The Crossing

Michael Connelly

Nov 2015 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

In this "tense" thriller and #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller to track down a killer who just might find them first (Wall Street Journal).
Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman has been brutally murdered in her bed and all evidence points to Haller's client, a former gang member turned family man. Though the murder rap seems ironclad, Mickey is sure it's a setup.
Bosch doesn't want anything to do with crossing the aisle to work for the defense. He feels it will undo all the good he's done in his thirty years as a homicide cop. But Mickey promises to let the chips fall where they may. If Harry proves that his client did it, under the rules of discovery, they are obliged to turn over the evidence to the prosecution.
Though it goes against all his instincts, Bosch reluctantly takes the case. The prosecution's file just has too many holes and he has to find out for himself: if Haller's client didn't do it, then who did? With the secret help of his former LAPD partner Lucy Soto, Harry starts digging. Soon his investigation leads him inside the police department, where he realizes that the killer he's been tracking has also been tracking him.
Thrilling, fast-paced, and impossible to put down, The Crossing shows without a shadow of doubt that Connelly is "a master of building suspense" (Wall Street Journal).

Ratings and reviews

I live in LA and I have to tell you all from the rest of the country... Michael Connelly gets it SPOT-ON 100% CORRECT when it comes to the tiny details that make up life on the streets of LA. He gets every nuance, every detail right...and that's from the aspect of the LAPD officer. The irony is that my experience comes from the "other" side of the road so to speak. And having said this, I still say that MC gets it all right, all the time!. Makes me wonder what kind of shenanigans he was up to when he was beat reporter for the latimes...? Either way, thanks for knowing how to weave a good yarn. I can't wait to start reading the new book (Two kinds of truth) this weekend.

Connelly's Harry Bosch nails it again, this time working on the "dark side". The depiction of LA environment is surgically detailed, so is Connelly's wry character, although admittedly I was able to see the ending about a little over half way through the book. I wonder what will become of Madie and how she will evolve and take on her own space in Connelly's mind.

Harry comes across as a rebellious, crabby curmudgeon; but, he always finds the dirt, dirt, dirt--of or on--the hidden evidence. The joy is in mentally traveling with him on his journey of solving the crime.

About the author

Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-eight previous novels, including #1 New York Times bestsellers Desert Star, The Dark Hours, and The Law of Innocence. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, and the Renée Ballard series, have sold more than eighty-five million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of three television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, and The Lincoln Lawyer. He spends his time in California and Florida.