In the words of Lee Child on Gone to Dust, I want more of Nils Shapiro. New York Times-bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman happily obliges by bringing the Minneapolis private detective back for another thrilling, standalone adventure in Dead West.

Nils Shapiro accepts what appears to be an easy, lucrative job: find out if Beverly Mayers grandson is foolishly throwing away his trust fund in Hollywood, especially now, in the wake of his fiances tragic death. However, that easy job becomes much more complicated once Nils arrives in Los Angeles, a disorienting place where the sunshine hides dark secrets.

Nils quickly suspects that Ebben Mayers fiance was murdered, and that Ebben himself may have been the target. As Nils moves into Ebbens inner circle, he discovers that everyone in Ebbens professional lifehis agent, manager, a screenwriter, a producerseem to have dubious motives at best.

With Nils' friend Jameson White, who has come to Los Angeles to deal with demons of his own, acting as Ebbens bodyguard, Nils sets out to find a killer before its too late.

Always a clever writer, Goldman is flat-out hilarious when hes satirizing Hollywood hustlers and their outlandish projects. Individually, these agents, managers, writers, producers, et al. are endearingly awful; but observing them in groupspitching ideas, taking meetings and poisoning their best friendsis too funny for words. New York Times Book Review on Dead West

Goldman continues to please with interesting twists, great peripheral characters, insights into specific communities, and enough peril to keep readers turning pages past bedtime. Offer this to fans of lone wolves finding their pack, readers who love L.A. settings, and private investigators both amateur and professional. Booklist, starred review

Excellenta dazzling tale. Publishers Weekly, starred review