Dimensions
153 x 233 x 23mm
Apart from the bullet lodged less than a centimetre from his heart, former Detroit police officer Alex McKnight thought he had put the nightmare of his partner's death and his own near-fatal injury behind him. After all, Maximilian Rose, the killer they convicted in their last case together, has been locked in the state penitentiary for years.
But in the small town of Paradise, Michigan, where McKnight has traded his badge for a cosy cabin in the woods, a murderer with Rose's unmistakable trademarks suddenly emerges. With Rose locked away, McKnight can't understand who else would know the intimate details of the old murders - not to mention the signature blood-red rose left on his doorstep.
It's McKnight who must unravel the enigma but at times it seems as if it'll be a cold day in Hell - and Paradise - before the riddle is solved.
Winner of the Edgar Award
