The Shallows: A Nils Shapiro Novel

Matt Goldman

Jun 2019 · Nils Shapiro Book 3 · Sold by Forge Books

About this ebook

In the words of Lee Child on Gone to Dust, “I want more of Nils Shapiro.” New York Times Best Selling author and Emmy Award-winning writer Matt Goldman obliges by bringing the Minneapolis private detective back for another thrilling, stand-alone adventure in The Shallows.

A prominent lawyer is found dead, tied to his own dock by a fishing stringer through his jaw, and everyone wants private detective Nils Shapiro to protect them from suspicion: The unfaithful widow. Her artist boyfriend. The lawyer’s firm. A polarizing congressional candidate. A rudderless suburban police department. Even the FBI.

Nils and his investigative partners illuminate a sticky web of secrets and deceit that draws national attention. But finding the web doesn’t prevent Nils from getting caught in it. Just when his safety is most in peril, his personal life takes an unexpected twist, facing its own snarl of surprise and deception.

In The Shallows, Goldman delves into the threat of dark history repeating itself while delivering another page-turner with his signature pace, humor, and richly drawn characters.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

private-investigators, law-enforcement, procedural, twin-cities, false-information, falsely accused, family-dynamics, family, friendship, friction, snarky, suspense, suspicion, thriller, murder, murder-investigation, rivalry, greed, politics, estranged, artist, wealthy, lawyers, ex-cop, small-town***** Murder as a statement. Digging through the interconnected marital and business arrangements of the first deceased is quite a challenge, but when you add in the complicated post-divorce life of Shapiro, the squeaky clean personal and professional life of his private investigator business partner Anders Ellegaard, and an inadequate police force in a small town with no real crime, you have subtotal insanity. It moves along quickly and is as twisty as it is snarky. Plus, all the dead-end trails and red herrings. Just when I'd think that I had a handle on something, PLOT TWIST! Loved it! The narration is well done (with only a few misses) by voice actor MacLeod Andrews and I truly enjoyed listening to his snarky narration.

About the author

New York Times bestselling author MATT GOLDMAN is a playwright and Emmy Award-winning television writer for Seinfeld, Ellen, and other shows. He brings his signature storytelling abilities and light touch to the Nils Shapiro series. Goldman's debut, Gone to Dust, has been nominated for the Shamus and Nero Awards and was a Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List selection. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, two dogs, two cats, and whichever children happen to be around.