Steve Hamilton writes the excellent Alex McKnight mystery series that takes place in the Upper Michigan town of Paradise, right on Lake Superior. Now Hamilton has written a new, stand alone novel called the Second Life of Nick Mason, which takes place in my old hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Plus, the main character is from the South Side of Chicago, just like me, and winds up being sprung from a 20 year sentence in Federal Prison through the influence of a criminal mastermind. This criminal mastermind, serving two life sentences in prison, sets up Mason in a 3 story North Side townhouse, just across the street from Lincoln Park and Lake Michigan, and in return expects Mason to carry out crimes in his behalf. I have just started reading it, but mystery writers everywhere - including my favorite, Michael Connelly - have given it rave reviews. I just hope Hamilton sticks with the Alex McKnight series, too. If not there will be trouble.
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