The Wrong Side of Goodbye

Michael Connelly

Nov 2016 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, California's newest private investigator, Detective Harry Bosch, must track down a missing heir while helping a police department connect the dots on a dangerous cold case.
Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. His chops from thirty years with the LAPD speak for themselves.

Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. The reclusive billionaire is nearing the end of his life and is haunted by one regret. When he was young, he had a relationship with a Mexican girl, his great love. But soon after becoming pregnant, she disappeared. Did she have the baby? And if so, what happened to it?

Desperate to know whether he has an heir, the dying magnate hires Bosch, the only person he can trust. With such a vast fortune at stake, Harry realizes that his mission could be risky not only for himself but for the one he's seeking. But as he begins to uncover the haunting story--and finds uncanny links to his own past--he knows he cannot rest until he finds the truth.

At the same time, unable to leave cop work behind completely, he volunteers as an investigator for a tiny cash-strapped police department and finds himself tracking a serial rapist who is one of the most baffling and dangerous foes he has ever faced.

Swift, unpredictable, and thrilling, The Wrong Side of Goodbye shows that Michael Connelly "continues to amaze with his consistent skill and sizzle" (Cleveland Plain Dealer).

Ratings and reviews

Don't expect another Grisham "Pelican Brief". The story becomes tedious half way through but you will keep at it convinced that a plot would soon devleope and hit ypu from the left field dashing your boredom, except that one does not materialize while you are slowly dragged to your original predictions of an ending in morality and lessons learned. Definately not a Grisham best.

Mr. Connolly does not disappoint. This novel was enthralling from the first word, another un-put-downable Harry Bosch story. The ending was beautiful but problematic - I now have to wait for the installment!

I expected to love The Wrong Side of Goodbye because I have thoroughly enjoyed the other Harry Bosch novels. However, I felt deflated after reading it. This isn't Michael Connelly's best Bosch effort; not as much snappy Bosch dialogue, and the book seemed like it was happening to someone else, as opposed to me feeling like I was IN the book. Maybe Bosch is getting stale for Connelly, which would be a shame. Still, the book seemed like it was phoned in, as opposed to enthusiastically written. The appearance of Mickey Haller in the novel also seemed a bit forced, as was the brotherly bonhomie; unless I missed a quantum leap of relationship progress in The Gods of Guilt, the Bosch/Haller relations were never that warm and friendly. The ending of The Wrong Side of Goodbye was a bit predictable as well. Hopefully, the next Bosch installment (if there is one) will be better.

About the author

Michael Connelly is the author of twenty-eight previous novels, including #1 New York Times bestsellers The Crossing and The Burning Room. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series and Lincoln Lawyer series, have sold more than sixty million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels and is the executive producer of Bosch, starring Titus Welliver. He spends his time in California and Florida.