Gone to Dust

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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 divorcee 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 After the FBI demands that Nils drop the case, Nils and Ellegaard are forced to take their investigation underground, where the case grows as murky as the contents of the vacuum cleaner bags Is this a strange case of domestic violence or something with far reaching, sinister implications Best Download [ Gone to Dust ] by [ Matt Goldman ] – kino-fada.fr Nils Shapiro, just love the contradiction in that name, is a private investigator in Minnesota who is called on by a past friend and colleague to assist the local police in a most unusual case A woman is found murdered in her home, covered with bags of vacuum dust Try to separate the evidence from the garbage, a little difficult for a police force with little experience in murder.Loved the sassiness of this, Nils is quite a character, sarcastic and not at all intimidated by upper management, s Nils Shapiro, just love the contradiction in that name, is a priva...This Preview Excerpt ARC was provided by NetGalley Appreciation sent to Tor Forge MacMillan for making this release available My unbiased review follows.In an excerpt of his debut novel, Matt Goldman narrates an exquisitely well written storyline The characters come well developed leaving no room for confusion If this is a taste of things to come from him, I ll look forward to his forthcoming release.PI Nils Shapiro Sha...Let me start by saying I liked the main character, Nils Shapiro He felt realistic Smart, witty, didn t kowtow to the Chief of Police Still loves his ex wife, but also still searching for love.I also think the author writes well Words flow easy and quickly There might be too many brand names bandied about The story was interesting for as far as I read That s right, I didn t read the complete book I skipped to the last few chapters and found out who and why and what Nils had in his future Let me start by saying I liked the main character, Nils Shapiro He felt realistic Smart, witty, didn t kowtow to the Chief of Police Still loves his ex wife, but also still searching for love.I also think the author writes well Words flow easy and quickly There might be too many brand names bandied about The story was interesting for as far as I read That s right, I didn t read the complete book I skipped to the last few chapters and found out who and why and what Nils had in his future.My major complaint lies with basically minor things For example, a dozen ...PREVIEW EXCERPT ONLY Private Detective Nils Shapiro gets a call from his good friend, Detective Anders Ellegaard to take a look at a murder scene with him Maggie Somerfield was found dead in her bedroom, covered with the dust from hundreds of emptied vacuum cleaner bags The dust continues all through the house.Since any and all DNA has been compromised, the cops and Nils assume that Maggie knew her killer But without any clues or leads, this may become a cold cold case.I only received a s PREVIEW EXCERPT ONLY Private Detective Nils Shapiro gets a call from his good friend, Detective Anders Ellegaard to take a look at a murder scene with him Maggie Somerfield was found dead in her bedroom, covered with the dust from hundreds of emptied vacuum cleaner bags The dust continues all through the house.Since any and all DNA has been compromised, the cops and Nils assume that Maggie knew her killer But without any clues or leads, this may become a cold cold case.I only received a short preview of this book This is the debut book of this author and one that needs to be watched The characters, even in a very short period of time, are well defined Nils has a rough sense of humor, and can be a bit sarcastic as needs be, but h...This was a very well constructed who done it mystery with all of the loose ends neatly tied by the end The setting of Minneapolis is very well depicted and private detective Nils Shap Shapiro has an appealing combo of vulnerability and toughness This isn t due to be published until August 2017 but I m looking forward toShap books.The narrative and character development is a nice blend of Lee Child and Sue Grafton and fans of either wou...This book was a wonderful read Nils Shapiro, a Swedish Jew as he refers to himself, living in Minneapolis and working as a private eye gets a call from his friend Ellegard who is a detective in the Edina PD A murder has taken place in Edina and the local PD is in over there heads Shap is hired to help out.For those who do not know Minneapolis, Edina is an area of the city for the wealthy My kids lived in Minneapolis and both of them worked in Edina, food service and retail So, I appreciated This book was a wonderful read Nils Shapiro, a Swedish Jew as he refers to himself, living in Minneapolis and working as a private eye gets a call from his friend Ellegard who is a detective in the Edina PD A murder has taken place in Edina and the local PD is in over there heads Shap is hired to help out.For those who do not know Minneapolis, Edina is an area of the city for the wealthy My kids lived in Minneapolis and both of them worked in Edina, food service and retail So, I appreciated...This murder mystery is narrated by Nils Shapiro, former police officer turned private detective who s made a name for himself as a pretty successful PI in Minneapolis I really enjoyed hearing from Nils right away in the first few chapters I thought he seemed smart, yet sarcastic, withof that dry sense of humor that I would imagine is very hard to pull off as a writer I was immediately immersed in the frigid Minneapolis winter and thinking how hard it would be to live in a place that col This murder mystery is narrated by Nils Shapiro, former police officer turned private detective who s made a name for himself as a pretty successful PI in ...Minnesota private investigator Nils Shapiro gets a call from his school colleague Detective Ellegaard about assisting with a murder Upon arriving at the scene, Nils finds a dead woman in her bed with the entire house filled with dirt from hundreds of vacuum cleaner bags As the police department hires him to help with the investigation, of course the usual main suspects include the ex husband and the curren...Nifty traditional mystery la Philip Marlowe with up to the minute modern characters and unguessable but clever plot twists Nils Shapiro, a world weary but idealistic PI, gets called in to investigate a murder where the crime scene has been powdered with hundreds of vacuum cleaner bags worth of dust, therefore hundreds of extra DNA profiles Shapiro s thoroughly likable, as is his supporting cast of friends, ex spouse, mystery women and other regulars Various Minneapolis...4.5 stars Nils Shapiro is a private eye with a smart mouth, an ex wife he can t forget, and a determination to get to the truth no matter the consequences When he is called in on a murder where a woman s killer covers the crime scene with dust and debris from hundreds of vacuum cleaner bags thus virtually destroying the chance of recovering DNA evidence , he knows that this case will be a challenge an...

Gone to Dust
  • 07 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 0765391287
  • Matt Goldman
  • Gone to Dust