You’re Nothing But A Lot of Talk and a Badge

If Connelly wanted to mic drop on his entire LA noir career — the intersection again of his sixth Mickey Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) and eighteenth Harry Bosch — he could have done it right here.  What’s so amazing about this series is the evolution: of his detective, of the city of Los Angeles, of the LAPD.  At one point in the novel, Bosch stares down the barrel of a gun, and I actually thought Connelly was going to do it.  To ice Harry, put him in a coma, take him down.  Because Connelly gives Harry his lead.  It’s never the same procedural, Harry is constantly changing, while staying good ol’ Harry.  If you are looking for a new once-a-year series to get your hooks into, I cannot recommend this series enough.  Especially if you’ve been to LA.