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City of Bones (Paperback)
by Michael Connelly (Author)
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Michael Connelly's world-weary cop Harry Bosch gets another outing in City of Bones, torn apart by having to investigate the long-ago killing of a much abused boy and by his doomed affair with a much younger woman cop. This is not the best or the most ingenious, but is the gloomiest and perhaps most thoughful, of Connelly's thrillers about Bosch, thrillers which take the assumptions of the police procedural and makes them part of the creation of a mood in which to investigate is to struggle with the tragic forces in life. Connelly is especially good on the more positive aspects of canteen culture, that real desire to protect the innocent and serve society that Bosch calls "the blue religion"; when, as here, a paedophile witness is outed to the press or a suspect shot in dubious circumstances, it is not just good standards of policework, but something more important that is being betrayed. If City of Bonesturns out to be the last of Connelly's books about Bosch, or the last in which he is controlled and constrained in his mission of justice by his role as a police officer, it will not be a dying fall to one of the more impressive thriller series of our time. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Detective Harry Bosch returns in an outstanding thriller with begins with a 20-year-old murder case...

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Harry Bosch is back, 10 April 2002
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Still recovering from the events of "A Darkness More than Night", LA detective Harry Bosch is confronted with a nightmare. The partial skeleton of a child is discovered on a hillside. A forensic anthropologist is called in and his examination of the remains reveals a harrowing tale of prolonged abuse. Harry swears he will catch the culprit, and once again enters the darkest recesses of human cruelty.
Based on a real murder (in which the perpetrator was successfully prosecuted, thank God!) this is yet another brilliant work from Connelly. Bosch is a wonderfully crafted protagonist, and as usual the writing is first rate. The description of injuries given by the anthropologist is disturbing reading, all the more so considering that it is based in fact, yet the subject is treated sensitively and in no way appears voyeuristic. The rest of the story (I won't give it away!) flows beatifully.
Connelly is a fine author and this book would grace any crime fan's collection. Thoroughly recommended.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars fast paced, engaging police procedural, 30 Jan 2003
I have heard lots of good comments about the Harry Bosch novels and I was not disappointed with this seventh book of the series. Bosch is a hard boiled homocide detective in the Hollywood division of the LAPD who gets a call that a dog has discovered a human bone. The investigation uncovers a 20 year old murder of a 12 year-old boy who was the victim of child abuse. As the case proceeds, Bosch meets and becomes involved with a rookie cop named Julia Brasher, who has an idealistic view of police work.

Some information leaks and false clues initially sidetrack the investigation but slowly the victim is identified and his short and tortured life revealed. Connelly draws his characters with fine strokes and his development of the details of the police procedures which are key to solving cases was really fascinating to me. Understanding the murder book, how warrants were drawn up and served, and details behind the forensic investigation added to my enjoyment of the story.

False directions provide intrigue but I was a little disappointed with the unsatisfying way the murderer was revealed and dealt with.

All in all though, a fast paced (I read it in one 24 hour period), and very enjoyable read.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 2 Feb 2003
We're back in the cold cases here, when some bones are discovered up on an LA hillside. Harry Bosch and his partner Jerry Edgar catch the case and begin to investigate a murder that occurred some twenty years ago.

And that's pretty much it. Reading the back of this book is a mistake as it promises some surprising stuff later on in the story, and it isn't wrong. Unfortunately, it seems that the case here is used simply to drive towards the later events of the book and the whole resolution is disappointing in the extreme and in many ways just plain stupid.

There are things that happen in this book that just don't make much sense and lack Connelly's usual ability to tie everything up nicely. Bosch himself lurches all over the place and comes to a decision at the end of the book that just does not fit in with the character that has been portrayed over the previous novels. I can't really describe much of this as there isn't much to it and any hints would give the whole story away.

This is just my read on Bosch and City of Bones as a whole, I know a lot of other people love this book, but for me I was left unsatisfied and underwhelmed at the end. Weak stuff from one of the best crime writers out there. Let's hope Michael Connelly can pick things up again.

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