Marci (marcijo28) -
Very good!
A good Bosh book. Two stories going on at same time. His case as private investigater and one as a cop. Ending was a bit forced.
Annetta D. (abdunham) reviewed The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, Bk 19) on + 434 more book reviews
good read
In this one Harry's officially retired from LAPD; he's working for free for the San Fernando PD (a tiny independent police force in a tiny incorporated town in the Valley surrounded by mammoth LA) and doing PI work on the side for a dying zillionaire who wants him to locate his blood heirs, if any. On the SFPD side Harry gets involved in tracking down a sneaking serial rapist who might escalate to killing his victims any time.
Usually recitals of every step an investigator goes through, including the paperwork, would get boring fast, but Connelly has a knack for making the routine aspects interesting and important - yet he doesn't skimp on the action either. I stayed up til 3 am to finish it.
Usually recitals of every step an investigator goes through, including the paperwork, would get boring fast, but Connelly has a knack for making the routine aspects interesting and important - yet he doesn't skimp on the action either. I stayed up til 3 am to finish it.
Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, Bk 19) on + 1221 more book reviews
I am a big fan of the Bosch TV series and just recently finished watching the followup series, Bosch Legacy which I also really liked. However, the series ended with a rather dire cliff hanger involving Bosch's daughter, Maddie. So I decided to read the book that the series was based on to see if the situation was resolved. Found out the basis for the book was THE WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE, the 19th in the Bosch series. I have only read a few in the series and based on this one, I really need to read more!
The book finds Bosch as a PI after leaving his job as a detective on the LAPD. He also has a job as an unpaid part-time reserve officer on the San Fernando Police Department (SFPD). He took the job to keep in the police business and he is used by the department to clear some cold cases. He becomes the lead investigator for a serial rapist case which becomes very intense. His partner at SFPD is a woman who ends up targeted by the rapist. (This is where the book differs from the TV show. In the TV series, Maddie is working as a cop for LAPD and she is the one who gets targeted by the rapist, thus the cliff hangar. In the book, Maddie is in college and really doesn't play a significant role in the story.) Meanwhile, Bosch gets a case as a PI when a wealthy billionaire wants him to try to find out if he has an heir. He had a relationship and was in love when he was young with a Mexican girl who disappeared after becoming pregnant. Bosch is on the case to try to determine if an heir from this relationship exists and if so, the person could be in line to receive a fortune. But will the billionaire's corporation allow this?
I really enjoyed this novel. Like I said, I've only read a few in the series but after reading this, I really want to read them all. I would highly recommend this one and I would also recommend the TV series. Great stuff!
The book finds Bosch as a PI after leaving his job as a detective on the LAPD. He also has a job as an unpaid part-time reserve officer on the San Fernando Police Department (SFPD). He took the job to keep in the police business and he is used by the department to clear some cold cases. He becomes the lead investigator for a serial rapist case which becomes very intense. His partner at SFPD is a woman who ends up targeted by the rapist. (This is where the book differs from the TV show. In the TV series, Maddie is working as a cop for LAPD and she is the one who gets targeted by the rapist, thus the cliff hangar. In the book, Maddie is in college and really doesn't play a significant role in the story.) Meanwhile, Bosch gets a case as a PI when a wealthy billionaire wants him to try to find out if he has an heir. He had a relationship and was in love when he was young with a Mexican girl who disappeared after becoming pregnant. Bosch is on the case to try to determine if an heir from this relationship exists and if so, the person could be in line to receive a fortune. But will the billionaire's corporation allow this?
I really enjoyed this novel. Like I said, I've only read a few in the series but after reading this, I really want to read them all. I would highly recommend this one and I would also recommend the TV series. Great stuff!
