As with spy novels, I love Connelly's Bosch series of books. Bosh isn't a spy, he's a detective with the LAPD. So, I guess I love cop novels too. They are well-written, have a foundation in reality (Connelly uses real places in Southern California), are extremely entertaining, and they are easy to read. Like with the Mitch Rapp books, these books, especially near their end, do the exact opposite of what I use nighttime reading for - these rile me up and make me stay up way past when I should in order to finish them and see what happens.
This book has Harry, now retired from the LAPD, bamboozled into helping his half brother, Micky Haller, with a case he's working on. Generally Harry does not work with defense attorneys on cases, but somehow Micky entices Harry to want to learn more about the case. And, as all of the previous Harry Bosch novels show us, when Harry's interest is piqued, he's in. That's precisely what happens here and how he ends up working with a defense attorney. Of course Harry relies on some help inside the LAPD for his investigation into the murder of a woman allegedly by Haller's client.
I'm from Southern California so it is easy for me to imagine the sights and sounds as Connelly writes them. This helps make the book more vivid and real in my imagination. Connelly's books are always entertaining, interesting, and thrilling to read. I've never been disappointed, and keep coming back for more.
