WHERE THE BONES LIE is a road trip into Californias gleaming, seething underbelly. Movie stars, mobsters, wildfiresbuckle up and hold on for a heady ride. Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWHERE THE BONES LIE isnt just Nick Kolakowskis strongest novel yet, its a helluva page-turner, loaded with sinister humor, a twisty plot, and the kind of complicated characters readers deserve. Dont miss this one. Alex Segura, author of Secret Identity and Alter EgoNick Kolakowski is a noir voice for the 21st century. Steven Powell, Edgar-winning author of Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James EllroyNick Kolakowskis WHERE THE BONES LIE starts off in fifth gear and never slows down. This is the best detective novel Ive read in years. Steve Weddle, author of The County LineFor Dash Fuller, Hollywoods underbelly is home. Hes spent years making the film industrys worst secrets disappear, and its left him a cynical burnout with a taste for bourbon and self-loathing.But when a young woman comes to him with a peculiar quest, Dash sees a chance at redemption. Madeline Ironwood is the daughter of Ken Ironwood, a notorious smuggler and murderer who disappeared 20 years ago. Kens skeleton has just been discovered in a barrel at the bottom of a dried-up lake, and Madeline wants to know who killed him. Dash agrees to help, and as this desperate daughter and jaded cynic claw their way through a world of sun-bleached secrets, crooked cops, and Hollywood thugs, they soon uncover a conspiracy involving some of LAs most powerful people. Get ready for a fast-paced, darkly funny thriller with a twist you wont see coming.