Lee Goldberg is one of the most bankable authors in the police procedural genre. He consistently writes entertaining and engaging stories with relatable characters and plots that feel recognizable yet fresh. Has achieved automatic “add to the TBR pile” status with each new release. And Dream Town is no exception. It’s the perfect continuation of the Eve Ronin series. An equal mix of Hollywood theatrics, personal/family drama, criminal mayhem and investigative prowess.
While the television show based on LASD detective Eve Ronin has started production, her focus is still on doing her job and two cases just landed in her lap. First, human bones have been found in a state park and leads to the discovery of more human remains. Second, reality TV star Kitty Winslow is killed during an apparent robbery inside her home located within an exclusive gated community for the rich and famous. Working the cases with her partner, Eve does her best to stay grounded in reality despite the blurring of fact and fiction in her own personal life as well as the investigations. With the pressure mounting, the media attention intensifying, and the danger to Eve’s safety growing, time is of the essence to solve these cases ASAP.
The central theme of Dream Town is exploring how decisions you make impact others in your orbit. In this book those decisions mostly revolve around fame and reputation, but it’s still a relatable concept to all. For Eve, she’s got to decide how to balance the fantasy of the TV show based on her life with the reality of her desire to a great job as a detective to continuously prove she belongs. For Kitty Winslow, decisions about releasing a sex tape, who to get engaged to, the future of her career have major reverberations that ultimately put her life at risk. For other characters, they are faced with fork in the road moments which require picking a direction that can either lead to a successful outcome or contribute to their demise. And for Eve’s partner Duncan “Donuts” Pavone, his main decision is how best to leverage being a character on Eve’s show. A decision in which all roads lead to an abundance of free food from the production’s craft services. Which to be fair is a victimless crime. Except maybe to Duncan’s health.
But don’t worry, there’s plenty of mystery, drama, misdirection and investigative epiphanies to accompany the celebrity glitz and glamor. Making for an exceedingly fun and thrilling novel.
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