Steve hamilton author biography john

The American crime-fiction writer Steve Hamilton was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in White Lake in the same state. In , he started studying at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor gaining a B.A. in Computer Studies in , but he also studied English, Astronomy and Linguistics. Immediately after graduation, he got a job at IBM in New York where he remained until when he became a full-time writer. At IBM he met Julia L. Antonietta, and they married in They now live with a son and a daughter in the little community of Cotterill in New York State.

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The article written by: Johan Wopenka. Published: June 22,

Steve Hamilton is one of the most acclaimed mystery writers in the world, and one of only two authors (along with Ross Thomas) to win Edgars for both Best First Novel and Best Novel. His Alex McKnight series includes two New York Times notable books, and he’s put two recent titles on the New York Times bestseller list. He’s either won or received multiple nominations for virtually every other crime fiction award in the business, from the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award to the Anthony to the Barry to the Gumshoe. But it was his standalone The Lock Artist that made publishing history, his first book to win an Edgar for Best Novel, a CWA Steel Dagger for Best Thriller in the UK, and an Alex Award – which is given out by the American Library Association to those books that successfully cross over from the adult market and appeal to young adult readers. The Lock Artist has been translated into seventeen different languages, and was an especially strong seller in Japan, where it was voted the number one translated crime novel of by both the annual Kono Mystery Ga Sugoi guide and by Weekly Bunshun magazine.

Hamilton’s very first book, A Cold Day in Paradise, won the P