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Fallen Star

Eve Ronin, Book 6

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Fallen Star

By: Lee Goldberg
Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Eric Conger
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A spiraling case of betrayal, corruption, and murder could destroy Eve Ronin if she exposes it in a gripping thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.

A fifty-five-gallon drum washes up in the Malibu Lagoon stuffed with the corpse of Gene Dent, the key player in a bribery scandal that ensnared several local politicians. LASD detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone know the case—and all the likely suspects—well. Just as they begin their investigation, the sheriff publicly reveals evidence linking the crime to LA’s mayor.

But Eve and Duncan realize the bombshell allegation, true or not, arises from corruption within the sheriff’s own office…because they helped cover it up years ago. If the sheriff goes down, so will they.

Eve is agonizing over her moral dilemma when a helicopter crashes in the hillside below her Calabasas home. It’s not a coincidence. Eve soon discovers among the twisted wreckage and dead passengers shocking connections to her own past…and they lead straight to a fight for her life.

©2025 by Adventures in Television, Inc. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths

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Critic reviews

“Goldberg’s latest roller-coaster installment of modern Los Angeles noir ratchets the action up to 11 and the sinuous plot twists and twists. The symbiotic relationship between reality and image give Goldberg’s series an added depth not often seen in the genre.”—Library Journal

“Lee Goldberg delivers once again, crafting an unputdownable police procedural containing wonderfully constructed characters engaged in deception and political maneuverings within a pulse-racing plot. Fallen Star is the most fun you can have while being immersed in a murder investigation.”—Best Thriller Books

“I enjoyed this latest visit to Goldberg’s ‘Ronin-verse,’ treasuring the appearances of familiar faces. The settings are wonderfully described and the plots are quite Michael Connelly-esque.”—Deadly Pleasures
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These audiobooks are very good and I appreciate them being on KU but note to the narrator please: it’s chaise longue not chaise lounge!!

Another good listen

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The story wasn't anything special. They kept referencing events from the Sharpe & Walker series that I have only read 1 book of and don't intend to read more. Goldberg then wrote Eve's boyfriend away and shoehorned Sharpe & Walker in. For some reason a helicopter crash and murder investigation needed the constant presence of an arson investigator.

I didn't much like the narrators changing constantly either. Zanzarella has done a good job with the Ronin series so far and the sporadic switching to the gravellier voice of the Sharpe & Walker series narrator to cover those characters' dialogue did nothing for me. I think this'll be the last book of the Eve Ronin series for me, it wasn't as funny or interesting as the previous ones and if I'm not reading a whole other series to play catch up. Too much like homework.

Big disappointment

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