Stephen Mack Jones is a published poet, an award-winning playwright, and a recipient of the prestigious Hammett Prize, Nero Award, and the Kresge Arts in Detroit Literary Fellowship. He was born in Lansing, Michigan, and currently lives in the suburbs of Detroit. Dead of Winter is his third novel.
Finalist for the 2022 Nero Award
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A Booklist Top 10 Crime Novel of the Year
A 2022 Michigan Notable Book
Praise for Dead of Winter
“A P.I. story with an eye toward social issues and a firm grasp on
the tropes of the genre, making it fresh and familiar at the same
time.”
—S.A. Cosby, The Washington Post
“Four years ago, Stephen Mack Jones introduced August Snow,
the caustic, mordantly funny hero of his private detective series,
at a time when the subgenre appeared to be on the ropes. What a
difference an interval marked by civil unrest, an ongoing pandemic
and growing income inequality makes: P.I. fiction has never seemed
more relevant, and Snow’s third outing, Dead of
Winter, stands out among the crowded pack.”
—Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review
“Fending off super-baddies from running real-estate fraud in his
beloved Mexicantown neighborhood of Detroit, August Snow tussles
with enemies old and new in this edgy thriller that includes
cannily delivered observations on climate change and systemic
racism.”
—The Boston Globe
“Bebop and Norteño, cool jazz and salsa, reading Dead of Winter was
like listening to all the good music. This latest by Stephen Mack
Jones is an astounding composition, an ode to a diverse city known
for big engines and bigger hearts. Welcome back, August Snow!”
—Rachel Howzell Hall, author of And Now She’s Gone
“August Snow is a terrific character; rough and tumble, undaunted
and implacably tenacious, his wit so sharp it’ll make you bleed. In
Stephen Mack Jones’s new book, Dead of Winter, Snow protects his
neighborhood from rapacious one percenters, Mack Jones skillfully
weaving relevance into a blue streak, bone-breaking story. Highly,
highly recommended.”
—Joe Ide, author of the IQ Series
“There are echoes of Spenser in August Snow. [Robert B.] Parker's
Spenser, who was also portrayed on television in the Spenser:
For Hire series, is an excellent cook and likes to drink.
Spenser and Snow both balance their own moral codes with the
violence they enact in order to live up to them.”
—Michigan Radio's Morning Edition
“Dead of Winter moves at lightning speed with crisp, smart
dialogue, believable characters and an affection for Detroit and
its residents . . . Jones gives readers a character worth rooting
for.”
—Oline Cogdil, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Jones’ characters and settings are always colorful and
vibrant.”
—The Seattle Times
“The intricate descriptions of savory food and “fashionating”
clothes will keep you entertained.”
—The Florida Times-Union
“A superb tale that bobs, weaves, and hits hard . . . There's
action aplenty, but also rich characterization, wonderful writing,
and a strong sense of place . . . A superb crime novel from an
author with a distinctive voice and something to say.”
—Mystery Scene
“Dark humor abounds and there is a high level of community support;
the tension mounts as the exciting tale draws to an unexpected
conclusion . . . Dead of Winter is almost impossible to put
down.”
—The Lansing State Journal
“Like Walter Mosley and Joe Ide, Jones builds a raucous and
endearing cast of characters from his inner-city setting, fusing
neighborhood camaraderie with streetwise know-how and head-banging
action. This is a fine thriller in the grand hard-boiled tradition,
but it's also a sensitive, multifaceted portrait of race in
America.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Gritty . . . Snow remains a distinctive lead capable of sustaining
a long series.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Where Spenser had Hawk at his side, August has a whole community,
including one of the men he basically took off the streets and who
now helps him to flip houses. While there’s almost a fantasy
element in these books, it’s no different that the one Lee Child
presents in his Jack Reacher novels. We all need a little
superman in our lives, and why can’t it be a Mexican, African
American, kindhearted soul from Detroit who loves to cook? I’m all
in.”
—Aunt Agatha's
“A true revelation . . . A crime novel that takes on big
social issues with style and insight.”
—CrimeReads
“Too much fun to miss.”
—Kingdom Books
“Dead of Winter is not just explosions and fisticuffs . . .
[O]ne should come to this story for the action and stay for the
scenery and the characters.”
—Bookreporter.com
“[Dead of Winter] will appeal to readers who like Detroit, Jack
Reacher-style violence, and enticing references to local
cuisine.”
—New York Journal of Books
“In the mood for some gritty, hard-punching crime? Meet Detroit
ex-cop and Mexicantown native August Snow, Hammett Prize winner
Stephen Mack Jones’ hard-hitting hero.”
—Traverse City Record-Eagle
“August Snow is an amazing character to explore our divided city
and country.”
—BridgeDetroit
“Mr. Jones as a major league mystery writer. He belongs on the
shelf alongside Detroit's other peerless mystery writers Loren
Estleman and Elmore Leonard.”
—Michigan In Books
Praise for the August Snow Novels
AUGUST SNOW:
WINNER OF THE NERO AWARD
WINNER OF THE HAMMETT PRIZE
FINALIST FOR THE SHAMUS AWARD
LIVES LAID AWAY:
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION STEEL DAGGER
“Has echoes of Raymond Chandler’s banter and bursts of Dashiell
Hammett’s violence, with a tip of the porkpie hat to Walter
Mosley.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Jones, a Detroit-area poet and playwright brings the city, its
environs, and its eateries to vital life in a mystery coiled around
the contemporary crime du jour of cyber-finance meddling.”
—The Boston Globe
“[A] gung-ho protagonist . . . cleaning up his beat-up neighborhood
in Mexicantown.”
—The New York Times Book Review
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