LAPD Detective Harry Bosch crosses paths with FBI profiler Terry McCaleb in the most dangerous investigation of their lives. Harry Bosch is up to his neck in a case that has transfixed all of celebrity-mad Los Angeles: a movie director is charged with murdering an actress during sex, and then staging her death to make it look like a suicide. Bosch is both the arresting officer and the star … officer and the star witness in a trial that has brought the Hollywood media pack out in full-throated frenzy.
Meanwhile, Terry McCaleb is enjoying an idyllic retirement on Catalina Island when a visit from an old colleague brings his former world rushing back. It’s a murder, the unreadable kind of murder he specialized in solving back in his FBI days. The investigation has stalled, and the sheriff’s office is asking McCaleb to take a quick look at the murder book to see if he turns up something they’ve missed.
McCaleb’s first reading of the crime scene leads him to look for a methodical killer with a taste for rituals and revenge. As his quick look accelerates into a full-sprint investigation, the two crimes – his murdered loner and Bosch’s movie director – begin to overlap strangely. With one unsettling revelation after another, they merge, becoming one impossible, terrifying case, involving almost inconceivable calculation. McCaleb believes he has unmasked the most frightening killer ever to cross his sights. But his investigation tangles with Bosch’s lines, and the two men find themselves at odds in the most dangerous investigation of their lives.
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Introduction to new page in Bosch’s life. Enjoyed meeting new people after all these years/books. One of my favorite authors knew when to update his main character and find him a new life.
A Hollywood movie director is charged with murdering an actress during sex. Give this work some time to come together, because once it does you’re hooked, then hang on. A very well plotted read and a great addition to the Harry Bosch series.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE everything about Michael Connelly books. They are my favorite to read and I plan on reading them more than twice!! They are so excellent that they are the first set of books to start off my book collection.
good action book with a connected story not all over the place
One of the few absolute fabulous authors! Every book Connelly has written should not be missed.
I like Connelly’s Terry McCaleb combined with Bosch.
Harry Bosch is an incredible series.
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Two murders being investigated by two detectives. Aside from Harry Bosch, the reader doesn’t learn what the real connection is until around page 400 of 470. I didn’t feel that the author went into enough depth with either murder until that focal point.
Love the continuation of the Bosch series with a new partner! Great read!
Entertaining but not the best of the Bosch series. It was pretty clear early on that we were getting set up for a sequel (which I have not bothered to pick up). Worth a read but not a book I’m going to read a second time. Had I known this was the story for the next season of the TV show, I might have chosen to binge the series and skip the book.
LOVE this author!!!
Nice to see McCaleb again. Harry does not have a large role in this book.
one of Connelly’s best books. Heart -stopping sections …could not put it down
Michael Connelly! Need I say more?
One of the best Harry Bosch novels I’ve read and that is saying a lot! Michael Connelly sure knows how to tell a story. I won’t be happy until I’ve read everything he has written.
Another great mystery… lots of twists and turns that kept you guessing until the very end.
Former FBI agent Terry McCaleb is enjoying his new life on Catalina when he is asked to come back to the mainland and consult on a bizarre case. He zeros in on a clue – a plastic owl. Where will that lead him? Meanwhile, Harry Bosch is working closely with the prosecution on a case that he investigated. The defendant is a Hollywood director. Is their case strong enough to win?
Fans of Michael Connelly will enjoy getting to see these two characters team up in one book. We even get appearances by some characters from other Connelly books, which is a treat for fans, although not knowing the backstory doesn’t hamper anything if you start with this book. The characters are sharp, both returning and new. The pacing was a bit off as times since we can guess one twist early and Bosch’s scenes in court tend to slow things down, but overall, this is another great book with a fantastic climax.
Can’t put down!!!!!
Connolly is one of my favorite writers. Never disappointed in the twists and characters and always wondering what is the surprise ending
Of ALL of Connelly’s books, THIS is my favorite!