The narrator, MacLeod Andrews, did an excellent job reading the book aloud. I listened to the audio and it held my interest all the way through to the end. 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.My ReviewThis standalone crime fiction was a fascinating story which switched between different time periods. 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. he can open them all.It's an unforgivable talent. 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. That was all me.But you can call me Mike.'Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now eighteen, is no ordinary young man. Read moreīook Description'I was the Miracle Boy, once upon a time. The Lock Artist is the winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel and a 2011 Alex Award winner. 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.

Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now eighteen, is no ordinary young man. '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.

The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton