It has been approximately a year
since the events of The
Burning Room and these days find Bosch retired, suing the LAPD over
the retirement and other issues, and spending his time working on restoring his
vintage motorcycle. He should be spending his days working homicide cases.
That is exactly what his half-brother
Mickey Haller wants him doing. Part of that is by helping Bosch with his
lawsuit against the department. Another part of that would be convincing Bosch
to work for him as an investigator. Mickey Haller, known to one and all as “The
Lincoln Lawyer,” has no idea how strongly Bosch feels about such a move. To do
that, to slip over and work for the defense (the dark side), would betray
everything Bosch has ever stood for as a detective with his three decades plus
with the LAPD. .
Haller’s client is a man by the name
of Da’Quan Foster. A reformed man,
Foster is sitting in jail on a murder charge and Haller is sure he did not do
it. Haller is positive that his client is a pillar of the community these days and
is willing to deal with the consequences if Bosch proves otherwise. All he wants
right now is for Bosch to look over the case and offer an opinion. The problem
for Bosch, more than being asked to crossover and work for the defense to help
set a man free, is that if Foster is innocent the wrong man is in custody. The idea that a killer might be out there
walking free is a small possibility and the only reason Bosch takes a look. It does
not take him long to determine that there are questions and inconsistencies in
the prosecution case and, at the very least, some sloppy police investigative
work.
The Crossing: A Bosch Novel is another solidly good book from author Michael Connelly
who has been doing this a long time. Part police procedural and part mystery,
the read moves rapidly as Bosch, working without the legitimacy of the police
department, has to finagle and nuance his way through an increasingly complex
case. A case that ultimately leads to one of the best climatic endings in this
series to date.
While events earlier the series are
briefly referenced one could read this first if you are new to the series. If
you are, why have you waited so long?
The Crossing: A Bosch Novel
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company (Hachette
Book Group)
November 2015
ISBN# 978-0-316-22588-5
Hardback (available in e-book and
audio formats)
400 Pages
$28.00
Material supplied by the good folks
of the Plano Public Library System who may or may not have known I would review
the book after reading it. They just want the book back intact.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2015
I've kept up with both of these characters.
ReplyDeletethey are always interesting and enjoyable.
That they are. Thank you for reading AND commenting.
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