May 1992, and after four LAPD officers are acquitted following the savage beating of Rodney King, Los Angeles is ablaze. As looting and burning take over the city, law and order are swept away in a tidal wave of violence. But under threat of their lives, homicide detectives like Harry Bosch are still stubbornly trying to do their job. With no effective police presence on the streets, murder just got a whole lot easier - and investigating them a whole lot harder.
When Harry finds the body of a female journalist in an alley, he is forced to hand over the case to the Riot Crimes Task Force, knowing that it will never be solved.
Twenty years later, new evidence confirms her death was not a case of random violence but something much more personal. This time Harry is determined that the killer isn't going to escape - even if it means stepping back into the darkest days of the city he loves . . .
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409103820
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 302 g
Dimensions: 202 x 168 x 28 mm
Connelly's Los Angeles cop Harry Bosch finds himself retired but roped in to try to reduce the growing pile of unsolved crimes in his city ... Bosch steps in proves his retirement is just as exciting, dangerous and gripping as his previous life. - THE TIMES
For 20 years Connelly's creation Harry Bosch has been fighting crime in LA and the author is marking the anniversary with this taut and clever thriller ... a treat - SUNDAY MIRROR
An engrossing slice of LA noir - MAIL ON SUNDAY
THE BLACK BOX is another novel steeped in recent history ... it's a story that's as old as the genre itself but Connelly's skill is such that it all feels entirely fresh and vibrant, but heartbreakingly poignant too. - IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Another gripping and excellent thriller - THE SUN
Another winner from Michael Connelly - CANDIS MAGAZINE
an engrossing slice of LA noir - MAIL ON SUNDAY
The Black Box is another novel steeped in recent history ... it's a story that's as old as the genre itself but Connelly's skill is such that it all feels entirely fresh and vibrant, but heartbreakingly poignant too. - Declan Burke, IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
another gripping and excellent thriller - THE SUN
I'm a fan of police procedurals and one of the books I enjoyed the most this year was this latest Harry Bosch novel - Toby Young, MAIL ON SUNDAY EVENT MAGAZINE
The sprawling panoply of the city of Los Angeles is splendidly realised in a case that spans several decades - GOOD BOOK GUIDE
A great book, with a great lead character Harry Bosch, a single father who is devoted to his daughter and his job.
The plot was enjoyable too, Harry covering a cold case from riots 20 years ago, which leads him to a...
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After 20 years, Michael Connelly's 25th novel is as much a reflection on the change Harry Bosch has undergone as it is the investigation of a crime. By now we unquestioningly accept that a case from 20 years ago... More
I was a little disappointed with 'The Drop' but this more than makes up for it. Spanning two decades the plot centres on the murder of a journalist during the L.A riots, naturally one would assume that a... More
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