The Alex McKnight Novels Books 1–3

The first three mystery thrillers in the suspenseful series from the New York Times-bestselling author—“a proven master of suspense” (Lee Child).

“I'm often asked to recommend a detective series readers might have missed. This is it.” —Harlan Coben

A Cold Day in Paradise, Winner of the Edgar and Shamus awards for Best First Novel: Other than the bullet lodged near his heart, former Detroit cop Alex McKnight thought he had put the nightmare of his partner’s death and his own near-fatal injury behind him. But in the small town of Paradise, Michigan, where McKnight has traded his badge for a cabin in the woods, a murderer with the same unmistakable trademarks appears to be back—forcing him to unravel truth from deception in a town that’s anything but Paradise.

Winter of the Wolf Moon: When a young woman from the Ojibwa tribe asks McKnight for shelter from her violent boyfriend, he agrees. But she vanishes after a single night in one of his cabins. His search for her brings on a host of suspects, bruising encounters, and a thickening web of crime, all obscured by the relentless whiplash of brutal snowstorms. From the secret world of the Ojibwa reservation to the Canadian border and deep into the silent woods, someone is out to kill—and McKnight is heading right into the line of fire.

The Hunting Wind: Before he became a private investigator, before he served in the Detroit police, and long before he retreated to the wintry reaches of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, McKnight played ball in the minor leagues. When a former teammate asks for help finding the woman with whom he had a brief, passionate affair three decades ago, McKnight’s search reveals there might just be a reason why this mysterious woman is so hard to find.