Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton's first Alex McKnight novel, "A Cold Day in Paradise"," " won both an Edgar and a Shamus Award for Best First Novel. His stand-alone novel, "The Lock Artist"," " was named a "New York Times "Notable Crime Book, received an Alex Award from the American Library Association, and then went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel, making him only the second author (after Ross Thomas) to win Edgars for both Best First Novel and 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.