A spiraling case of betrayal, corruption, and murder could destroy Eve Ronin if she exposes it in a gripping thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg
A 55-gallon drum washes up in the Malibu Lagoon stuffed with the corpse of Gene Dent, the key player in a bribery scandal that ensnared several local politicians. LASD detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone know the case well and all the likely suspects. But just as they begin their investigation, the Sheriff publicly reveals evidence linking the crime to L.A’s Mayor.
But Eve and Duncan realize the bombshell allegation, true or not, arises from corruption within the Sheriff’s own office… because they helped cover it up years ago. If the Sheriff goes down, so will they.
Eve is agonizing over her moral dilemma when a helicopter crashes into the hillside below her Calabasas home. It’s not a coincidence. Eve soon discovers shocking connections among the twisted wreckage and the dead passengers to her own past…and that leads to a fight for her life.
“Goldberg’s latest roller-coaster installment of modern Los Angeles noir ratchets the action up to 11 and the sinuous plot twists and twists. The symbiotic relationship between reality and image give Goldberg’s series an added depth not often seen in the genre.” Library Journal
“Whether Fallen Star is your first time reading Eve or your sixth doesn’t matter. In either case, Goldberg has done it again with a compelling and complex mystery.” FirstCLUE
“I enjoyed this latest visit to Goldberg’s “Ronin-verse,” treasuring the appearances of familiar faces.The continuing characters are quite three-dimensional and still growing. The settings are wonderfully described and the plots are quite Michael Connelly-esque. A- ” Deadly Pleasures
“Fallen Star is the most fun you can have while being immersed in a murder investigation. It’s a deadly serious and dangerous investigation juxtaposed with sarcasm, humor and tasty cuisine. Lee Goldberg delivers once again, crafting an unputdownable police procedural containing wonderfully constructed characters engaged in deception and political maneuverings within a pulse-racing plot..” Best Thriller Books