Dust to Dust

Tami Hoag

2000 • 611 pages

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Sorry. The single word was written on a mirror. In front of it hung the 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 shadows of suspicion fall not only on the city's elite, but into the very heart of the police department. Someone wants the case closed--quickly and forever. But neither Kovac nor Liska will give up. Now both their careers and their lives are on the line. From a murder case two months old to another case closed for twenty years, Kovac and Liska must unearth a connection the killer wants dead and buried. A killer who will stop at absolutely nothing to keep a dark and shattering secret . . .From the Paperback edition.

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#2 in Kovac and Liska

Kovac and Liska is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Tami Hoag.

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Kari

While Ashes to Ashes was touted as the first Kovac/Liska book they merely had background roles in the book. Kovac was present more than Liska was, but not much. Here in Ashes to Ashes they are both in the forefront working together, but also separately on two different cases. Both of them involving the police department.

Kovac's case is personal and he's pretty much the only one who thinks that a crime actually occurred. Liska is following up on a closed case, much to the irritation of their boss.

There are times when I wonder why Liska makes such dumb choices, or ignores something that any self respecting cop would ignore. And there are times when Hoag goes off describing something or added a scene that was completely unnecessary. The book was longer than it should have been and to be honest, there were no surprises anywhere.

Who else could the killer have been? The players could all only fit into certain roles so the pieces all fit in much faster than I think Hoag was aiming for.

March 31, 2014