Many thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing | Thomas & Mercer, and MB Communications for gifting me both a physical and digital ARC of the new book by Lee Goldberg, and the first in a new series. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Edison Bixby is wealthy, handsome, and, due to a traumatic brain injury, impulsively rude. He used to work for the LAPD, but since his injury, he works as a consultant as well as an insurance investigator. Bixby solves baffling crimes by figuring out how the design of the man-made world around us makes them possible. Wally is a struggling actor hired to keep Bixby from offending everyone he meets. Their first case looks like an accident - a woman falls down the staircase at a mall - but Bixby is certain she was murdered by design. He must now prove his theory.
This was so much fun! If you, like me, enjoyed watching Elementary years ago and seeing the world differently through Sherlock Holmes' eyes, you'll absolutely love this one. It feels like a class whodunit. Bixby is not a very likable character, but Wally has enough personality that the two make a great team. Their dialogue is so funny, but the true star in this book is how the mysteries are solved with just a different eye to the world. Goldberg certainly did his homework, and even the author's note and acknowledgments were fascinating. I can't wait for more in this series - soon please!
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