Dead West
A Novel
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4.3 • 82 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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 Mayer’s grandson is foolishly throwing away his trust fund in Hollywood, especially now, in the wake of his fiancée’s 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 Mayer’s fiancée was murdered, and that Ebben himself may have been the target. As Nils moves into Ebben’s inner circle, he discovers that everyone in Ebben’s professional life—his agent, manager, a screenwriter, a producer—seem 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 Ebben’s bodyguard, Nils sets out to find a killer before it’s too late.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In bestseller Goldman's excellent third mystery featuring Minneapolis PI Nils Shapiro (after 2019's The Shallows), Beverly Mayer, a grumpy matriarch, hires Nils to check on her grown grandson, Ebben, who she believes is wasting his time in the movie business. Ebben, whose fianc e has just died, is trying to launch a creator-focused studio, but Nils suspects that Ebben's fianc e was murdered and that Ebben himself might have been the target. Along with his good friend Jameson White a nurse and former athlete fighting inner demons after being on shift during a school shooting Nils dives into the L.A. scene, meeting mysterious East European mobsters, attractive screenwriters, powerful agents, and plenty of others who might have wanted to kill Ebben. Goldman wisely keeps the Hollywood satire to a minimum, focusing instead on the actual detective work, the very real dangers Nils faces, and emotionally grueling issues Jameson is attempting to process. Goldman takes a classic trope a working-class private detective set loose in Hollywood and squeezes enough originality out of it to make for a dazzling tale.
Customer Reviews
Awesome Mystery!
I just finished reading the first three books by Matt Goldman over again. I like how the main character can process the scene, evidence or the other characters involved in the story. He is Interesting, smart and humorous. The story has likable characters. You get to see the characters grow emotionally and begin to understand each other.
The book Dead West, meets all the benchmarks set by this bestselling author and also makes for an adrenalin rushing read. The author progresses slowly yet steadily in the novel and has taken extreme care not to miss the intricacies of penning down a mystery.
There were so many twists and turns that made it hard for you to know who did it. I sat down and read this book in a matter of a day. Plot-twist after plot-twist -- once you start to think you finally understand what is going on, Goldman turns the story around and confuses you once again. I really liked how this book was not predictable it kept you guessing all the way to the end.
The end result is a fast-paced yet fun-filled mystery novel. I definitely recommend it to anyone! I hope Mr. Goldman is just warming up because I would love to read more of his books!
laura