Hidden in Smoke

Sharpe & Walker, Book 3

By: Lee Goldberg

Narrated by: Eric Conger, Nicol Zanzarella

When the crimes of a serial arsonist lead to murder, Sharpe and Walker need detective Eve Ronin to join the hunt in a blistering thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.

After dozens of Hollywood apartment buildings erupt in flames during a single night of terror, arson investigators Walter Sharpe and Andrew Walker are assigned to catch the serial torcher and end his spree. But then a catastrophic fire destroys a major freeway, crippling the city and forcing Sharpe and Walker to take on another massive case.

Desperate for help, they know exactly who to call: homicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone. Together the four detectives must quickly figure out whether the freeway disaster was a tragic accident…or the work of a mastermind with a horrific plan.

As the investigations collide, an old foe with a revenge scheme enters the fray, igniting a race against time to stop a conspiracy of deception, corruption, and murder.

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Critic reviews

“As pleasurable as surfing another wave off Malibu.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Fans of the [Eve] Ronin series who haven’t yet sampled the Sharpe & Walker books will want to give this one a look…”—Booklist

“Remarkably current and topical.”—Deadly Pleasures

Twisted!

How twisted can it get! I loved every curve and corner! While working to figure out all the angles I got an exciting story! I really enjoyed the revival of characters from book 1 as it added another level to the story. I loved reconnecting with all the characters! That Sharp! Soo smart! His attitude? I enjoy his grumpiness and his straight forwardness. Walker stepped up a bit in this one taking more of a leader role. Narration is well done.

Enjoyed every minute.

A story line that captures the attention and read by Eric Conger who absolutely brought it to life.

Another great one

Entertaining. Love the characters. Love the crossover. Highly recommend. I find all his books well worth the listen/read. The narrator’s are wonderful.

Abrupt and unsatisfying ending

As always Milo is chowing down, Robin is French polishing, Blanche eats better than most humans, Moe stresses the limits of his clothes, Sean and Alicia are solid D’s, Rick shops, Alex is keeping it all together and John Rubinstein does a great job reading the story.

The Alex Delaware novels are predictable and comfortable; I know and like the characters and Patterson gives them an interesting crime to solve so I keep coming back.

In this particular novel I think the end was a bit abrupt, but getting there was quite enjoyable. I recommend with an *.

The Con

best book i’ve read in years, I
also listened to Malibu burning, there better in order.
I Love the way these books tied together.