Detective Harry
Bosch is back and working a cold case with new rookie Detective
Lucia Soto. He is now assigned to the Open Unsolved Unit because
homicides in Los Angeles are actually down. (Hmm…) In
his first case, a Mariachi guitarist shot twenty years ago
recently died, and it’s the bullet lodged near his spine
that holds the key to the shooter. Bosch is determined to
find the gun used in the crime, he calls in favors from work
associates and searches deep for even the slightest hint of
a clue. The two take road trips both locally and further out;
at one point they travel to Tulsa Oklahoma in search of a
fellow band member of the victim, but the chief draws the
line at taking a flight to Acapulco. The drive-by shooting
case leads them to an apartment fire, hence the title The
Burning Room. It’s a sad case that I’ll leave
for readers/listeners to discover on their own. Eventually,
the bullet and the gun lead Bosch down a deadly road of danger
and betrayal, and it’s a stunning end for a tired detective.
Bosch does seem tired in this storyline or
maybe it seems that way because he’s teamed with a young,
energetic detective. Soto seems to out run him on this case;
she shows up at work even earlier than Bosch, interrupts interviews
to ask her own questions, and at times refuses to stand down,
even when Bosch commands it. Bosch hasn’t lost his skill
of crime-solving. He may not be as energetic as Soto, but
he can still sort the clues and outsmart the bad guys. When
it comes to Bosch’s private life, he’s a man who
keeps his secrets, especially when it comes to women. He continues
to put his daughter first, and now she wants to be a cop.
He shares this with Soto, which shows us he may trust her
after all. The story ends with a cliff hanger which will have
his fans wondering if Bosch will be back or if Soto will be
the lead character in Connelly’s next book. Nah, Bosch
is too good to leave behind. He’ll be back.
Titus
Welliver narrates the audio version. He is Bosch. I recommend
you find a place to rest or a chore that doesn’t need
your full attention because once you hit play Weliver and
Connelly will take you far, far away. This is a case you won’t
soon forget. I promise.
Reviews of other titles in this series
The
Last Coyote, Trunk Music,
Angels Flight, # 4, 5, 6
(Harry Bosch Vol 2) |
[book] |
A Darkness More Than Night, # 7 |
[book] [audio] |
City of Bones, # 8 |
[book]
|
Lost Light, # 9 |
[book]
[audio] |
The Narrows, # 10 |
[book]
[audio] |
The Closers, # 11 |
[book]
[audio] |
Echo Park, # 12 |
[book]
[audio] |
The Overlook, # 13 |
[book]
[audio] |
The Brass Verdict, # 14
Bosch/Haller |
[audio
] |
9 Dragons, # 15 |
[audio] |
The Reversal, # 16
Bosch/Haller |
[book] [audio] |
The Drop, # 17 |
[book] |
Murder and all That Jazz
-Bosch Short Story |
[book] |
The Black Box # 18 |
[audio] |
Angle of Investigation |
[audio] |
The Burning Room # 19 |
[book
1] [book
2] [audio] |
The
Crossing
Bosch #20/Haller #6 |
[audio] |
The
Wrong Side of Goodbye |
[audio] |
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