with "Night Work."<P>HE'S HAUNTED BY THE PAST<P>Meet Joe Trumbull. Two years ago his fiancee, Laurel, was brutally murdered...and the killer was never caught. Joe, a juvenile probation officer in Kingston, New York, won't ever forget his first true love. But as time passes, he is willing to give another woman, Marlene Frost, a chance--and hopes a brand-new relationship with a beautiful, charismatic woman might be just what he needs.<P>AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME...<P>Turns out Joe is dead wrong. Because somehow, for reasons he cannot even begin to understand, his first date with Marlene will mark the beginning of a new nightmare--one that will lead him down a dark, familiar road...to the faceless man in the shadows...and to the most terrible realization of all.<P>"Hamilton's star continues to rise..."NIGHT WORK "shine[s] in all the right places."<BR>--" Mystery News"""<P>"Hamilton writes tough, passionate novels...This is crime writing at its very best." <BR>--George Pelecanos<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This is crime writing at its very best." --<i>George Pelecanos</i> <p/>"A proven master of suspense." --<i>Lee Child</i> <p/>"Already one of our best writers." --<i>Laura Lippman</i> <p/>"Hamilton's compelling, vigorous prose doesn't allow the option of taking a break." --<i>Los Angeles Times</i> <p/>"Steve Hamilton writes the kind of stories that manly men and tough-minded women can't resist." --<i>The New York Times</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steve Hamilton's debut, <i>A Cold Day in Paradise</i><i>, </i><i> </i>won the PWA/SMP Best First Private Eye Novel Contest before winning both an Edgar and Shamus Award for Best First Novel. His stand-alone novel <i>The Lock Artist</i> was named a <i>New York Times </i>Notable Crime Book, received an Alex Award, and went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel. He attended the University of Michigan, where he won the prestigious Hopwood Award for writing, and now lives in Cottekill, New York, with his wife and their two children
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