Unfortunately, neither Kovac nor Liska believe Fallon died by his own hand-accidentally or otherwise. They would much rather have the publicity spotlight remain on their latest legend, retiring Captain Ace Wyatt, who is headed for the bright lights of Hollywood. Iron Mike, gunned down in the line of duty twenty years earlier and forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, has suffered enough, they say. But Fallon's death has been officially ruled an accident, and the department brass want the case to go away. The shadows of suspicion fall deeply not only on the city's power elite, but into the very heart of the police department itself.

Together with his partner, the wisecracking, ambitious Nikki Liska, Kovac begins to dig at the too-neat edges of Fallon's death, uncovering one motive and one suspect after another. But Kovac has a sixth sense for crime, and it's burning. It's too much like looking into his own future. He doesn't want to spend any more time than he has to in the bleak, empty world of the victim's father, Iron Mike, Kovac's old mentor and a department legend. The investigation will be a formality, a duty that veteran Homicide detective Sam Kovac isn't looking forward to. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic accident? Either way, his death wasn't a crime. In front of it hung the body of Andy Fallon, a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. The single word was written on the mirror. It is the story of two hard-boiled cops who dare to cross the thin and dangerous line that separates good and evil as they risk their lives to investigate the suspicious death of one of their own. New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag is at the top of her form in her newest thriller, blending unforgettable characters, breakneck suspense, and chilling twists.As they begin to dig, they uncover cover ups, a connection to a twenty-year-old case and a killer who wants to keep the secrets of the past dead and buried. But Kovac isn't convinced and when Iron Mike is found dead a few days later, another apparent suicide, Kovac and Liska stop listening to the brass, put their careers on the line and start their own investigation. Was it a suicide, an erotic accident, or murder? Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska, two of Minneapolis' toughest detectives are told to exploit the case, call it an accident and move on. Plot Īndy Fallon, Internal Affairs cop and son of police legend, 'Iron' Mike Fallon, is found hanging nude in his bedroom, facing a mirror with the word 'sorry' printed on it.

It is the second novel in the three part Kovac/Liska Series. Dust to Dust is a 2000 novel by Tami Hoag.

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