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The Concrete Blonde

by Michael Connelly

A case reopened on two fronts

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    Edgar Award–winning author

    Michael Connelly is described as an Edgar Award-winning author.

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A case reopened on two fronts

Harry Bosch’s confidence that he killed the Dollmaker is shaken when a new victim bears the killer’s signature. At the same time, the dead man’s widow brings a lawsuit against Bosch and the LAPD, turning the detective’s past decision into a public and legal challenge. The story brings together a hunt for a serial killer and a courtroom battle, with Bosch’s investigation forcing him to confront doubts about his own judgment. Its Los Angeles police-procedural setting frames questions of evidence, responsibility, and what happens when certainty about a case no longer holds.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy police procedurals centered on a detective’s investigation.
  • Readers interested in crime fiction that combines a murder hunt with courtroom proceedings.
  • Readers drawn to mysteries involving serial-killer cases and questions of police accountability.

Themes

Evidence and uncertaintyPolice accountabilityPersonal judgmentSerial crime

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Book overview

Detective Harry Bosch was sure he'd shot the serial killer responsible for a string of murders in LA . . . but now, a new crime makes him question his convictions.
The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.

But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.

So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart.

With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.
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