The Last Coyote: Harry Bosch Series, Book 4

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Suspended from his job with the LAPD, Harry Bosch must face the darkest parts of his past to track down his mother's killer...even if it costs him his life.

Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And after attacking his commanding officer, he's even had to turn in his L.A.P.D. detective's badge. Now, suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation, he's spending his time investigating an unsolved crime from 1961: the brutal slaying of a prostitute who happened to be his own mother.

Even after three decades, Harry's questions generate heat among L.A.'s top politicos. And as the truth begins to emerge, it becomes more and more apparent that someone wants to keep it buried. Someone very powerful...very cunning...and very deadly.

Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has created a dark, fast-paced suspense thriller that cuts to the core of Harry Bosch's character. Once you start it, there's no turning back.

Impressed? Ace detective Harry Bosch is also on the case in other exciting Michael Connelly crime-fiction novels.©1995 by Hieronymous, Inc. (P)1995 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Grabs you and shakes you-and it feels great." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Connelly is at the top of his form in this brilliant mystery. Dick Hill does an outstanding job capturing Bosch's cynicism and anger, confusion and hurt. Hill changes his voice well to portray the other characters, most notably the female police psychiatrist...this is a first-rate production." (AudioFile)

"A powerful book." (Houston Chronicle)

Great Listen

With this story, the listener/reader really has the opportunity to get inside Bosch's head.

Connelly does a great job of spinning the personal side of the murder of Bosch's mother with a really good detective story.

Dick Hill is good as narrator.

Definitely recommended.

Poor recording quality and mispronunciations

I’m listening to all of the Bosch books in order and the recording quality of the first three books was fantastic. This one is recorded low and sounds “fuzzy”. Dick Hill’s reading is mostly fine but the mispronunciations of words like “acclimated” and “forte” were distracting. The story itself is worth the listen despite those two issues.

Bad audio.

It’s too bad but the whole book is bad audio. The other books are clear and good but this one is hard to listen to it’s so bad.

tin can and a bull horn

don't get me wrong it's a phenomenal book, but it was definitely recorded in a tin can with a bull horn. I'm not sure what they were thinking.

Memorable!

Loved it! Crisp characters with more than a few favorite moments. Deserves an encore performance!