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Pretty standard murder Harry Bosch murder mystery with the villain, DNA, grudges and gunshots, twists and turns, a Humphrey Bogart-ish main character with a host of sidekicks and a featured female detective running the cold case department. Fun to see what the Desert Star actually points to (no spoilers here). For those of you who like to listen to the audiobooks, the narrator of Bosch also happens plays the character in the Netflix series. What I like about this series is that you can choose a book in the series out of order and still feel like you don’t get lost in the shuffle. Still, the formula is pretty predictable, and right now I needed a book that gave me just that.

klosh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nic_fish's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

bmlowry8's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

roseleaf24's review against another edition

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4.0

Quick-moving and engaging cases. I really enjoyed this return to Bosch. Ballard is Bosch's boss here, and the tension in that work environment was difficult for me to read at the beginning, but they worked through it. It will be really interesting to see where this goes from here

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