The Black Box (2012) is the latest and the eighteenth book in the outstanding Harry Bosch series.
Hardback: Los Angeles, May 1992. Murder just got a whole lot easier. And investigating them got a whole lot harder.
After four LAPD officers were acquitted following the savage beating of Rodney King, LA is ablaze.
As looting and burning take over the city, law and order are swept away in a tidal wave of violence.
But under threat of their lives, homicide detectives like Harry Bosch are still stubbornly trying to do their job.
When Harry finds the body of a female journalist in an alley - apparently executed - he is forced to hand the case over to the Riot Crimes Task Force, knowing that it will never be solved.
And twenty years later, Harry has still not forgotten the woman for whom he was unable to deliver justice and since then, there has been five other murders.
Possibly just one gun used in all six murders.
New ballistic evidence now confirms her death was not a case of of random violence but something much more personal.
This time Harry is determined that the killer isn't going to escape - even if it means stepping back into the darkest days of the city he loves.
About the author: A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed Harry Bosch thrillers and several courtroom dramas featuring Mickey Haller, as well as stand-alone bestsellers such as The Poet (1995). Michael Connelly is a former President of the Mystery Writers of America. His books have been translated into 39 languages and have won numerous awards. He lives with his family in Tampa, Florida. For the latest information, check out Michael Connellly's official website.
The next Harry Bosch book, The Burning Room, will be out on 6 November 2014 in hardcover, eBook and audio formats.
Rating: 6/5
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