Fallen Star

Los Angeles Detective Eve Ronin uses an unorthodox method to stop a robbery while off duty, putting her in the boss’s crosshairs in Goldberg’s (Dream Town, Calico, Malibu Burning, Ashes Never Lie) latest. Eve is torn between her celebrity status from having a TV show based on her “life” and the higher-ups who want her to leave. Even a suspension is temporary when videos of Eve stopping the robbery go viral and a dead body is discovered in a metal drum. Her life and the case escalate when one of the suspects has a vendetta against her. Add corruption inside her own department and a helicopter crash that hits literally too close to home, and she barely has time to breathe. Eve must balance her pursuit of justice and be on her best behavior since one false move could mean the end of her career, even if she’s the most famous detective in Los Angeles. Readers will love Goldberg’s dive into Eve’s world and the quirky aspects of Los Angeles life as well as the continuing story (Goldberg even throws in an extensive cameo featuring featuring his other series characters). Whether Fallen Star is your first time reading Eve or your sixth doesn’t matter. In either case, Goldberg has done it again with a compelling and complex mystery.