The Burning Room (A Harry Bosch Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478961163 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 542 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet nine years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but all other evidence is virtually nonexistent.Now Bosch and rookie Detective Lucia Soto, are tasked with solving what turns out to be a highly charged, politically sensitive case. Beginning with the bullet that's been lodged for years in the victim's spine, they must pull new leads from years-old information, which soon reveal that this shooting may have been anything but random.In this gripping new novel, Michael Conne
Now, twenty years later, Connelly is still writing about Harry Bosch, continuing to discover new layers to this now iconic character with increasingly complex and believable plots.Connelly makes him a fresh and original character each outing."Oline H. "This is the finest crime series written by an American.There are few fictional characters we know so well; Harry is an old friend now."Patrick Anderson, Washington Post"Bosch has become one of the most popular and enduring figures in American crime fiction."Kevin Nance, Chicago Tribune"The Black Echo introduced Connelly as the heir apparent to Raymond Chandler and also helped usher in a new approach to the police procedural. Cogdill, Miami Herald"Bosch has become Mr. Connelly's most dur
"He observed things others did not." booklover10 Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch, Michael Connelly's iconic character, is in the twilight of his career as an L. A. homicide detective in "The Burning Room." He takes on the role of mentor to twenty-eight year old Mexican-American Lucia Soto, who profits from Harry's wide-ranging knowledge of police procedure (some of it not exactly by-the-book). Their latest case involves Orlando Merced, who was shot ten years earlier and survived. For a decade, he was confined to a . Simply A Masterpiece. (A "Spoiler-Free" Review) In my considered opinion as a retired cop, no crime fiction author does it better than Michael Connelly. His novels featuring Harry Bosch are the most accurate, realistic portrayals of elite detectives solving the toughest cases. Mr. Connelly has remained true to this approach with his latest Harry Bosch novel, "The Burning Room".I have read every one of Michael Connelly's novels, and I have always identified with Harry Bosch. We are of similar age, and I grew. The Travails of Time & a Two-Fer Ralph E. Vaughan Michael Connelly made the decision some time back to allow LAPD Homicide Detective Harry Bosch to age along with the rest of us. Unlike other series detectives he is not immune to the travails of time, and we are often reminded of that in "The Burning Room," his nineteenth book. Now and then Harry thinks of his own diminishing future with the LAPD, or mentions to other characters that he has only a year remaining in his DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan) c
Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels and is the executive producer of the forthcoming series "Bosch, " starring Titus Welliver. He spends his time in California and Florida. Michael Connelly is the author of twenty-six previous novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers "The Gods of Guilt "and "The Black Box." His books, which include the bestselling Harry Bosch series