Lost Hills

by Lee Goldberg

Overview

Quando l’agente Eve Ronin arresta una star del cinema per comportamento violento, è determinata solo a svolgere il suo dovere, anche se è fuori servizio.
Complice un video girato a sua insaputa e diventato virale, Eve si ritrova all’improvviso a essere una popolarissima eroina. Un regalo inaspettato per il Dipartimento dello Sceriffo che sta affrontando uno scandalo.
Eve viene quindi promossa a detective, la più giovane donna della Omicidi nella storia del dipartimento.
Con ancora molto da imparare e mal tollerata dai colleghi, dovrà dimostrare di meritare il suo nuovo distintivo. L’occasione le si presenta quando, con il suo partner oramai prossimo alla pensione, si ritrova a indagare su una scena del crimine nella quale ogni indizio grida “omicidio plurimo”, pur in mancanza di cadaveri.

Eve dovrà quindi affidarsi al suo istinto e alla sua tenacia per trovare i corpi e catturare il feroce assassino, il tutto lottando contro le proprie insicurezze e le crescenti pressioni dei media, dei suoi capi e della famiglia delle vittime. Determinata a dimostrare il suo valore, Eve rischierà ogni cosa, pur di riuscire in un’impresa che potrebbe decretare la sua fine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788855317641
Publisher:	Hope Edizioni
Publication date:	12/31/2023
Series:	Eve Ronin , #1
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	581,563
File size:	547 KB
Language:	Italian

About the Author

Lee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the Ian Ludlow thrillers Killer Thriller and True Fiction, King City, The Walk, fifteen Monk mysteries, and the internationally bestselling Fox & O’Hare books (The Heist, The Chase, The Job, The Scam, and The Pursuit) cowritten with Janet Evanovich. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, and Monk, and is the co-creator of the Hallmark movie series Mystery 101. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks and studios in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, China, Sweden, and the Netherlands on the creation, writing, and production of episodic television series. You can find more information about Lee and his work at www.leegoldberg.com.

Editorial Reviews

11/11/2019

Deputy Eve Ronin, the heroine of this nimble, sure-footed series launch from bestseller Goldberg (Killer Thriller), was promoted to homicide detective after she became something of a celebrity due to a popular YouTube video of her arresting an aggressive Hollywood actor. Ronin turns a deaf ear to the resentful remarks by coworkers in the Lost Hills station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, an agency engulfed in scandal, and proves her worth when called to investigate a possible murder at a suburban home. Blood-soaked carpets and crimson streaks on the walls suggest the occupants, a single mother and her two children, were stabbed to death and dismembered in the house. The absence of bodies allows speculation that it could be an abduction case, not a homicide. Courage, perseverance, and a reckless disregard for danger enable Ronin to discover what really happened. The action builds to a thrilling, visually striking climax. Readers will cheer Ronin every step of the way. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

“A cut above the rest.” —Philadelphia Inquirer (Spring 2020 Best Book selection)

“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

“A veteran writer of countless mystery series…Lee Goldberg’s taut Lost Hills…shines a light on the lesser-known SoCal crime-fighting agency. He excels at employing realistic forensics, ratcheting up the department’s political tensions and using the region’s real-life wildfires in climatic scenes while leavening the proceedings with just the right amount of cop humor…” —Los Angeles Times

“Goldberg brings out the best of the growing genre of crime in the Los Angeles arena. The landscape and the atmosphere of the region play a key role in making this novel a success. Eve Ronin makes a stellar lead character for what appears to be the beginning of a crime series. The payoff provides some surprises as well as a satisfying resolution.” —Associated Press

“Lost Hills is an enjoyable read that shows Goldberg, a two-time Edgar Award winner, at the top of his game. The prose is lean and the pacing is superb. There is no filler here; every sentence earns the space it occupies on the page…There are a lot of series out there, but Eve Ronin and Goldberg’s fast-paced prose should put this one on the radar of every crime fiction fan.” —National Public Radio

“[Eve Ronin is] a great character and her debut story does not disappoint. The police procedure appears to be as authentic as Goldberg can make it without being in law enforcement himself.” —The Oklahoman

“[The] suspense and drama are guaranteed to keep a reader spellbound…” —Authorlink

“This sterling thriller is carved straight out of the world of Harlan Coben and Lisa Gardner…Lost Hills is a book to be found and savored.” —BookTrib

“What a police procedural should be: a clever and likable lead detective, a supporting cast of both hardworking and lazy cops, wisecracking (and occasionally ribald) station house banter, a smattering of quirky characters, a fast pace, a faithful depiction of investigative techniques, and a writing style as precise as a sniper’s rifle.” —New York Journal of Books

“Lost Hills is phenomenal.” —The Real Book Spy

“[A] police procedural that shrugs off the norm in favor of rocking its own path. More notable is a genuinely original female protagonist, Eve Ronin. An intriguing story, snappy dialogue, and clever use of language give the narrative a fizz. Add to that a dark tense atmosphere that builds to a nervy denouement and you have a winner.” —NB Magazine

“Goldberg’s smooth way with a yarn is in evidence here, as his ability to mix mayhem with mirth, but the particularly well-crafted plot with its hardboiled action, forensic detail and, especially, its fully dimensional heroine, move it a step up and away from his previous fiction.” —Mystery Scene Magazine

“Goldberg’s storytelling is vivid and powerful, and his characters well-drawn and believable.” —Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

“[A] brisk, character-driven police procedural…good fun, marked by smart plotting and sharp dialogue.” —Mystery Scene Magazine

“With Lost Hills, Lee Goldberg has introduced a remarkable, tenacious female detective in Eve Ronin. She’s flawed, but determined. Inexperienced, but courageous. Outmanned, but defiant. Goldberg places this unlikely hero in a problematic, fast-paced pursuit to find a killer, effectively establishing her as the reliant hero we’ve always wanted…and deserved.” —Paperback Warrior

“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, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“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

“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, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Twenty-four-karat Goldberg—a top-notch procedural that shines like a true gem.” —Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire series

“A winner. Packed with procedure, forensics, vivid descriptions, and the right amount of humor. Fervent fans of Connelly and Crais, this is your next read.” —Kendra Elliot, Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author

“Brilliant! Eve Ronin rocks! With a baffling and brutal case, tight plotting, and a fascinating look at police procedure, Lost Hills is a stunning start to a new detective series. A must-read for crime fiction fans.” —Melinda Leigh, Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author

“A tense, pacy read from one of America’s greatest crime and thriller writers.” —Garry Disher, international bestselling author and Ned Kelly Award winner

From the Publisher

12/13/2019

A bloody multiple murder scene—without any bodies—is handed to brand-new Det. Eve Ronin of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Promoted based on a cellphone clip of her busting the chops of an abusive Hollywood star, the rookie investigator barely has the respect of her male coworkers. As far as her new boss is concerned, Eve's social network-based cachet provides a welcome distraction for the reporters seeking dirt on a poorly run department. Eve dives into this first case, tripping more than once before pulling it all together in an over-the-top finale. Prolific mystery and TV writer Goldberg ("Monk" TV tie-in series; The Buy Back Blues) has created a young female cop who is more frantic than interesting. The book suffers from too much description (does the reader really need to know what Aleve is for?), which obscures what could have been a much better procedural. VERDICT Angelenos may enjoy the geographic details, but most mystery buffs will find this less than compelling.—W. Keith McCoy, Somerset Cty. Lib. Syst., Bridgewater, NJ

Library Journal

2019-09-13
Veteran TV writer and fiction collaborator Goldberg (Killer Thriller, 2019, etc.) auditions a tough, ambitious rookie LA County detective determined to ride a triple murder hard—if it doesn't destroy her career first.

After stepping up when she was off duty to take down an action-movie star who was smacking his girlfriend around, Eve Ronin suddenly found herself catapulted to the county sheriff's Robbery-Homicide Division, where the cases are high profile and her male peers are low tolerant. Minutes after she and Detective Duncan Pavone, her older, fatter, more dispassionate partner, shrug off a borderline killing that really belongs to the LAPD, they answer a distress call from a neighbor of aspiring actress/actual waitress Tanya Kenworth to find Tanya, her two children, and her dog missing from their Topanga house, which is awash in blood. As she's searching the woods around the house for clues, Eve is jumped by a hairy monster she can't even identify as human before she's knocked out—an incident she improbably decides to keep secret from Duncan. There's plenty of convincing evidence that the family was killed, dismembered, and taken away but no evidence that points to any particular suspect. Tanya's ex-husband, Cleve, seems to have been hours away in Merced when his estranged family vanished, and her ex-boyfriend, Jared Rawlins, was entertaining his rebound hookup. As if determined never to be off duty again, Eve works around the clock to find and pursue new leads, but instead of impressing her colleagues, she just convinces them that she's a ruthless careerist. Nor do her efforts sit well with her endlessly critical mother, who can't understand why she looks so disheveled during the TV interviews that make her the face, and eventually the leader, of the investigation. At length, Eve's tireless work identifies a suspect she arrests, but although he fits the evidence to a T, his smug self-assurance makes her worry that she's screwed up. And she has, though not in the way she thinks.

An energetic, resourceful procedural starring a heroine who deserves a series of her own.

Kirkus Reviews