Publisher: Forge Books
Date of publication: August 2017
Set in Minnesota, Gone to Dust is the debut private-eye murder mystery from Emmy Award-winning Seinfeld writer Matt Goldman.
A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence?
Private detective Nils Shapiro is focused on forgetting his ex-wife and keeping warm during another Minneapolis winter when a former colleague, neighboring Edina Police Detective Anders Ellegaard, calls with the impossible.
Suburban divorcée Maggie Somerville was found murdered in her bedroom, her body covered with the dust from hundreds of emptied vacuum cleaner bags, all potential DNA evidence obscured by the calculating killer.
Digging into Maggie's cell-phone records, Nils finds that the most frequently called number belongs to a mysterious young woman whose true identity could shatter the Somerville family - but could she be guilty of murder?
Gone to Dust is another recent audio-book that I listened knowing very little about it going in. The story follows private investigator, Nils Shapiro who is hired by the police department ti help solve the murder of Maggie Somerville. The scene is odd because it is covered in dust from several vacuum cleaner bags.
I enjoyed the mystery. I was definitely kept guessing as there are a few red herrings and false paths. So, I was surprised in the end at the reveal. More than the mystery, I really like Nils's character. He was really interesting and very smart. I enjoyed his no-nonsense wit and quick ability to throw out funny barbs to enemies and friends. He came across as genuine; not a PI cliche. He is definitely a character I would want to read about more int he future. If you are looking for a good solid PI mystery, I do recommend this one.
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