by Michael Connelly (Author)
When LAPD detective Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church, the police were convinced it marked the end of the search for one of the city's most bizarre serial killers. The manhunt for the 'Dollmaker', so called because he painted the faces of all his victims with make-up after death, was finally over. But four years later, Norman Church's widow is taking Bosch to court, accusing him of killing the wrong man. To make matters worse, Bosch has just received a note, eerily reminiscent of the ones the Dollmaker used to taunt him with, giving him a location where a body can be found. Is the Dollmaker still alive? Or is this the work of a vicious copycat killer, determined to repeat the Dollmaker's grisly feats and destroy Bosch's career in the process? As he battles to clear his name in court, Bosch faces a desperate race against time to find the killer.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Orion
Published: 05 Mar 1998
ISBN 10: 0752815423
ISBN 13: 9780752815428
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: 'This is a well-constructed page-turner ... a taut thriller that defies the reader to put it down' Time Out. There's a mountain of American detective fiction. At the summit are Connelly's Harry Bosch books' Sunday Sport. 'Expert, exciting and absorbing. Connelly writes the kind of book that dares you to put it down. Chances are that you won't. Too much is likely to happen while you leave it unattended' Literary Review.