02332cam a2200409 i 4500 2575351567 TxAuBib 20250924120000.0 240728s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781662526497 HRD 28.99 1662526490 HRD 28.99 9781662526480 1662526482 (OCoLC)1450092924 TxAuBib rda Goldberg, Lee. Fallen star / Lee Goldberg. First edition. Seattle : Thomas and Mercer, [2025] 277 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20250929. jz. Women detectives Fiction. Police California Los Angeles County Fiction. Bribery Fiction. Mayors Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Political corruption Fiction. Helicopters Accidents Fiction. Los Angeles County (Calif.) Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft Thrillers (Fiction.) lcgft