Dust to Dust: A Novel
Written by Tami Hoag
4/5
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About this audiobook
Sorry. The single word is written on a mirror. In front of it hangs a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic?
Either way, it wasn’t murder. At least not according to the powers that be. But veteran homicide detective Sam Kovac and his wisecracking, ambitious partner, Nikki Liska, think differently. Together they begin to dig at the too-neat edges of the young cop’s death, uncovering one motive—and one suspect—after another. The cloud of suspicion falls not only on the city’s elite, but over the very heart of the police department. Someone wants the case closed—quickly and forever. But even with their careers and their lives on the line, neither Kovac nor Liska will give up. As they unearth a connection between a two-month-old murder case and one that has been closed for twenty years, they find themselves chasing a killer who will stop at nothing to keep a dark and shattering secret.
Tami Hoag
TAMI HOAG is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She lives in California.
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Reviews for Dust to Dust
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting story line, great narration. Love her sense of humor!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enjoyed the book but audio kept resetting back to chapter 14 when I stopped listening. Annoying, just tried to make sure I checked where I was before stopping.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The death of internal affairs investigator Andy Fallon is a potential political bomb for the Minneapolis Police Department. Andy Fallon was gay, and he was investigating a possible cop connection in the brutal murder of another gay officer. But Andy's death looks like suicide - or an unfortunate and embarrassing accident: death by auto-erotic misadventure - and the pressure is on from the top brass to close the case as soon as possible. But Andy Fallon's ex-lover doesn't believe Andy died by his own hand - accidentally or otherwise. He believes Andy's death is tied to his work, and he presses lead detective Sam Kovac to find another answer - one that won't be popular with anyone. With the help of Amanda Savard, Fallon's supervisor, Kovac begins to investigate the cases that Andy was working on and the deeper he digs, the more suspicious he becomes.My Thoughts:These type of books are what they are. I quite enjoy a romantic suspense and Tami Hoag is quite good at what she does. This book has more suspense than romance so on this occasion there is very little sex for the romantic connection.What I did find with this book is that I was getting a little lost. When there are more than one case which will eventually all tie in I do find that I get a little lost what is going on. My main focus was the currant case and I seemed to get bit confused how they were going to mould together. This I think was me not the book as I get too involved with what I want to.The book was an ok thriller and part of a series with the same characters. It could have been read as a stand alone but as always I do like to read them in order.Tami Hoag I would recommend if the reader likes the such as Sandra Brown, Erica Spindler and Karen Rose.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5very good kept wondering who did what sad ending waNted Colfax to find love
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An intriguing plot that will keep you guessing to the end.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5perfect escape! not overly violent considering the genre. current re: bad cop subject.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great read!! Full of action and suspense. A definite must read!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of twists, characters have believable feelings as the story evolves, with an unexpected ending. Good read, long enough to keep your attention.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I guessed wring so many times!! Keeps you guessing until the end!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love police procedurals. This was an amazing book as Hoag's always are. I need to locate and read all her books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A pretty good mystery. I kept waiting for them to get proof the deaths were not suicides. The main thing that kept them looking was how much other people wanted them not to.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I thought this book was a good read. (It must have been since I spent my lunch hour reading the last 25 pages or so to find out who-dun-it.) I described the book as a little dark to the friend I've given it too and when she asked what I meant by that I said the characters were not happy, they were depressed. However, I found them very realistic, not one-dimensional like the personae in some mystery novels. If I had to pick a favourite character it would be Sam Kovak, the male homicide detective. His partner, 'Tinks' Liska, is a single mom and her interactions with her kids were well done but I thought some of her decisions about pursuing the case were unrealistic. The novel is set in Minneapolis just before Christmas. Some of the details about the festive season are very funny, like Kovak's neighbour's massive lighting display. It provides a nice counterpoint to the main action which deals with investigating the violent deaths of a police officer and his father.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Well-crafted story of cops and their families. Huge improvement over first in the series; glad I continued on.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What if you had to try and make sense of the hanging of a young cop? What if that cop was an Internal Affairs investigator? And what if that IA detective was gay? And what if he was the son of a legend of the department? Tami Hoag does just this and more in "Dust To Dust", a follow up to her previous book "Ashes To Ashes" if you want action and spell binding suspense that keeps you guessing, this is the book for you.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fine but seemed to drag
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really pretty good. This one focused on the detectives Kovak and Liska from the previous book (Ashes to Ashes). I found these characters to be more real than the "flawed hero and heroine" from the prior book. Kovak and Liska were real to me. The plot was a little convoluted but it rang true and didn't seem too contrived. Overall the book made me cold! December in Minneapolis ... who in their right mind? Oh, yeah, never mind.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was an excellent murder mystery. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat until the very end.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Quite a good detective story. Worth a read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classic Tami Hoag. The story pushes you along to get to who did it. Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are the detectives on the case. Sam is your classic detective and you like him regardless of his short comings. Nikki Liska is your typical female trying to make it in a man's world. One of their own is found hanging in his own home and it appears to be a suicide. These two detectives push to get answers and the story unfolds. Definately worth your time to read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5As I began this book, I knew it wasn't one that I would normally read. I'm not a fan of crime stories and I don't really like the way the author writes. But the next thing I knew, I was already in the middle of the book and didn't want to stop there. There were points in the book when I thought I knew what was going on and who did the crime but then the next thing I knew, I was confused again. I don't know if that was a good thing or not. I didn't much like the end because I wanted a happy love story, but it was still a pretty good book. I enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to in the beginning.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Okay, but suffers from being not as good as the greats. This is a police thriller set in Minneapolis and while gripping enough she's not as good at the police stuff as Michael Connelly and not as good with the sense of place in Minneapolis as John Sandford. But a good author to turn to while you're waiting for one of the greats to write a new book.