Dead Money
By Jakob Kerr
Random House Publishing Group
Mackenzie is the special investigator for Silicon Valley’s most powerful venture capitalist. Unfortunately, the CEO of one of his prized projects has been found murdered in his office. The local police have screwed things up, and now the FBI’s coming in. Mackenzie is supposed to be a fly on the wall in the investigation, but her connections are proving valuable as they attempt to solve the case. There are a number of twists and turns, including a shoot-out at Burning Man, but it makes for a fun story and when we figure out whodunnit, at least I was taken by surprise.