Matt Goldman – författare

Det är vinter i Minnesota: kallt, blåsigt och ohyggligt mycket snö. Privatdetektiven och före detta polismannen Nils Shapiro ägnar större delen av sin vakna tid åt att jobba, respektive försöka komma över sitt havererade äktenskap.

En dag hör den före detta poliskollegan Anders Ellegaard av sig och ber om hjälp. En kvinna har hittats mördad i sitt hem och hennes kropp är täckt av innehållet från hundratals dammsugarpåsar, vilket effektivt omintetgör polisens möjligheter att säkra spår efter förövaren. Kanske är det här det perfekta mordet?

Polisutredningen går trögt. Nils Shapiro gräver sig envetet allt djupare ner i fallet, med hjälp av lika mycket skarpsinne som cynism. Men när han börjar få fram information om offrets bakgrund dyker plötsligt FBI upp och kräver att han omedelbart avslutar sitt uppdrag. Shapiro och Ellegaard tvingas nu gå helt utanför alla officiella kanaler, vilket inte bara gör det hela svårare, utan också mycket farligare. Vad är det egentligen som har hänt och varför lägger sig FBI i utredningen?   

MATT GOLDMAN jobbade i många år som manusförfattare för tv, och har skrivit mycket för till exempel Ellen och Seinfeld. Kalla spår är hans debutroman och bjuder på en smart intrig där lager på lager skalas bort och ingenting är vad det till en början synes vara. Goldman är en mycket skicklig berättare och porträttet av Nils Shapiro tecknas med en underbart svart understatementhumor.  

"Goldmans berättarstil blir som en blandning av Mickey Spillane och Fargo. Det är mycket svart humor, nutidskänsla och intressanta miljöer. Huvudpersonen Nils Shapiro hoppas jag innerligt får chansen i fler böcker, detta var verkligen en positiv överraskning." helagotland.se  

"Klassisk pusseldeckare i mindre vanlig miljö, perfekt jullovsläsning." Expressen Söndag

"Förutom en spännande och medryckande intrig, fint utmejslade personporträtt och en miljöbeskrivning så snygg så att man som läsare riktigt känner snön som gnisslar under fötterna, så finns här det där lilla extra i form av halsbrytande roliga liknelser och snärt i dialogen [...] Hårdkokt som Raymond Chandler, klurig som Linwood Barclay och med en penna lika kvick och vass som Harlan Coben - det är dags att lägga namnet Matt Goldman på minnet!" Alingsås Tidning  

"Det är en lättsam, kvick prosa och en spännande historia, där nästan alla personer har svensk-klingande namn." Västerbottens Folkblad

Set in Minnesota, Gone to Dust is the New York Times bestselling debut private eye murder mystery from Emmy Award-winning Seinfeld writer Matt Goldman.“Sharp wit, complex characters, and masterful plotting makes Goldman a writer to watch. Irreverent and insightful, private detective Nils Shapiro is sure to become a fan favorite.”—Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling authorA brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence?Private detective Nils Shapiro is focused on forgetting his ex-wife and keeping warm during another Minneapolis winter when a former colleague, neighboring Edina Police Detective Anders Ellegaard, calls with the impossible. Suburban divorcee Maggie Somerville was found murdered in her bedroom, her body covered with the dust from hundreds of emptied vacuum cleaner bags, all potential DNA evidence obscured by the calculating killer.Digging into Maggie’s cell phone records, Nils finds that the most frequently called number belongs to a mysterious young woman whose true identity could shatter the Somerville family--but could she be guilty of murder?After the FBI demands that Nils drop the case, Nils and Ellegaard are forced to take their investigation underground, where the case grows as murky as the contents of the vacuum cleaner bags. Is this a strange case of domestic violence or something with far reaching, sinister implications?“A perfect blend of light touch and dark story—I want more of Nils Shapiro.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling authorAt the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In the words of Lee Child on Gone to Dust, “I want more of Nils Shapiro.” Emmy-award winning and New York Times bestselling author Matt Goldman happily obliges by bringing the Minneapolis private detective back for another thrilling, standalone adventure in Broken Ice.Nils Shapiro has been hired to find missing Linnea Engstrom, a teenager from the small northern hockey town of Warroad, MN. Most of Warroad is in Minneapolis for the state high school hockey tournament, and Linnea never returned from last night’s game. Linnea’s friend Haley Housch is also missing—and soon found dead. Shot through the arm with an arrow at the Haley Housch crime scene, only the quick work of medical examiner Char Northagen saves Nil’s life. Nils should be in the hospital recovering from his near fatal injury, but he knows that the clock is ticking. Linnea could be anywhere, and someone doesn’t want her found. Is Linnea a victim, or is she playing a dangerous game? As bodies start piling up, the clues lead Nils and Ellegaard north to Warroad, a small, quiet town with many secrets to hide.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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.

In the words of Lee Child on Gone to Dust, “I want more of Nils Shapiro.” New York Times-bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman happily obliges by bringing the Minneapolis private detective back for another thrilling, standalone adventure in Dead West.Nils Shapiro accepts what appears to be an easy, lucrative job: find out if Beverly Mayer’s grandson is foolishly throwing away his trust fund in Hollywood, especially now, in the wake of his fiancée’s tragic death. However, that easy job becomes much more complicated once Nils arrives in Los Angeles, a disorienting place where the sunshine hides dark secrets. Nils quickly suspects that Ebben Mayer’s fiancée was murdered, and that Ebben himself may have been the target. As Nils moves into Ebben’s inner circle, he discovers that everyone in Ebben’s professional life—his agent, manager, a screenwriter, a producer—seem to have dubious motives at best. With Nils'' friend Jameson White, who has come to Los Angeles to deal with demons of his own, acting as Ebben’s bodyguard, Nils sets out to find a killer before it’s too late.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

If you’re reading this email, I am dead. I know this will sound strange, but someone has been trying to kill me.Liv and Gabe Ahlstrom are estranged siblings who haven’t seen each other in years, but that’s about to change when they receive a rare call from their older brother’s wife. “Mack is dead,” she says. “He died of a seizure.” Five minutes after they hang up, Liv and Gabe each receive a scheduled email from their dead brother, claiming that he was murdered.The siblings return to their family-run resort in the Northwoods of Minnesota to investigate Mack''s claims, but Leech Lake has more in store for them than either could imagine. Drawn into a tangled web of lies and betrayal that spans decades, they put their lives on the line to unravel the truth about their brother, their parents, themselves, and the small town in which they grew up. After all, no one can keep a secret in a small town, but someone in Leech Lake is willing to kill for the truth to stay buried.New York Times bestselling and Emmy award-winning author Matt Goldman returns with a gripping, emotional thrill ride in this compelling story on grief and uncovering the past before it’s too late.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!The Murder Show is a pulse-racing novel about secrets, old friends, and how the past never leaves us by New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award winning author Matt Goldman!Showrunner Ethan Harris had a hit with The Murder Show, a television crime drama that features a private detective who solves cases the police can’t. But after his pitch for the fourth season is rejected by the network, he returns home to Minnesota looking for inspiration.His timing is fortunate — his former classmate Ro Greeman is now a local police officer, and she''s uncovered new information about the devastating hit and run that killed their mutual friend Ricky the summer after high school. She asks Ethan to help her investigate and thinks that if he portrays the killing on The Murder Show, the publicity may bring Ricky''s killer to justice.Ethan is skeptical that Ricky''s death was anything but a horrible accident, but with the clock running out on his career, he''s willing to try anything. It doesn''t take long for them to realize they''ve dug up more than they bargained for. Someone is dead set on stopping Ethan and Ro from looking too closely into Ricky’s death — even if keeping them quiet means killing again...At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This discounted ebundle of the Nils Shapiro Series includes: Gone to Dust, Broken Ice, and The Shallows.In the words of Lee Child on Gone to Dust, “I want more of Nils Shapiro.” New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning writer Matt Goldman obliges with three thrilling, stand-alone murder mystery adventures starring the beloved Minneapolis private detective.“Sharp wit, complex characters, and masterful plotting makes Goldman a writer to watch. Irreverent and insightful, private detective Nils Shapiro is sure to become a fan favorite.”—New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben Gone to Dust: A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence? Private detective Nils Shapiro is focused on forgetting his ex-wife and keeping warm during another Minneapolis winter when a former colleague, neighboring Edina Police Detective Anders Ellegaard, calls with the impossible.Broken Ice: Nils Shapiro has been hired to find a missing teenager. Linnea Engstrom could be anywhere, and someone doesn’t want her found. Is Linnea a victim, or is she playing a dangerous game? As bodies start piling up, the clues lead Nils and Ellegaard north to Warroad, MN, a small, quiet town with many secrets to hide. 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.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Both suspenseful and deeply moving, Carolina Moonset is an engrossing novel about family, memories both golden and terrible, and secrets too dangerous to stay hidden forever, from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author, Matt Goldman.Joey Green has returned to Beaufort, South Carolina, with its palmettos and shrimp boats, to look after his ailing father, who is succumbing to dementia, while his overstressed mother takes a break. Marshall Green’s short-term memory has all but evaporated, but, as if in compensation, his oldest memories are more vivid than ever. His mind keeps slipping backwards in time, retreating into long-ago yesterdays of growing up in Beaufort as a boy.At first this seems like a blessing of sorts, with the past providing a refuge from a shrinking future, but Joey grows increasingly anxious as his father’s hallucinatory arguments with figures from his youth begin to hint at deadly secrets, scandals, and suspicions long buried and forgotten. Resurfacing from decades past are mysteries that still have the power to shatter lives—and change everything Joey thought he knew.Especially when a new murder brings the police to his door...At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winner Matt Goldman''s A Good Family is a gripping, emotional thrill ride about the secrets hidden underneath a picture-perfect neighborhood.Katie Kuhlmann''s marriage is falling apart. But she has a secure job, her children are healthy, and her house, a new construction in the prestigious Country Club neighborhood of Edina, Minnesota, is beautiful. She can almost ignore the way her husband, Jack, has been acting--constantly checking his phone, not going to work, disappearing from the house only to show up again without explanation.Tension in the Kuhlmann house only gets worse when Adam "Bagman" Ross, a mutual friend from college, happens to be in the neighborhood and in need of a place to stay. Jack is quick to welcome him into the sanctity of their home, but Jack''s strange behavior only gets worse, and Katie fears their new guest is also harboring a dark secret. As she begins to uncover the truth, she realizes that something is terribly wrong--and she must race to protect her family as danger closes in.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.