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Book Review of The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, Bk 19)

The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, Bk 19)
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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.