Overlook / Michael Connelly 224 p.

Newly recruited from cold cases to LAPD's Homicide Special Squad, Harry Bosch with his new partner draws a murder case that looks like an execution-style shooting, Dr. Stanley Kent has two bullet holes in the back of his head.  Dr. Kent does not seem to have ties to gangsters.  He was a medical physicist with access to radioactive materials used to treat cancer patients all across Los Angeles.  What begins as homicide investigation turns into a potential terrorist attack.  In come the FBI including Bosch's former lover Rachel Walling.  Bosch follows his leads relentlessly in this fast paced murder mystery.  He irritates LAPD brass along the way.  And, is irritated by the FBI shutting him out of his own murder investigation.

For those readers who enjoy the Bosch fast-paced mysteries, they may enjoy the Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme books.

Overlook / Michael Connelly 224 p.

Echo Park / Michael Connelly 416 p.

In this 12th Harry Bosch mystery, a killer accused of 2 murders plea bargains for life in prison and avoid the death penalty by confessing to multiple murders including one Bosch has been ruminating on for over 10 years.  He and Kiz Rider are brought in to interview the killer, when the prosecuting team agree for the killer to show where the body of Marie Gesto is buried.  There everything goes to awry and the killer escapes, police are murdered, and Bosch begins to suspect all is not what it seems with the escaped killer.  Bosch hooks up with FBI agent Rachel Walling (first seen in the Poet), to find the truth in this police procedural with multiple twists and intricate plots and political shenanigans. 


Echo Park / Michael Connelly 416 p.

Narrows / Michael Connelly 352 p.

Warning: Read this after reading the Poet.  Contains spoiler.

In this 10th Harry Bosch police procedural, Terry McCaleb's widow calls Harry in to investigate what she believes is his murder.  Strands from an earlier mystery, The Poet, are interwoven when FBI agent Rachel Walling, a protege of The Poet as was Terry McCaleb, is called back to investigate a serial murderer who left his calling card directed at her.  So begins a race to find The Poet before he strikes again.  As they join forces, it is clear that The Poet has had time to use all his skills to devise an intricate murder plan.

Narrows / Michael Connelly 352 p.

Lost Light / Michael Connelly 400 p.

A newly retired Harry Bosch needs little prompting from a former colleague to investigate a cold case that haunts him, the murder of  Angella Benton, a young production assistant-- A murder that is linked to a $2 million heist from the film company where she worked.  Lawton Cross shares that an FBI agent informed his late partner that a bill from the heist turned up, the agent who goes missing shortly after making the call.  Connelly masterly advances the complex plot with its multiple twists and turns to an action packed ending.

Lost Light / Michael Connelly 400 p.

City of Bones / Michael Connelly 393 p.

Harry Bosch, LAPD homicide detective, investigates a 20 year old murder uncovered when a dog brings home a bone.  The case brings back memories of his childhood as an orphan.  Love blossoms when he connects with a young beautiful rookie.  Then the plot twists with a sudden and sharp turn that shakes him up.  Harry's "the devil is in the detail's" investigative style blows the sure-fire case out of the water, leaving he and his partner back at square one.  And he wondering about his "mission".  A gritty police procedural.

City of Bones / Michael Connelly 393 p.

Darkness More than Night / Michael Connelly 418 p.

Darkness More than Night / Michael Connelly 418 p.
Harry Bosch makes his seventh appearance in this police procedural that is set in L.A. Bosch's dedication looks to pay off as he is the star witness in the trial of Hollywood director David Storey accused of the murder of a young beautiful actress during sex. Terry McCaleb, retired federal criminal profiler, unofficially agrees to consult when leads for the tortured killing of a man Bosch believes whole heartedly murdered a prostitute years ago falter. McCaleb lives up to his reputation when he discovers a lead involving a Hieronymus Bosch, a Early Netherlandish painter. Connelly keeps both plots moving along loaded with twists keep the reader in suspense as he reveals the connection between the two cases.

Trunk Music / Michael Connelly 438 p.

Harry Bosch makes his fifth appearance as a very individualist LAPD homicide detective.  When the clearance rate for murders drops drastically, Harry is called back to the homicide table when Hollywood movie producer is murdered gangland style in the trunk of his white Rolls-Royce.  Uncharacteristically, the organized crime unit is not interested in the case, leaving Harry and his team to follow the money to Las Vegas.  This police procedural takes twist after twist in the plot.
Trunk Music / Michael Connelly 438 p.

Angels Flight / Michael Connelly 393 p.

Angels Flight / Michael Connelly 393 p.

In this sixth Harry Bosch mystery, Los Angeles is set to erupt in riots when the murder of Howard Elias, an African American lawyer, is discovered on the Angel Flights railway days before the Black Warrior case comes to trial.  Elias has made his career in suing the LAPD has few friends in the department.  Bosch knows that murders are most likely solved in the first 24 hours so he works to move fast in this high profile case.