by Michael Connelly (Author)
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him, and he has been suspended for attacking his superior officer. To occupy time he examines the old case files covering a murder which took place on October 28th 1961. The victim was Marjorie Phillips Lowe - his mother...The case forces Bosch to confront the demons of the past, and as he digs deeper into the case, he discovers a trail of cover-ups that lead to the high-ups in the Hollywood Hills...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Orion
Published: 15 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 075280944X
ISBN 13: 9780752809441
Book Overview: Michael Connelly is a No.1 bestseller in hardback and paperback. Reissued in a brand new cover style. All the Michael Connelly backlist is being reissued simultaneously in the superb new look. Michael Connelly's THE LINCOLN LAWYER was a Richard & Judy's Book Club selection. Connelly has won or been nominated for all the major crime writing awards, including the Edgar and the CWA Gold Dagger. He always receives fantastic reviews: 'Connelly writes about cops better than any other contemporary American writer. He understands their heroism, their corruptibility, their demons. And he lays them out before us without any hint of sentimentality of cynicism ... Connelly's writing has never been sharper' Daily Express. 'Connelly is, in my view, simply the best crime thriller writing working today' Mail on Sunday. 'Crisp dialogue, masterly pacing and his familiar preoccupation with the battle against evil ... gripping' Daily Telegraph. 'An unputdownable masterclass in thriller writing' Time Out.