In January of 2021, "Murder on Sugar Island" was selected by an independent group of authors and publishers (UPPAA) as one of the ten most "Notable Books" for 2020. It was so honored for the manner in which it featured Michigan's Upper Peninsula.What people are saying about this book:Finally there is a new author who will challenge the likes of Michael Connelly and David Baldacci. In this latest mystery, Sugar Island (in Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula) is used as a fitting backdrop to the wild action. It is a fast-paced thriller that you won’t want to put down until the final page. —Island BooksMurder on Sugar Island is a fast paced mystery full of twists and turns. If you like James Patterson, you'll enjoy Michael Carrier's second novel in the Getting to Know Jack series. This riveting thriller will keep you turning pages all the way to the shocking end. —Cascade Writer's GroupA good read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and kept coming back to it whenever I had the free time. The characters were really good. Connelly and Baldacci should approve—by Dave on August 10, 2013If you like James Patterson and Michael Connelly, you'll love Michael Carrier. Carrier has proven that he can hang with the best of them (seriously- we're talking Patterson and Connelly) with his newest book. It has all of the great, edge-of-your-seat action and suspense that you'd expect in a good thriller, and it kept me guessing to the very end. Fantastic read with an awesome detective duo—I couldn't put it down! Can't wait to read the next one! —by Katie on August 18, 2013They thought their task was an easy one—take a week off, drive north through Michigan’s Lower and Upper Peninsulas, perhaps enjoy some Mackinaw fudge on the way, claim a fabulous Sugar Island inheritance, and then go back home. However, nothing ever comes easy for retired Chicago Homicide Detective Jack Handler, and his daughter Kate, a well-respected New York City homicide detective.This latest adventure began when an attorney visited Kate at her Manhattan precinct. He informed her that she had been named in her uncle’s will to inherit a successful resort less than ten miles from the Canadian border.Not wanting to make the trip by herself, she invited her father to accompany her, and he agreed. What she failed to tell him at first was that her uncle, whom she had not seen for nearly thirty years, had been killed—and that his murder had not been solved.During the course of their visit, they found themselves pursued by agents of the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, Canadian Border Patrol, and by local law enforcement. By the time they were ready to return, six more people were killed, a thirteen year-old red haired freckle face boy had become an integral part of their lives, and a twenty-year old crime got solved. A good read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and kept coming back to it whenever I had the free time. The characters were really good. Connelly and Baldacci should approve. --Dave on Amazon At last there is a top-rated true murder mystery on the market without a lot of vulgarity. This is one action mystery you can recommend to anyone -- even your teenagers. The twists and turns keep you turning the pages long after you should move on to other things. With the short chapters, you can read a few, then put it down without losing your place, but you won't want to. I believe this is the best murder mystery on the market. Hollywood should definitely look at this one! Congratulations to Michael Carrier on this next chapter in the Jack Handler series -- When's the next one coming? --bookaholic Amazon I am only on page 121 and I am totally enjoying this book. I recently met the Author, Michael at the Blueberry Fest in Paradise, Mi. We chatted and he encouraged me to rate his book at Amazon and I can not wait to for him to know I am loving his book. Being raised on Sugar Island and living in the Soo, this book is very close to my heart. I am not very far into it and do not want it to end. It is hard for me to keep fiction from fact..... I love it and will recommend it to anyone even if they are not from our area. Good job, Michael. Maybe we need a mystery from the Paradise/Taquamenon area. Lots of woods there to hide a body!!! --Michele Kiiken on Amazon Mike Carrier, holds a Master of Arts degree from New York University, and has worked in private security for the past 30 years. Murder on Sugar Island is his second book in the Jack series.