

The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel and a 2011 Alex Award winner. As his story begins, he is 'the Lock Artist. I n his short life, Michael has accumulated many identities. The Lock Artist Author Steve Hamilton Publisher Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2010 ISBN 0752891952, 9780752891958 Length 304 pages Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google. Until he finally sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long. The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton review. He sometimes ignores this voice in his head, but it's a. He may be a criminal, but he is very easy to sympathize with, which I believe is largely due to his strong inner conscience. I quickly found myself totally immersed in Michael's life.

A talent that will make young Michael a hot commodity with the wrong people and, whether he likes it or not, push him ever close to a life of crime. PBR Book Review: (by- Linda ) 'The Lock Artist' is one of the more original mysteries I've read recently. Whether it's a locked door without a key, a padlock with no combination, or even an eight-hundred pound safe. Besides not uttering a single word in ten years, he discovers the one thing he can somehow do better than anyone else. The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now eighteen, is no ordinary young man. Steve Hamilton steps away from his Edgar Award-winning Alex McKnight series to introduce a unique new character, unlike anyone you've ever seen in the world of crime fiction. "I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. Steve Hamilton steps away from his Edgar Award-winning Alex McKnight series to introduce a unique new character, unlike anyone you've ever seen in the world of crime fiction.
