The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, Bk 19)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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!
