Goldberg is back and he’s going to put you into submission. No, not Bill Goldberg, but his younger and not as strong little brother, Lee Goldberg. Okay that’s a lie too, they are in no way related. But Lee can certainly write. After I found Eve Ronin, his young cheeseburger-eating hot-shot detective, she was hunting down criminals in the gated communities of Los Angeles in what was her third adventure. She’s still slugging away at her day job though, and at the Lost Hills Sheriff's station there is no guessing what the next emergency is that will come up in the 4th book, Movieland.
Ronin is a unique character, she comes from a father that was non-existent, a mother who thought she was something far grander than she really was, and with a law enforcement career that has rocketed off to a start. She is not a very likable amongst other precincts as she helped tackle the crooked cop issues plaguing the greater Los Angeles area. They also don’t like that she has shot to unreachable heights in no time at all and even has her own television show in the works.
Eve is about to be on her own soon. Duncan Pavone, her husky buffet loving sidekick, is only two weeks away from retirement from the sheriff’s department. As for their sunset case, it is as wild and crazy as one could ever guess. A random shooting in Malibu Creek State Park turns deadly and it starts to unravel a long deceptive story of hate, corruption, and crime. The political landscape in California is no stranger to drama and Ronin’s job is to sift through the garbage to get to the truth. The truth involves sex, money, and lies along with a dead local political figure, crooked cops, and one of the largest cover ups known to the area. The insanity follows from LA to Las Vegas and back, through hilltop mansions, to trailer park hideaways.
Ronin is a no-nonsense dedicated detective that must fight for her own life again as she attempts to expose the betrayal surrounding her. Eve has been dependent on her donut loving partner for years and with his retirement right around the corner she has some decisions to make. Can she handle the near-death experience that Goldberg throws her way? Eve has become a far better detective due to the trials she has faced, and this is just another trip that will test the perseverance and tenacity in one of LA most fierce detectives.
Goldberg crafts another story of hard-nosed resolve while showing just how vulnerable Eve Ronin can be. She is a mighty strong independent character with a whirlwind past of emotions. Goldberg continues to write easy, fun, fast-paced thrillers that have you cheering from the sidelines the whole way.
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