LAPD's Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch is a great character with more lives than a litter of cats. The entire series has been entertaining with a 'noir-lite' atmosphere that does very little to extol the virtues of Los Angeles. But it is the gruff but loving Harry who carries each outing. Borrowing a Sherlock Holmes' convention of presenting two mysteries in one book, Connelly has Harry trying to solve a brutal murder that has remained unsolved for twenty years while chasing down a politically charged potential suicide. The most compelling relationship is that between Harry and his partner...it provided a bridge between the two cases and was the most interesting part of the whole outing. One may complain that both Harry and his format are growing stale but his understated nobility and genuine desire to make the city safe have me anticipating the next installment.