Mulholland
Dive: Three Stories by Michael
Connelly is a collection of three entertaining stories set on Mulholland in Los
Angeles. Each story is complicated and violent in its own way. Each story is
from a different time period. Yet, they all share the same idea that greed
kills and does so violently. The only question is the how and when.
The
read begins with “Cahoots” where clearly the poker game is rigged. McMillan is
in a pork pie hat and has a braying laugh that he should die for just on its
own. The cheating makes it worse. The narrator is getting very fed up with the
laugh, the attitude, and the cheating. The narrator has a life philosophy where
he believes in always taking back far more than what has been taken from him.
Next
up is the story that inspires the collection title, “Mulholland Dive.” Detective
Clewiston has been sent out to an accident scene on the legendary road. He is
an expert in reconstructing a car crash. This is a special case with a lot of
riding on what he determines led to the fatal plunge for the driver of a very
expensive car.
Eugene
Vachon just got out of prison and is about to arrive at the McDonald’s just a
block from the bus depot. Detectives Stilwell and Harvick are set up on the
place and waiting for him. It is Harwick’s first day in the Gang Intelligence
Unit and Stilwell is the veteran providing leadership and experience. Word is Vachon
is about to do something as a thank you of sorts for the protection he got in
prison and they are there to stop it.
The
three tales in Mulholland Dive: Three Stories are all good ones. Sadly,
there is no sign of Bosch, or his brother, Haller in these stories. The
previously published tales in a variety of markets are all good ones. The
reader is left to wonder if the final story, a contemporary piece, might have
led to a follow up tale or novel featuring the characters as there seems to be
a lot of potential there for a sequel.
Mulholland Dive: Three Stories
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company (Hachette Book Group)
September 2012
ISBN# 978-0-316-23367-5
eBook (also available in audio format)
62 Pages
Material
was obtained from the Dallas Library System by way of the Libby app.
Kevin
R. Tipple ©2020
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