City of Bones
Mystery
This is #8 in the Harry Bosch series and they just keep on getting better and better.
Harry is investigating a bone that a dog has found in the Hollywood Hills. It ends up being human from a cold case 20 years previously. The case becomes intense for Harry as his childhood keeps on being dredged up.
Harry in his typical persistent dogged manner starts digging through police records, hospital records and missing people reports. He just won't let it go. Bosch finds a family is disarray because of their missing child. Following a trail of meager proportions he continues, sometimes alone by choice, until all hell breaks loose and the police have a live case to solve.
Harry also gets involved with a rookie cop which although short has disastrous results.
Harry's character is the cop we all love to see. One who follows a case and solves it on crumbs of clues. Can't wait to read the next in the series.
First Line: "The old lady had changed her mind about dying but by then it was too late."
Rating: 



(4.0/5)
Labels: book review, cozy mystery, Michael Connelly
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