Recently read: Michael Connelly’s City of Bones

I like Connelly. He’s always a good, solid, exciting read. I also like his L. A. detective, the anguished Harry (short for Hieronomus—I love the sense of humor and his knowledge of art that made Connelly pick that name!). This book takes us to a remote corner of Laurel Canyon where a dog and his walker find the bones of a boy. The facts turn even more brutal as the bones reveal there had been cruel abuse during the boy’s short life. A call gives them the key to the boy’s identify and his possible abuser. As the plot twists, Bosch starts to fall in love. And soon the consequences of bad decisions spread their effect over a widening pool of deaths.