Excellent police procedural

No one is better at the police procedural than Michael Connelly. It is a sub genre that does not appeal to every reader. The plot is gritty, perhaps too gritty for the gentler reader, but it does pull the reader along at a steady pace. Other reviewers have outlined the plot in detail, so I will skip that. Suffice it to say that there are indeed surprises and interesting twists. The setting, Los Angeles, feels right: crowded and a bit phony. The characters, as usual for Connelly, come alive in this book. His dialogue, again, is on the money.

Connelly's back with Bosch, after his Lincoln Lawyer sojourn...

One of the strong character traits of Michael Connelly's long-time fictional cop hero, Harry Bosch is a tendency to brood about the past. In "Echo Park", his latest, Harry is still a part of the LAPD's cold case unit. We learn of Marie Gesto, missing and presumed dead for years, one of Harry's old cases. Her clothing was found, her body never was. She's never been far from Harry's mind and he's gone back to her case several times over the years, with no breaks. Now, she's linked to Reynard Waits, who has been arrested with body parts found in his car.

Bosch at His Best

Mr. Connolly is, without a doubt, the best crime writer in America. I may be new to him this year but I can't seem to get enough. This installment is a Harry Bosch novel. Harry, working in the Open/Unsolved unit he returned to in "The Closers", is chasing down a case from 1993. There is a confession, confusion, murder , mayhem, Harry in trouble and on the edge. I love that Harry Bosch is not one of these cookie cutter series detectives. He's real with a lot of warts. And that makes him fun. I'm glad that Connellly is a prolific writer because I have a lot of catching up to do. Settle in for a TERRIFIC READ!!!