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The action is intense in this debut mystery featuring Martin Carter, a former hockey star whose career was cut short by a head injury. Now he’s has to solve three apparent, related murders – one of them his own – to get his life and reputation back.
Former hockey great Martin Carter now works for the New York St. Patricks, a team with a rare chance at winning a playoff spot. Their fans are hungry for the Cup, but their hopes are smashed when a crucial game ends in a violent, bench-clearing brawl, and a star forward is left in a coma.
Only one person saw what happened. She caught the attack on video and intends to use it for some expensive blackmail. When her body is found by the cops two days later, Carter is in deep trouble. His DNA is all over her and her apartment, and hers in his. And the footage, which now only he has seen, is missing.
In a story full of unexpected twists, the action is intense, the stakes are high, and the main player very cool under pressure.
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Reviews:
Don Winslow, best-selling author of The Winter of Frankie Machine, Dawn Patrol, The Power of the Dog, and California Fire & Life writes: McKinley’s voice is a solo sax from an alley and his book is pure night in the city -silky and dangerous. This is noir they way they did it back when they really did it.
“McKinley’s prose is punchy. Many light touches, from the motley array of nicknames to Carter’s nose sporting a “hat trick” of breaks, bring the author’s chosen milieu to life. You can smell the stink of the locker room and hear the shouts of the fans. As a character, Martin Carter strikes just the right balance of abrasiveness and charm.” Review by Chadwick Ginther (from the March 2010 issue of Quill and Quire) read full review here
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CBC Interview with Michael McKinley on the Penalty Killing
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