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like the way this guy writes

"The morphine submerged me in amniotic fluid.
I floated, cushioned and buoyant, "

"After divorcing we agreed to joint custody of whiskey and sex and emotional support"

"When love has its grip on you, you shouldn't make financial decisions, operate heavy machinery, or play contact sports.
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"A dying relationship is like an Alzheimer's patient, When it finally succumbs, it's less tragic because a big part of what you loved is already gone.
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This was a sharply written, character driven read,
Nils Shapiro and his partner Anders Ellegaard, A pair of wise ass private investigators,
Char Northagen a six two lesbian medical examiner
Jameson White a six seven gay ex football player now a nurse practitioner.

Roger and Anne Engstrom, A family with many secrets,
Throw in a couple hockey players and a small town called Warroad and you have 'Broken Ice'

So what's the plot you ask The GPS was broken so the plot did get lost at times.

One missing teenager, one dead teenager, one dead father, one dead mothernot related, one horny hockey coach, prostitutes, kidnapping, drug running, and people getting shot by arrows.
I loved the first book in this series, GONE TO DUST, and the second title did not disappoint.
The PI, Nils "Shap" Shapiro has an appealing combo of vulnerability and toughness, and the peripheral characters were appealing and well "fleshed" out.
The plot and twists kept me riveted although I felt by the end it got a little too convoluted with a few too many loose ends to knot but that's a minor quibble.


Goldman's comedy writing skills come through in some of the dialogue as does Shap's eye for detail in character introductions, both of which reminded me of Sue Grafton's writing.
I believe fans of Grafton and J, A. Jance will enjoy this series as will Lee Child fans,.stars. I really like the way this author writes and Nils Shapiro is a great characterplus I'm a sucker for anything set in Minnesota.
This one was enjoyable, but a bit overly complicated to the point of being confusing at times.
I had trouble following all the different threads of this mystery, Also, a small quibble, but the very unlikely way Nils managed to determine someone's laptop password had me rolling my eyes.
But I like this series and will definitely be reading more of it! Couldn't put it down.
. . so many twists amp turns that keeps the story spiraling, Gone To Dust was an introduction to Nils, . . Broken Ice was noholdsbarred suspense, No better than average story, MacLeod Andrews does not impress as narrator,ofMatt doesn't disappoint in this great follow up Nils Shapiro story! I love the inner dialog Shap has with himself! Lots of twists and turns.
If you liked Gone to Dust you'll love this second outing, Not bad, but not as entertaining as the first, Really like this series. Funny and suspensefulstars

Broken Ice is the second book in Goldmans Nils Shap Shapiro series, Shap is a Minneapolisbased private detective who is clever, irreverent, and highly entertaining, In Broken Ice, Shap is hired to find Linnea Engstrom, a missing teenage girl who vanished during the Minnesota high school hockey playoffs.
Early on in the investigation, he is shot in the arm by an arrow alerting him that someone does not want Linnea found.
As he and his partner Anders Ellegaard dig further into Linneas disappearance and people continue to die, Nils realizes that his search for Linnea is uncovering dark secrets that people have gone to great lengths to keep hidden.


My favorite part of this book is Goldmans rich evocation of Minnesotas Scandinavian roots and culture.
His descriptive imagery brings Minnesotas unique personality to life, and this fabulous depiction of the area combined with Shaps clever wit make Broken Ice a standout in the private detective genre.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to the next Nils Shapiro mystery, In received this book to read and review all opinions are my own,

For more reviews, check out my Instagram account, sitelink instagram. com/thoughtsfro . Broken Ice, the second in the series featuring private investigator, Nils Shapiro is a tale of crime noire at its finest.
Set in the freezing temperatures of Minneapolis, this is a tale of drugs and murder and the darkest parts of the human heart.


" I crawled out of the cave, Ellegaard waited for me outside the police tape, I told him all signs pointed to CO poisoning,
He said, 'Any sign of Linnea Engstrom'
'Not yet, '
'Do you think she was in there'
'I have no idea, But I know who we need to talk to next, By the way, we're working pro bono for the Houshes, '
I heard it before I felt it, At least that's what I remember, I don't know if the horror on Ellegaard's face was in reaction to 'pro bono' or because he saw the arrow lodge into my shoulder.
. . "

The disappearance of Linnea Engstrom, a teenage girl from the hockey town of Warroad, Minnesota should have been a simple case to handle for the newly formed team of Shapiro and Ellegaard.
The majority of the small town was in Minneapolis for the hockey tournament so finding people to speak with wasn't difficult.
Linnea has not returned from the prior night's game and when her best friend Haley Housch also went missing, the parents became alarmed.
But when Haley's body was found in a cave, Shapiro knew there was more to the case than met the eye.
Then getting shot by an arrow confirmed that someone didn't want the girls to be found.


Shapiro should be in the hospital recovering from the injury and blood loss, but he knows that the clock is now ticking on the missing girl.
If he doesn't find her quickly, then she could be as dead as Haley, if she wasn't already.
But why

The trail leads Shapiro back to the small town of Warroad, A small town with too many secrets to hide, Shapiro begins to suspect that maybe he has it wrong, That maybe Linnea isn't another victim, that maybe, Linnea is playing a game all her own.
He will have to figure it out quick,

the bodies are starting to pile up,

" . When I was eighteen I was dumb, All of us were dumb because we could only be as smart as our life experience would allow.
But in the information age, kids can be smarter than their life experience, It's a false kind of smarts, of course, It's not learned the same way, It's learned through words and images on electric screens, not through joy, pain, and shame,
Linnea's generation is not ashamed, Of anything. And shame, really, is the seed of decency, But it's not their fault, How could they be ashamed They've grown up in a shameless world, . . "

Nils Shapiro is a throwback, a detective the likes of which has faded from the crime genre and that is too bad.
Shapiro's tales could have been written by the likes of MacDonald, Chandler or Hammett, A throwback to the time when private detectives were filmed in black and white and before the pretty boy genre hit.
Shapiro is smart and clever and at times, incredibly jaded by what he has seen in the world around him.
He is a detective in a large city but works it with a small town feel.
He is far more of a Jim Rockford than a Magnum PI and that may be why he connects so well with the reader.


Broken Ice is a terrific mystery and in its way, a statement on our society.
It is also a terrific follow up to the first novel in the series, Gone To Dust, which if you have not picked it up, you really, really should.
Goldman writes seamlessly and to the reader effortlessly, The story is told through the grizzled and yet hopeful eyes of its main character and the lack of understanding he has with the younger set, which the crimes revolve in some part around, mirrors many of my generation's lack of understand for today's youth.
Their values. Their needs. Their disconnect. Goldman handles this with grace and regret and without judgement, There is no right or wrong, just a disconnect,

A terrific novel and really good read!
idk how to rate this,.maybe Great continuation of this private investigator series set in Minnesota, INTUITION, is something Nils Shapiro has in spades, and fully developed, Comes in handy for this ex cop now private detective, Set in Minnesota, this second in series, finds Nils hired to find a missing girl, Actually tei girls are missing, but one is found fairly quickly, An unusual weapon will be causing much pain, and a few deaths, A bow, with some lethsl and expensive arrows,

Yes, I know, I seemed to have picked up another series, but I quite enjoy the characters in this one as well as the storylines, which are a little unusual.
Nils character, with his unique ability, able to see what others miss and his personality, appeal.
He is a good guy, a rather nice man who is still in love with his ex wife, and loyal to his friends.
He also has a valid sense of fairness, and is dogged in his pursuit of answers.
He doesn't work only for the money, much to his partners dismay, I like the cold setting of Northern Minnesota too, especially with the heat we have here in the Midwest again.


Well written, solid story and character development, fast paced, this is a good series, and another I will be adding to my series list.
stars. I enjoyed this one a lot, Even more than the first book in the series, Minnesota private investigator Nils Shapiro is hired to locate a teenager who disappeared, Actually, two girls disappeared the same night but one is soon located dead in a cave.
After being allowed in the cave to view the scene, Nils steps out and is shot with an arrow.
Although the police think they've spotted the girl, Nils refuses to give up the case until he finds her in person.


I liked this story better than the author's debut novel, Dust to Dust, From reading these books, I believe the author likes to create unusual situations so Nils can solve the crimes in his own intuitive way.
I like his deductive reasoning, The story got a little complicated but again, I think this is the author's style, I know I like Nils and was happy to see more of his personal life in this book.
I guess this will be a new series for me to continue, There are few pleasures in life greater than reading a solid private investigation novel done correctly.
So let me direct your attention to BROKEN ICE by Matt Goldman, While Goldmans name may not be familiar to you, his work in television almost certainly is, as he is an Emmywinning screenwriter for several comedy series that have become household names over the years.
He recently turned his hand to writing crime novels, creating a Minneapolis private detective named Nils Shapiro, who debuted in the solidly written GONE TO DUST.
His sophomore effort featured the return of this likable and unforgettable protagonist while meeting and exceeding the promises made in his debut.


BROKEN ICE begins with Nils finding himself entangled with the search for a young woman who goes missing in the midst of the Minnesota State High School hockey tournaments.
Another young lady is found dead at the same time under highly suspicious circumstances, and although the two did not seem to have any ties to each other, the timing seems to be anything but coincidental.
Nils hasnt even begun his investigation before he is the subject of an attack that almost leaves him mortally injured.
The instrumentality an arrow is unusual, and when two more people are murdered in a similar fashion, it puts Nils, who is still recovering from his injuries, on a twisted and seemingly bizarre trail that leads anywhere but to the missing girl.


Nils is nothing if not dogged, and despite the resistance and reticence of local law enforcement, he finds an evidentiary path, however thin, that enables him to navigate the stark northern Minnesota wilderness where it butts up against the Canadian border.
It seems everyone has secrets, except for the aunt of the missing girl, who gradually provides and finds solace and comfort with Nils even as his investigation uncovers some very unpleasant realities.
Money, as always, would appear to be the primary motivation behind all that is occurring, but it isnt quite that simple, and there is more than one manipulator behind the curtain, pulling deadly strings for their own purposes.
A major showdown near the end of the novel, as well as an incident that provides the pivot on which the books title is based, leads to a dark and unexpected conclusion that resonates long after the final words are read.


Goldmans plotting and descriptions are first rate, I could not help but feel that he is on his way to doing for northern Minnesota what Ross Macdonald did for southern California.
Still, its the quietly yet intensely driven Nils Shapiro who, as the past tense narrator of BROKEN ICE, propels the book along, keeping the complex plot smooth and flowing through the dark places in the deeds he investigates as well as those lurking within his own soul.
Goldman has found a place on my “mustread” list in a very short time, and I look forward to reading about this troubled but optimistic investigator for many more books and years to come.


ed by Joe Hartlaub,