Friday, September 30, 2011

The Lock Artist / Steve Hamilton / 304 pages / Anthony Award

Michale has been called Miracle Boy, Milford Mute, and Lock Artist, among other things.  In 1990 Pennsylvania, he is 18 years old and mute, and has an extraordinary gift for picking locks.  Traumatized at the age of 8, he has been forced into a life of crime by virtue of his talent.  Taking the rap for the misdeeds of others, his "punishment" results in his developing a relationship with the only person he ever loves.  This adventure-packed novel compels the readers to empathize with the hapless "criminal".

Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel 2011
I have read and posted to the Blog for all 5 Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel

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