TRUNK MUSIC by Michael Connelly - SIGNED BOOK - ADVANCE READING COPY
See all titles by Michael Connelly.From the opening bars, when the body of Tony Aliso is pulled from the
trunk of his Rolls Royce Silver Cloud on Mulholland Drive, to the final
grace note on a Hawaiian beach, Connelly has crafted a jazzy, funky,
roller coaster of a book.
The return of maverick L.A. homicide
detective Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch is cause for rejoicing. The Aliso murder quickly embroils Bosch and his
new team - Kizmin Rider, a young black female officer on the rise in the
department; veteran Jerry Edgar; and their boss, Lieutenant Grace
Billets - in a Byzantine tangle of Las Vegas mob money, Hollywood
filmmaking and police politics.
The plot rushes headlong into deadends
and deadfalls, repeatedly reorients and tears off in a new direction.
Never known for tact, the single-minded Bosch is soon hotfooting
through an acronymic snakepit: the LAPD's OCID (Organized Crime
Investigation Division); the IAD (Internal Affairs Division); the
LVPD's OCU (Las Vegas Police Department's Organized Crime Unit); the
FBI. Not only does each organization claim a piece of the action, but
each also wants a piece of Bosch.
Connelly has it all working together
here: skillful dialogue, solid plotting, nuances of race and status and
a pace that will leave readers gasping to keep up.
