mvc3 dapper parameter issue

I have dapper working correctly, but it is unsecure as in I haven't been using parameters, how can I best turn my dapper variables into parameters for instance this is the unparameterized code that I had that worked..

var getinfo = sqlConnection.Query<test>("Select name,location from tests where location="+ myplace).FirstOrDefault();

myplace is a textbox that users put information on, now when I tried to parameterized that code like

var getinfo = sqlConnection.Query<test>("Select name,location from tests where location='@location'", new {location = myplace}).FirstOrDefault();

I get absolutely no returns back, yet no error messages. What can I be missing here or whats the best way to parameterized variables.