Harry Bosch Number 17

From Goodreads:
Detective Harry Bosch and his new partner investigate a recent murder where the trigger was pulled years earlier.

In the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime. So when Orlando Merced finally succumbs to complications from being shot ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but any other evidence is virtually nonexistent.

Partnered with Lucia Soto, a rookie detective who made her name in a violent liquor store shoot-out, Bosch begins to see political dimensions to the case – a case where, despite the seemingly impossible odds, failure to find the killer is simply not an option.

But not only does Soto soon reveal a burning obsession that could make her a loose cannon, the one piece of evidence they have on the Merced shooting also points in a shocking and unexpected direction that could unsettle the very people who want Bosch to close out the case.

It’s looking like Orlando Merced may not be the investigation’s only victim – and that includes Bosch himself.

‘A modern-day master of crime writing . . . arguably the best detective series of our era.’ Good Reading

‘The finest crime writer working today’ – Neil Cross, lead scriptwriter of Spooks and creator of Luther

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My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was not his best by any stretch. Confusing and disappointing are the thoughts that come to mind. I love Bosch and the new characters are okay but neither story arc has a satisfying finish and the ending is simply for driving commercial demand. Of course we will read the next book but with less enthusiasm. Eventually you go to something else as your time is precious. Let’s hope for redemption!