Desert Star

Another great Bosch book. I love all of Michael Connelly’s books. So glad they’ve made them into series for TV. Great storyline and I love the fact Renee is in this one too and in charge. Bosch is getting up in years so I’m curious where he is hitting in the books. So glad it didn’t end the way the story started to unfold. Can’t wait for the next chapter in their stories!!!

This book is too big for this old lady to hold and to put into my cover that I use when I read my books! I will get around to it though because Michael Connelly is my favorite writer and I’m sure I’ll love the story, as I always do with all of his books, that’s why I have given it a five star ! Michael, please make them cut down the size! I’ll give this another review after I read it !

Another gripping tale, but with an alarming hint of darkness at the end. Harry and Renee make a great team. Connelly had me hanging on every word and plot twist (what's new lol). I like how he even worked a glimpse of Mickey Haller into this novel. Definitely worth reading, as usual.

A lot of action, but more chasing leads. Awesome how the writing keeps you reading to see where the story goes. Even more so that its entertaining along the way, and that they closed cold cases left to molder in soterage.

I hate to say that bosch is gone. Gonna miss him. Ballard has to replace him. Will see what happens

If you're acquainted with Bosch and Ballard this book delivers. Their relationship deepens and they each realize how connected they really are. There were some interesting twists n turns in book 5 but then ending really got me. I was not prepared for that and while I like Ballard's character, she's not Bosch. I'm nor quite ready to say goodbye to Harry Bosch. :(

Harry Bosch is getting old. To be precise, he is 72 years old in 2022, when the events in Desert Star take place. His motto has always been, “Everybody counts or nobody counts. This is the driving force in his pursuit of justice for victims. But how long can he keep going?That’s the question I had in mind when I cracked open the latest installment in Michael Connelly’s long-running series of crime novels featuring Bosch. Connelly debuted the character in 1992’s The Black Echo, I discovered the Bosch series in 2015, and I have been a huge fan ever since. (The television show is also very good.)With Bosch, Connelly has created a Los Angeles-centric universe of characters who interact with one another, such as Mickey Haller (the “Lincoln lawyer” and Bosch’s half-brother) and Renee Ballard (Bosh’s erstwhile partner). As Bosch ages, Connelly is able to shift the focus from him to these other characters. Because fans are already invested in them, they find it—I find it—easy to pick up the new books.This is especially true as some of the protagonists in my other favorite series age. Jack Reacher is too old to be homeless in America. Walt Longmire—who’s older than Bosch—is too old to be running around the Rez. And Gabriel Allon—who’s contemporary to Bosch—has retired from Mossad. What do you do with these beloved characters?Connelly has solved that problem by moving Bosch into a secondary position as a supporting character to LAPD Detective Renee Ballard. In Desert Star, she runs the reconstituted Open-Unsolved Unit that tries to close cold cases. With Bosch as her first choice, she has created a volunteer group to sift through cold cases and use DNA or other new developments solve old murders. The team includes another retired (but lazy) LAPD officer, a retired deputy DA, a retired FBI agent, and an investigative genetic genealogist with a penchant for the psychic realm.Desert Star focuses on two cases. The first is the 1994 murder of Sarah Pearlman, sister of LA City Councilman Jake Pearlman, who has been instrumental in restarting the Open-Unsolved Unit, and who expects his sister’s case to be prioritized.The second is the Gallagher Family case, the 2013 murder of Dad, Mom, and two kids. Bosch worked the case and identified a suspect, Finbar McShane, but the case went cold long before he retired. It’s the one that got away.Connelly’s plot is a slow burn, with the major action reserved for near the end of the book. It’s a classic police procedural. The plot twists and turns as new evidence and new insights about old evidence lead readers to the book’s denouement, which hits close to home.Bosch has often been in perilous, even life-threatening situations, but this is the first time I genuinely worried for him in the years I’ve been reading the series. Is this the end of the line for Harry Bosch? You’ll have to read the book for yourself to find out.Whether or not it is, however, I’m glad that Connelly had the foresight to introduce Renee Ballard in the Bosch literary universe several years ago. She’ll carry on when Harry can’t. I enjoyed Desert Star, and I’m looking forward to the next novel.

Loved this book like all the rest... Very great story hope there will be a lot more

やっぱりマイクルコナリーはいいなあ〜抜群の安定感。LAPDを引退してヒマを持て余しているHarry Boschを昔の部下だったRenée Ballardがコールドケース・ユニットを立ち上げてチームリーダーとなってBoschを引っ張る。旧型チェロキーに乗って携帯を無くしながらも事件解決に向けて走り回る老刑事の様子はちょっと前にネトフリで見つけたローワン・アトキンソンのアナログの逆襲で老スパイが活躍するストーリーと状況が重なって飽きさせない。物語にはBoschの異母兄弟のリンカーン弁護士=ミッキー・ハラーもチラッと登場させて、Boschシリーズファンにはたまらない(^^)リンカーン弁護士もネトフリでつい最近シーズン2が日本でもリリースされて大満足だった。でもBoschはこれが最後かなあ、、

物語の展開が凄い。翻訳本が待ちきれずに買いましたが、いくつか出てくる略語は紛らわしく読みにくかったです。

un avvincente romanzo in cui l'Ispettore Harry Bosch si tuffa un "cold case". Ben scritto e non troppo difficile da leggere anche per chi ha un livello di inglese non particolarmente alto

Not Connelly 's greatest but worth a read. A lot of procedural and organisation stuff which is important to the story but slows it down. The second half picks up the pace and the book has a poignant ending. Connelly is one of the best ever in this genre and I was glad I'd read this by the time I finished it.

It was very interesting to read a book with Harry Bosch and this book was very exiting again!