Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag

     The death of internal affairs investigator Andy Paxton is a potential political bomb for the Minneapolis Police Department….Andy Paxton 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, and the pressure is on from the top brass to close the case as soon as possible. But the investigation’s lead detective Sam Kovac is not convinced the case is as straightforward as it appears. As he digs deeper, it is looking very much like Paxton discovered something that got him killed. And he might not be the final victim.

     I have to give this one another 4. It got pretty intense from middle to end, and there was so much going on I never even tried to guess who the killer was (good thing too, considering I would have been wrong many times over). I want to read the next book just because I want to see Kovak happy (if such a thing is possible, we may never know). We got to see a whole lot more of him in this book, and actually see into his head a good deal (a pretty depressing place to be). I also really want to see Liska's ex to be a good man and start to stick around, or at least let her find someone good. This book wasn't as big a thriller as it was a cluster of death and murder/suicide that was a little too gruesome at times. It kept me on my toes, and I really didn't know what was gonna happen next; nor could I have even begun to predict the ending. Overall I think it was a good story that kept my attention, but it wasn't quite the thriller I was anticipating.
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