The Burning Room
Oct 2014 · Harry Bosch Book 17 · Allen & Unwin
4.3star
73 reviews
Ebook
400
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About this ebook
Detective Harry Bosch and his new partner tackle a cold case unlike any other as they investigate a recent murder where the trigger was pulled ten years earlier. The blistering new thriller from international #1 bestselling author, Michael Connelly.
Not many murder victims die a decade after the crime, so when Orlando Merced dies ten years after being shot, Bosch catches a case with a fresh body and virtually no evidence.
Partnered with rookie detective Lucia Soto, 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 start showing signs of becoming a loose cannon, the one piece of evidence they have on the Merced shooting 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
'Unmatched crime writing at its summit' - The Australian
'The finest crime writer working today' - Neil Cross, lead scriptwriter of Spooks and creator of Luther
Not many murder victims die a decade after the crime, so when Orlando Merced dies ten years after being shot, Bosch catches a case with a fresh body and virtually no evidence.
Partnered with rookie detective Lucia Soto, 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 start showing signs of becoming a loose cannon, the one piece of evidence they have on the Merced shooting 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
'Unmatched crime writing at its summit' - The Australian
'The finest crime writer working today' - Neil Cross, lead scriptwriter of Spooks and creator of Luther
Ratings and reviews
4.3
73 reviews
phil tschirn
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December 27, 2014
Sorry...I am a big fan...but this one was thin fluff. It's a good thing that I didn't read this book first.
Wayne Moore
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January 26, 2015
I just hope it isn't the last. Impossible to put down, dripping with cliff hangers in every chapter and just when you think all is lost, ..... well obviously there is another twist!
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Sid Brown
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November 18, 2014
Once again a really good read by Connelly. Hope there's one for Harry.
About the author
A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the international bestselling author of thirty-six novels. He has created many genre-defining characters, including crime reporter Jack McEvoy, lawyer Mickey Haller and detectives Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch, the protagonists in Connelly's latest release The Dark Hours.
Michael Connelly's books have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide. They have been translated into forty languages and have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony Awards, and the 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing.
Connelly is an executive producer and writer of the successful seven-season Amazon Prime TV series, Bosch, which ran from 2014 to 2021, and of the new IMDb TV spin-off series, Bosch: Legacy, both series starring Titus Welliver. Meanwhile The Lincoln Lawyer will soon be a major new Netflix series based on the second Lincoln Lawyer book of six, The Brass Verdict, with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller.
Michael Connelly's true crime podcast Murder Book is available on most podcast apps or online at murderbookpodcast.com, and his podcast The Wonderland Murders is available through Audible.
Michael Connelly's books have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide. They have been translated into forty languages and have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony Awards, and the 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing.
Connelly is an executive producer and writer of the successful seven-season Amazon Prime TV series, Bosch, which ran from 2014 to 2021, and of the new IMDb TV spin-off series, Bosch: Legacy, both series starring Titus Welliver. Meanwhile The Lincoln Lawyer will soon be a major new Netflix series based on the second Lincoln Lawyer book of six, The Brass Verdict, with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller.
Michael Connelly's true crime podcast Murder Book is available on most podcast apps or online at murderbookpodcast.com, and his podcast The Wonderland Murders is available through Audible.
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