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Harry Bosch is facing the end of the line. He's been put on the DROP - Deferred Retirement Option Plan - and given three years before his retirement is enforced. Seeing the end of the mission coming, he's anxious for cases. He doesn't have to wait long. First a cold case gets a DNA hit for a rape and murder which points the finger at a 29-year-old convicted rapist who was only eight at the time of the murder. Then a city councilman's son is found dead - fallen or pushed from a hotel window - and he insists on Bosch taking the case despite the two men's history of enmity. The cases are unrelated but they twist around each other like the double helix of a DNA strand. One leads to the discovery of a killer operating in the city for as many as three decades; the other to a deep political conspiracy that reached back into the dark history of the police department.
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Michael Connelly, geboren 1956 in Philadelphia, studierte zunächst Journalismus und Kreatives Schreiben in Florida. Anschließend (ab 1980) arbeitete er für verschiedene Zeitungen in Fort Lauderdale und Daytona Beach, wo er sich auf Polizeireportagen spezialisierte. Nachdem 1986 eine seiner Reportagen für den Pulitzer Preis nominiert worden war, wechselte er als Polizeireporter zur "Los Angeles Times". Für sein Thrillerdebüt erhielt er 1992 auf Anhieb den Edgar Award, den renommiertesten amerikanischen Krimipreis. Heute lebt er mit seiner Familie wieder in Florida.Michael Connelly, geboren 1956 in Philadelphia, studierte zunächst Journalismus und Kreatives Schreiben in Florida. Anschließend (ab 1980) arbeitete er für verschiedene Zeitungen in Fort Lauderdale und Daytona Beach, wo er sich auf Polizeireportagen spezialisierte. Nachdem 1986 eine seiner Reportagen für den Pulitzer Preis nominiert worden war, wechselte er als Polizeireporter zur "Los Angeles Times". Für sein Thrillerdebüt erhielt er 1992 auf Anhieb den Edgar Award, den renommiertesten amerikanischen Krimipreis. Heute lebt er mit seiner Familie wieder in Florida.
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who has got to be the greatest writer of crime fiction alive. In this further installment of the ongoing Harry Bosch series, we meet an aging detective close to retirement and itching to get his hands on new cases while there is still time. Unexpectedly, two high profile cases get dumped on his desk the very same day. One is a political "high jingo" affair in which the son of old nemesis Irvin Irving is found splattered on the sidewalk. A jumper from the top story of the Chateau Marmont hotel, an apparent suicide - or could it be murder? The second case comes from a 16 year-old blood sample where the DNA probe in a rape and murder leads back to a convicted rapist and murderer, which seems perfect only for one thing: He was 8 years old at the time the crime occured. There is very little time and a lot of pressure from all sides as Bosch seeks justice for both victims according to his motto "Everybody is important or nobody is important."
I have read all of Michael Connelly's fiction and I will continue to read him even though he has overshot the narrative mark occasionally in some of his Bosch mysteries. This story is perfectly pitched, like seasoned wine. All characters are alive and interesting, Bosch is at his best and there is human interest with a new woman in his life and a new partner Bosch needs to break in as a homicide detective.
I have read all of Michael Connelly's fiction and I will continue to read him even though he has overshot the narrative mark occasionally in some of his Bosch mysteries. This story is perfectly pitched, like seasoned wine. All characters are alive and interesting, Bosch is at his best and there is human interest with a new woman in his life and a new partner Bosch needs to break in as a homicide detective.
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This is a well-written book, I would say. It grabbed my attention right from the opening chapter. It is the best novel I have read in months in the mystery genre, with true to life characters, a plot to kill for and a brilliant presentation of the story through the right mix of dialogue and narration. The convergent of the plot from multiple angles reminds me of the thriller Flash of the Sun. The amazing thing about this novel is the unique insight Connelly provided on solving cases that makes this book not only a page-turner, but also a guide on crime solving.
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"For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;" -- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 (NKJV)
As the book opens, Harry Bosch is looking forward to getting a new case in his role as a detective in the Open-Unsolved Unit of the LAPD. He soon receives one as well as the unexpected news that his mandatory retirement has been extended by 39 more months under the DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program). The case is a touchy one: there's a DNA match on a rape-murder to a man who was 8 years old at the time. What's going on here?
Almost before Harry can draw a breath, yet another case lands in his lap, Councilman Irvin Irving's son has just been found dead at the tony Chateau Marmont. Did the younger Irving jump, was he pushed, did he fall, or did someone drop him after knocking him unconscious? Harry doesn't relish the case, and he's astonished to learn that Irving has insisted that Harry be the lead investigator . . . in light of their many years of battling one another. Soon, Harry is up to his eyeballs in politics. Irving has cut off overtime at LAPD. Could it be that the results of his investigation are part of a political deal to get overtime back?
Meanwhile, Harry is doing his best to be a dad to Maddie. But with so much going on, she's really raising herself.
On the personal front, Harry finds himself attracted to a most unusual woman and has major problems with his partner.
The two cases don't involve much action. They are primarily police procedurals, but Michael Connelly has added fascinating details that make the mysteries much murkier than I expected.
Harry isn't quite as wild and off the reservation as usual. Maddie seems to be calming him down.
The book shows different sides of Harry as he makes mistakes that will echo into future stories, I'm sure.
Some may find the endings to the two cases to be unsatisfying. I don't agree. Both "solutions" involve quite revealing insights into LAPD, Harry, and his philosophy of policing.
The book's main drawback is that either mystery could have been developed much more thoroughly in a standalone book. I thought that much of the potentially tasty pulp was left out of the orange juice in the process.
See what you think.
As the book opens, Harry Bosch is looking forward to getting a new case in his role as a detective in the Open-Unsolved Unit of the LAPD. He soon receives one as well as the unexpected news that his mandatory retirement has been extended by 39 more months under the DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program). The case is a touchy one: there's a DNA match on a rape-murder to a man who was 8 years old at the time. What's going on here?
Almost before Harry can draw a breath, yet another case lands in his lap, Councilman Irvin Irving's son has just been found dead at the tony Chateau Marmont. Did the younger Irving jump, was he pushed, did he fall, or did someone drop him after knocking him unconscious? Harry doesn't relish the case, and he's astonished to learn that Irving has insisted that Harry be the lead investigator . . . in light of their many years of battling one another. Soon, Harry is up to his eyeballs in politics. Irving has cut off overtime at LAPD. Could it be that the results of his investigation are part of a political deal to get overtime back?
Meanwhile, Harry is doing his best to be a dad to Maddie. But with so much going on, she's really raising herself.
On the personal front, Harry finds himself attracted to a most unusual woman and has major problems with his partner.
The two cases don't involve much action. They are primarily police procedurals, but Michael Connelly has added fascinating details that make the mysteries much murkier than I expected.
Harry isn't quite as wild and off the reservation as usual. Maddie seems to be calming him down.
The book shows different sides of Harry as he makes mistakes that will echo into future stories, I'm sure.
Some may find the endings to the two cases to be unsatisfying. I don't agree. Both "solutions" involve quite revealing insights into LAPD, Harry, and his philosophy of policing.
The book's main drawback is that either mystery could have been developed much more thoroughly in a standalone book. I thought that much of the potentially tasty pulp was left out of the orange juice in the process.
See what you think.
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