City of Bones, Michael Connelly
City of Bones, Michael Connelly
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City of Bones

Author: Michael Connelly

Narrator: Len Cariou

Abridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2005

Synopsis

On New Year's Day, a dog finds a bone in the Hollywood Hills--and unearths a murder committed more than twenty years earlier. It's a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch, it stirs up memories of his childhood as an orphan. He can't let it go. As the investigation takes Bosch deeper into the past, a beautiful rookie cop brings him alive in the present. No official warning can break them apart--or prepare Bosch for the explosions when the case takes a few hard turns. Suddenly all of L.A. is in an uproar, and Bosch, fighting to keep control, is driven to the brink of an unimaginable decision.

Author Bio

Author Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia PA in 1956. His genre of choice are crime fiction and thrillers. The term "detectiveis used to describe many of his works, such as those featuring LAPD Detective HieronymusBosch or criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Most every reader is familiar with those characters. A fun fact is that Connelly recreated a lot of publicity when President Bill Clinton was exiting a bookstore carrying the Connelly novel, "The Concrete Blonde "Harry novels

Connelly wrote which was adapted to film with Cline Eastwood as director and playing the lead actor as character FBI agent Terry McCabe. The book and movie were based on the "survivorsthat a person has after a heart transplant. s interest in the world of crime investigation come when he was 16 and one night on his way home from working as a dishwasher, he witnessed a man throwing an object into a hedge. Curious, he retrieved the object which ended up being a gun wrapped in a flannel shirt. A great happening for a future fictional crime novelist.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on November 27, 2024

Harry Bosch #8, Harry Bosch Universe #11 sees the bones of what appears to be a long-time ago murdered young boy found in a rural-ish area; the autopsy reveals that the victim was abused his entire life; Harry can't let this go and picks up the cold case. Meanwhile a new romance might be blossoming......more

Goodreads review by James on December 07, 2017

The eighth Harry Bosch novel, published in 2002, opens when a dog unearths a human bone in Laurel Canyon in the hills above Hollywood. The dog's owner, a retired doctor, recognizes the discovery immediately and calls the police. Harry Bosch responds, climbs the hill where the dog had been playing, a......more

Goodreads review by Justo on October 10, 2022

4.5/5 Estrellas Qué decir de esta entrega. Tiene un poco de todo y muy bueno. Perfecta en su relato de los procedimientos policiales. Estamos a principios de los años 2000. De forma totalmente casual se hallan los restos del esqueleto de un niño, que perece haber sufrido todo tipo de maltratos durante......more

Goodreads review by Wulf on May 23, 2024

After the delight that “Angels Flight” was, I was eager to delve into Michael Connelly's "City of Bones", the eighth instalment in the Harry Bosch series. Although it did not quite live up to the intensely riveting and thrilling standards set by some of its predecessors, it still proved to be a very......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on November 12, 2024

5★ “ ‘I’m serious. It’s also against regs. On my part. I’m a D-three. Supervisor level.’ She looked at him a moment. ‘Well, that’s your call, then. I’ll see you tonight. I hope.’” Harry, Harry, Harry. You just can’t seem to resist tempting fate – or your bosses. She’s supposed to be off-limits, being......more

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