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City of Bones

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Peter J. Fernandez
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On New Year's Day, Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch fields a call that a dog has found a bone - a bone that the dog's owner, a doctor, feels certain is human.

That chance discovery leads Bosch to a shallow grave in the Hollywood hills, evidence of a murder committed more than 20 years earlier. It's a cold case, but it stirs up Bosch's memories of his own childhood as an orphan in the city. Digging through police reports and hospital records, tracking down street kids and runaways from the 1970s, Bosch finds a family ripped apart by an absence - and a trail, ever more tenuous, into a violent, terrifying world.

As the case takes Bosch deeper into the past, a rookie cop named Julia Brasher brings him alive in the present in a way no one has in years. Bosch has been warned about the trouble that comes with dating a rookie, but no warning could withstand the heat between them - or prepare Bosch for the explosions when the case takes a hard turn.

Drawing on the "precision-tooled twists" and "wellspring of authentically lurid detail" (Los Angeles Magazine) that have made him one of the fasted-selling novelists at work today, Michael Connelly has written a riveting, hard-edged, and unforgettable thriller.

Don't miss Detective Harry Bosch on the case in these Michael Connelly crime fiction novels.
©2002 Hieronymus Inc., All Rights Reserved (P)2002 Time Warner AudioBooks, a Division of the AOL Time Warner Book Group

Critic reviews

"Dark and angst-ridden...crackles with energy." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Hard-boiled cop fiction at its most gripping." ( Booklist, starred review)
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Interesting but sad

well written and good development of the parties. Shows how detailed the investigation needs to be to solve crimes.

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awesome book

Good book it keeps you listening to more and not wanting to stop it. I already went thru 8 books in the last 2 months maybe

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reader not up to it

A good Bosch novel but could only give it 3 stars because the reader could not do the voices or the semi dark and gritty nature of the series.

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Another great Harry Bosch book

I am a big David Baldacci fan & especially like Bosch. This story had a lot of twists and turns and lots of police politics.
A true cold case that Harry can’t let go of. I enjoyed this book very much.

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Bosch never gives up, until now?

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Certainly. Harry Bosch is a must read. I read most of the Bosch and Haller series and Michael Connelly does write a captivating story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Always, Harry. Even though he tends to run it alone when he should keep his partner apprised of what is going on, Harry digs up the answers. While this is not good for real life crime fighting, it does make for good fiction crime fighting.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

This was the only weak point. While the narrator did a solid job, he doesn't seem up to the task of narrating character driven novels. There was little distinction between the characters' voices or suspense in the narration. I will listen to him again but because I want to listen to the book not the narrator.

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I'm not going to give away what my headline "until now?" means. Listen to the book and discover for yourself.

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Harry Bosch always a hit

Love the Bosch series. Hope it continues on to his daughter following in his footsteps.

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Love Harry!

This is an awesome Series and lead character is great! Have 7 of the 8 so far.

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Excellent Series

Michael Connelly weaves a tale that keeps you guessing right up to the last chapter. His signature character development was on full display in this, his last of the Harry Bosch series.
Unfortunately Fernandez' narration falls far short of the first few in this series.

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Bosch books never cease to be enjoyable!

love the series...have been listening to them in order for a couple of months...on to #9!

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One of my favorites!

Twists & Turns...more to come I’m Sur- great listen! Of course some love and sadness along the way-

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