Lost Light

Harry Bosch, Book 9

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Len Cariou

Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Only the money was real. Four years ago, LAPD detective Harry Bosch was on a movie set, asking questions about the murder of a young production assistant, when an armored car arrived with $2 million cash for use in a heist scene. In a life-imitates-art firestorm, a gang of masked men converged on the delivery and robbed the armored car with guns blazing. Bosch got off a shot that struck one of the robbers as their van sped away, but the money was never recovered. And the young woman's murder was in the stack of unsolved-case files Bosch carried home the night he left the LAPD.

Now Bosch moves full-bore back into that case, determined to find justice for the young woman. Without a badge to open doors and strike fear in the guilty, he learns afresh how brutally indifferent the world can be. But something draws him on, past humiliation and harassment. It's not just that the dead woman had no discernible link to the robbery. Nor is it his sympathy for the cops who took the case over, one of them killed on duty and the other paralyzed by a bullet in the same attack. With every conversation and every thread of evidence, Bosch senses a larger presence, an organization bigger than the movie studios and more ruthless than even the LAPD. The part of Bosch that will never back down finds as fatal an opponent as he's ever encountered - and there's no guarantee that Bosch will survive the showdown ahead.

Don't miss Detective Harry Bosch on the case in these Michael Connelly crime fiction novels.

©2003 Hieronymus Inc. (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks, a division of the AOL Time Warner Book Group

Critic reviews

• Audie Award Winner, Mystery, Fiction, 2004

"It's never pretty watching Harry [Bosch] edge toward connection with those he loves and then back away...but it just may be the most compelling train wreck in crime fiction." (Booklist, Starred Review)
"This exciting procedural is as good as any in the series." (Publishers Weekly)

Typical Connelly

Typical Connelly and typical Bosch.

Of course that means it is a good listen and yes, highly recommended!

There are a few different twists in this one, so I would probably rank it near the top end of Bosch novels.

Good but flawed

The audiobook is good, but it slowed down in the middle and has too many twists to try to keep up with, but i was satified with it overall

Dorky music#

the music is out of place for this book or any narrated book, tooooooo Corny!

Just a Good Story

This book provided good entertainment for a long car trip. 5 stars are worthy as it kept us thoroughly engrossed. We were more than eager to start it up again after every pit stop.

I like how it was done. The reader does a good job, the music is nice and it was a satisfying book.

Connelly is the most literate suspense novelist

What a great writer Connelly is. What a great character Bosch is.

If you appreciate both fine literature and excellent suspense, read all of the Harry Bosch novels, and particularly this one--one of his best.

Caribou’s performance is brilliant!

I truly enjoyed Len Cariou’s gift of creating starkly different characters from one voice. Cariou’s voice made the prose sing. Michael Connelly delivered with an intricate but engrossing tale of seemingly unrelated murders, an FBI agent’s disappearance and a Hollywood robbery. Our hero Harry works his way through all this...without a badge. And lastly a revelation that brings Harry to his knees. 5 stars!

Connelly’s best!

This is Michael Connelly at his finest. “Lost Light” is the best Bosch book. Ever.

My first audio book!!

What a lovely way to enjoy Bosch!! I do believe I'm hooked. ☺

Great Book

Great Book. We need More books like this one. The read was great but I wished they would of used the same one for all Mr. Connelly Books

Slow Start, Compelling Ending

This is a great choice for those who like complex plots with realistic characters although the start is slow. After the first CD you are hooked.