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Lost Hills
- Eve Ronin, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
“Lost Hills is Lee Goldberg at his best. Inspired by the real-world grit and glitz of LA County crime, this book takes no prisoners. And neither does Eve Ronin. Take a ride with her and you’ll find yourself with a heroine for the ages. And you’ll be left hoping for more.” (Michael Connelly, number one New York Times best-selling author)
“Thrills and chills! Lost Hills is the perfect combination of action and suspense, not to mention Eve Ronin is one of the best new female characters in ages. You will race through the pages!” (Lisa Gardner, number one New York Times best-selling author)
A video of Deputy Eve Ronin’s off-duty arrest of an abusive movie star goes viral, turning her into a popular hero at a time when the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is plagued by scandal. The sheriff, desperate for more positive press, makes Eve the youngest female homicide detective in the department’s history.
Now Eve, with a lot to learn and resented by her colleagues, has to justify her new badge. Her chance comes when she and her burned-out, soon-to-retire partner are called to the blood-splattered home of a missing single mother and her two kids. The horrific carnage screams multiple murder - but there are no corpses.
Eve has to rely on her instincts and tenacity to find the bodies and capture the vicious killer, all while battling her own insecurities and mounting pressure from the media, her bosses, and the bereaved family. It’s a deadly ordeal that will either prove her skills...or totally destroy her.
Critic reviews
“Lost Hills is what you get when you polish the police procedural to a shine: a gripping premise, a great twist, fresh spins and knowing winks to the genre conventions, and all the smart, snappy ease of an expert at work.” (Tana French, New York Times bestselling author)
“An energetic, resourceful procedural starring a heroine who deserves a series of her own.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“This nimble, sure-footed series launch from bestseller Goldberg…builds to a thrilling, visually striking climax. Readers will cheer Ronin every step of the way.” (Publishers Weekly)
“A cop novel so good it makes much of the old guard read like they’re going through the motions until they can retire…the real appeal here is Goldberg’s lean prose, which imbues just-the-facts procedure with remarkable tension and cranks up to a stunning description of a fire that was like ‘Christmas in hell.’” (Booklist)
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- AudiobookDevotee
- 04-02-20
Mostly enjoyed this one.
The plot is not too complicated and the chapters are nice and short. Everything moves quickly and should keep you gripped throughout. The story is gruesome but not gory and the details aren't overindulged in.
The main character is somewhat cold and often shuts down fun conversations which could have added a bit more to the dialogue. She also makes some poor decisions that are hard to sympathise with. She does eventually become more rounded and likeable.
However, as the book progresses the side characters who were fun and well developed increasingly become stubborn and irrational. They seem to be written as obstacles for her to overcome rather than sane people she could interact with. The end of the book is the worst for this and I feel the main character will just let it slide despite having claimed to know how to 'play politics'.
The narrator gets it spot on. This is some of the best narration I've heard in fiction in ages. Overall, I'd say it's worth a listen and despite its flaws I'll be on the lookout for the next in the series.
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- Mr. S. M. Elliott
- 21-02-20
Really liked this
The story is slightly different to most female lead new detective stories. The lead is driven and charismatic, her partner due to retire and willing to help and guide her, despite her having reached her new detective status via YouTube fame. The characters are well developed and written. The story well thought out and not to unbelievable with the odd twist.
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- Simon
- 03-01-20
If You're in the Right Mood . . .
I’ll admit straight away, I picked this up on a whim as it was new out and I had never read any of Lee Goldberg’s books before. I wanted a fairly light break from an historical fiction binge I was in the middle of and you know what? It really fitted the bill. Right off the bat I found myself warming to Eve, her situation having been catapulted into a new detective position off the back of some incredible luck and also her partner, Duncan, a much older detective nearing retirement. They are immediately relatable characters which in a book of such relative brevity is extremely important. It was helped significantly by a quality performance behind the microphone by Nicol Zanzarella, she maintained the momentum throughout, produced a credible Eve and most impressively provided a fairly authentic voice for Duncan. Quite something.
The story itself is a fairly detailed police procedural with a mystery that I enjoyed, albeit one where it did rely a little heavily on the crime scene investigators missing an aspect I am sure would have been spotted. It is well done though otherwise with some clever turns to the writing. I enjoyed the humour of Eve’s social media-fuelled notoriety and the resulting nickname but more seriously the way that the central crime scene was largely described by the senior crime scene tech. Hearing the gruesome details related through the flat dispassionate and consummately professional tones of the CSI somehow added a chill and a horror to it all that perhaps a florid and emotive description would not have. In amongst the forensic detail a truly ghastly story emerges.
Elsewhere, although it did provide some additional lighter moments I wasn’t totally taken by Eve’s relationship with her wannabe actress mother, but well, it’s an LA thing I guess.
So, I wouldn’t want to suggest that this is likely to be one of the great series in detective fiction but for a relatively quick, exciting read with relatable characters and a pleasing central mystery it’s probably worth consideration.
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