In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot . . . very fast. In the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but any other clues … is still fresh, but any other clues are virtually nonexistent. Even a veteran cop would find this one tough going, but Bosch’s new partner, Detective Lucia Soto, has no homicide experience. A young star in the department, Soto has been assigned to Bosch so that he can pass on to her his hard-won expertise.
Now Bosch and Soto are tasked with solving a murder that turns out to be highly charged and politically sensitive. Beginning with the bullet that has been lodged for years in the victim’s spine, they must pull new leads from years-old evidence, and these soon reveal that the shooting was anything but random.
As their investigation picks up speed, it leads to another unsolved case with even greater stakes: the deaths of several children in a fire that occurred twenty years ago. But when their work starts to threaten careers and lives, Bosch and Soto must decide whether it is worth risking everything to find the truth, or if it’s safer to let some secrets stay buried.
In a swiftly-moving novel as relentless and compelling as its hero, Michael Connelly shows once again why Harry Bosch is “one of the most popular and enduring figures in American crime fiction” (Chicago Tribune).
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This might be my favorite Michael Connelly work, and I’ve read them all. The story begins with an autopsy that finds the victim died from a gunshot wound he received ten years earlier. Bosch is teamed up with a your detective, Lucia Soto in the hopes he’ll pass on some of his skills. Lucia has a hidden agenda that adds to the story. A really great read!
Love Michael Connelly and Harry Bosch!
Another good book in the Bosch series.
Is this guy ever going to write one that is just mediocre? His range seems to be good to excellent and this is another good one in a great series.
One of my favorite Bosch novels. I like when there are new chars and added storylines!
Michael Connelly and Harry Bosch – Excellent as always
I love all Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch books. I’ve read them all.
I love Michael Connelly and his characters. The stories are so well written and make you think. I read every book as soon as it comes out and I’ve loved every single one!
All of the Bosch books are excellent. Michael Connelly write with such depth that I can’t visualize exactly what is happening.
My first Bosch novel. I was taken with the character of the veteran detective and his methods of solving crime so I went back to the beginning and started with his first.
Harry Bosch is assigned a new partner, Lucia Soto, only 28 and already a detective, thanks to a shootout where she shot 2 of 4 robbers and pinned down the other 2 until help arrived. Harry is expected to train Luica.
They receive a cold case. A man was shot 10 years before and has just died from complications resulting from the shooting. Harry and Lucia are also pursuing another case, an unsolved arson where nine children died.
The title references not only the arson, but also how they handle sensitive information: P.152 “Because it’s a hot door and we have to be careful. You never open a door on a burning room.”
I give it a sold 4 out of 5 stars.
Bosch is the reason I started reading every Connelly book.
I like Michael Connelly’s books.
THE BURNING ROOM by Michael Connelly is the seventeenth book in the Harry Bosch series and it still has the ability to draw me into the story and keep me engaged throughout the book. This is a well-written police procedural.
Harry is working in the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit, has about a year left until retirement and is partnered with rookie Detective Lucia Soto. A man dies from complications from a bullet ten years earlier and Harry and Lucy catch the politically sensitive case.
Both Harry and Lucy were compelling and well-drawn characters with clear goals. There was enough at stake and enough tension throughout to make it a page-turner for me. The plot twists were believable, but not totally unexpected. The scenes progressed in a realistic, compelling manner. Harry’s softer side came through in his relationship with his teenage daughter. While the main story was resolved, there was a cliffhanger at the end of the book that I felt should have been resolved here rather than in another book.
I recommend this series to those than enjoy police procedurals. I look forward to reading more books in this series.
I love detective novels and the Bosch series is my absolute favorite. Great character and great stories.
I love Harry and this is one of the best!
Michael Connelly is the best author.
I have discovered talking with others that you either like the Harry Bosch character or you don’t. I happen to like the character, his boldness and the story line flows; keeps you wanting to find out what is going to happen next with Harry.
I truly love Michael Connelly
All Bosch books are great.