City of Bones

Format:	Paperback 416 pages

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Synopsis

When the bones of a twelve-year-old boy are found scattered in the Hollywood Hills, Harry Bosch is drawn into a case that brings up the darkest memories from his own haunted past. The bones have been buried for years, but the cold case doesn't deter Bosch. Unearthing hidden stories, he finds the child's identity and reconstructs his fractured life, determined that he won't be forgotten. At the same time, a new love affair with a female cop begins to blossom for Bosch - until a stunningly blown mission leaves him in more trouble than ever before in his turbulent career. The investigation races to a shocking conclusion and leaves Bosch on the brink of an unimaginable decision...

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Published
07/11/2002

Publisher
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

ISBN
9780752848341

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UK Kirkus review

Michael Connolly admirers are fiercely loyal, and there will be much rejoicing at the return of detective Harry Bosch in this outstanding thriller. City of Bones rings some striking changes on previous Bosch outings, and demonstrates a welcome reluctance to repeat a successful formula. Harry opens up a 20-year-old murder case, with devastating consequences (not least for himself). A gruesome discovery is made in Los Angeles: the bones of a 12-year-old boy are discovered scattered in the Hollywood Hills. The case conjures for Harry dark memories from his own past. Seeking to unearth hidden mysteries, he is able to find out who the child was and reconstruct his sad, abused life. Harry determines that the boy will not be forgotten, but a burgeoning affair with a policewoman distracts him. And (as so often in crime novels) murders in the distant past have an ineluctable way of bursting to light in the present. Connolly's background as a police reporter gives his books the powerful verisimilitude that few in the field possess. Harry and his new love are characterized as sharply as ever, and the balance between such detail and the demands of machine-tooled plotting are adroitly choreographed. When so many crime writers are all too happy to repeat themselves, it's refreshing that Connelly clearly rejects such easy options - let's hope that this continues to be his philosophy. (Kirkus UK)