The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

I am still working on Layla by Colleen Hoover, but I was eyeing one of my bookshelves and something about The Burning Room by Michael Connelly caught my eye.

It's been awhile since I had read one of the Harry Bosch novels. I got this one years ago on the sale tables at Books-a-Million, and then it went on to the shelf to languish.

I really enjoyed the story, and had forgotten that I liked the Bosch character quite a bit. At this point in his career, Bosch is closing in on his last year with the LAPD and is working in the Open-Unsolved Unit. A case from many years before turns from a shooting to a murder when the man who had been hit by a bullet so long ago eventually dies. Bosch has a new, younger partner, who he is skeptical of at first, but comes to enjoy working with.

The book ends up focusing on two different cases, which evolves in to three of four different cases that may have some commonalities, but still flows well. I thought the cases wrapped up rather neatly, which was a bit of a disappointment, but the final ending of the book is a cliffhanger. I was intrigued enough to immediately check to see which book was next in the series, and then to see if my library had the ebook immediately available. It did not (it is available in about 3 weeks though), so I checked the book price on Amazon, but knowing I can get it in a few weeks got me to hold off on buying yet another book I will read once and then just have on my device taking up space.

I would recommend this to readers than enjoy police procedurals, especially if you can get a copy from your library.

Final Rating:

★★★★☆

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