In Plain Sight

(Hardback)

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They should have known better than to look for him. Wilson had been gone for two years until his old boss forced him to come home to be a grinder again. Wilson did the job he was blackmailed into doing and settled things, his way, with everyone. He was free for two minutes. A random car accident destroys everything and puts Wilson into the crosshairs again, but this time the gun is in the hands of a cop. Justice isn't blind in the city; it's as bent as the tip of a bullet. In Plain Sight is the third book featuring reluctant mob-enforcer Wilson, following Darwin's Nightmare (2008) and Grinder (2009).

Reviews

"Gunfights and well-choreographed scenes of carnage abound ... This is pure, visceral action." --Publishers Weekly
"Hamilton author Mike Knowles performs character analysis with a Colt 45 in his hand ... The writing is cool and poised: abrupt, punchy dialogue, economical storytelling. Knowles strikes the emotional core of a setting with one consuming burst of words ... In Plain Sight comes at you like a tsunami -- hard, relentless, fast. Knowles is exploring invigorating new pathways in Canadian thriller-noir writing." -- Hamilton Spectator
"Knowles's prose is appropriately terse and utilitarian, enhancing the grinder's menace. Wilson is a bad guy you can root for, because the other bad guys -- not to mention the cops -- are so much worse ... Wilson's raw brutality draws readers in, and the book's frenetic pace is enough to keep them hooked until the bloody climax." -- Quill and Quire

Author Bio

Mike Knowles is an elementary school teacher and the author of Darwin's Nightmare and Grinder. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.