Steve Hamilton won the Edgar Award for his first novel. Since then he has been nominated twice for the Anthony Award Readers' Digest selected BLOOD IS THE SKY for a condensed book. Usually they select brand name authors only Brilliant reviews for previous novels: 'An automatic book of the year. Everything is here - his trademark sense of place, vivid, resonant characters, and a plot that will break your heart' Lee Child 'This book is relentless. I had to read it straight through. The best mysteries are about the past coming up out of the ground and grabbing the present by the throat. Steve Hamilton knows this. BLOOD IS THE SKY fills that bill and then some. This is his best yet' Michael Connelly

'Hamilton's pacing and his simple but evocative writing, along with a heartbreaking plot development and a penchant for set-pieces of quite devastating violence, suggests it's about time he made the move up to crime's premier league.' -- Paul Connolly LONDON LITE

Born and raised in the Detroit area, Steve Hamilton currently works for IBM in upstate New York, where he lives with his wife and two children.