The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael ConnellyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch Series is most of all about Harry Bosch. Since introduced in The Black Echo, the 1st book in the series, published in 1992, we have been part of his life. We have taken rides with this character, learnt more about him with each book and watched him solve mysteries seen the passion he has for justice.
His character has developed throughout the series and he has become like a friend. Harry Bosch is not too perfect - he has emotional scars just like most of us. A maverick, who will bend the rules to solve his cases, a passion of justice for the victims, hard-assed but with a softer side that loves Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins and Chet Baker and his daughter, Maddie. He also gets to live in the most fabulous house in LA...
The Wrong Side of Goodbye is the 21st book in the series and it does not disappoint.
Harry, having been forced to retire in the previous book, The Drop, is now a private investigator and working for free as a part-time reserve detective for the small city of San Fernando Police Dept.
The storyline revolves around two cases. The one is a cold case of a serial rapist that he's working on finding the culprit for the SFPD. The other case that he's working on his private time deals with finding a missing heir of an old and reclusive billionaire.
Both cases are fantastically woven together as Harry uses all his skills in finding answers for both his cases.
Good pacing, nail-biting twists and turns and some unexpected revelations.
Loved seeing characters from previous books - Harry's half-brother, Mickey Haller, his daughter, Maddie and also some new characters that are introduced.
The author intertwines interesting insights into the history of Los Angeles and it's changing face of the past to present. You really get a sense of place - you are taken on a trip through the City of Angels and it's many nearby and far-flung neighbourhoods and through Harry's eyes, you see the angelic and less parts of this fascinating city.
A must read for Harry Bosch fans and non-fans too.
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