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The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 19) Kindle Edition

by Michael Connelly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 19 of 20: A Harry Bosch Novel

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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).

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Connelly has created in Bosch one of the great characters in contemporary crime fiction.-- "Tampa Bay Times"

It is a disturbing and yet cathartic tale-within-a-tale that proves once again what a master storyteller Connelly is.-- "Bruce Tierney, BookPage"

Connelly continues to discover new depths to his character and new stories to tell that reveal those depths in always compelling ways. Hats off one more time to a landmark crime series.-- "Booklist (starred review)"

Bosch at his best.-- "Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review"

It is impossible for Connelly to tell a bad story. Moving effortlessly between Bosch's private and public cases, he ratchets up the tension...pulling off in the final few chapters a California noir sleight of hand that would make Ross Macdonald envious.-- "Arizona Republic"

Swift, unpredictable, and thrilling.-- "Book Reporter"

Swift, unpredictable, and thrilling.-- "Bookreporter"

A disturbing and yet cathartic tale-within-a-tale that proves once again what a master storyteller Connelly is.

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Bosch at his best.-- "New York Times Book Review"

About the Author

Titus Welliver, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is an actor best known for his starring role as Harry Bosch on the Bosch television series, as well as roles in the television's Deadwood, Lost, Sons of Anarchy, and The Good Wife. He has also starred in numerous movies, including Argo, Man on a Ledge, Gone Baby Gone, and The Town.

Michael Connelly, author of suspense thriller and detective mysteries, has written several #1 New York Times bestsellers and numerous titles that made the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. He has won most every award given in the mystery and thriller genres, including the Anthony Award for Best Novel and the Barry Award for Best Novel. He is a former newspaper reporter who also won numerous awards for his journalism.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BU1ITMI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company (November 1, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 15770 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 401 pages

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- #139 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #656 in Police Procedurals (Books)
- #681 in Police Procedurals (Kindle Store)

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Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of more than thirty novels and one work of nonfiction. With over eighty-five million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into forty-five foreign languages, he is one of the most successful writers working today. A former newspaper reporter who worked the crime beat at the Los Angeles Times and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Connelly has won numerous awards for his journalism and his fiction. His very first novel, The Black Echo, won the prestigious Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1998 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of his #1 bestselling novel, The Lincoln Lawyer, hit theaters worldwide starring Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. His most recent New York Times bestsellers include Desert Star (2022), The Dark Hours (2021), The Law Of Innocence (2020), Fair Warning (2020), and The Night Fire (2019). Michael is the executive producer of Bosch and Bosch: Legacy, Amazon Studios original drama series based on his bestselling character Harry Bosch, starring Titus Welliver and streaming on Amazon Prime/Amazon Freevee. He is the executive producer of The Lincoln Lawyer, streaming on Netflix, starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. He is also the executive producer of the documentary films, "Sound Of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story' and 'Tales Of the American.' He spends his time in California and Florida.

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Jimmy Christrup

Best Bosch book

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024

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I have now been reading 19 Bosch books. That alone says a lot. This is the best one. Full of heart (from Bosch) and suspenseful like hell. Thanks to the author. I didn't want this book to end. That's how a book should be.

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L. J. Roberts

Classic Connelly. It’s a satisfying read fans will enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017

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First Sentence: They charged from the cover of the elephant grass toward the LZ, five of them swarming the slick on both sides, one among them yelling, “Go! Go! Go!”—as if each man needed to be prodded and reminded that these were the most dangerous seconds of their lives.”

Harry Bosch is on leave from the LAPD but has been taken on as a volunteer reserve officer investigating the cold case of a serial rapist for the San Fernando PD. However, working as a private investigator, Bosch has been hired by an elderly billionaire to find any heirs he may have from when he was a college student. The man’s company very much wants Harry to fail.

It is interesting that we open with a reminder of the terrible cost of war. Any war. All wars.

Connelly has such a clear and distinctive voice, part of which is the ever-present sarcastic humour—“You can come back now.” “Good. Any longer and I was going to jump.” She didn’t smile. …”It’s impact-resistant glass,” she said. “It can take the force of a category-five hurricane.” “Good to know,” Bosch said. “And I was only joking.”

It’s good that we learn the backstory of Bosch’s situation with the LAPD. One thing one never needs worry about is learning the history and/or backstory of people and places. Connelly is very good and providing those, often with an interesting perspective—“Working cold cases had made Bosch proficient in time travel.” However, one does rather wonder what is the normal rate of an officer clearing murder cases.

Another of Connelly’s many skills is outlining police procedures, and describing the impact budget reductions has on solving crimes. This is not only informative but adds a strong element of realism. Even so, Bosch is a character who likes to do things very much his own way.

It is nice to have Bosch’s half-brother, Mickey Haller, brought into the story. However, there are a lot of coincidences, and the interactions with Bosch’s daughter seemed random and didn’t really add anything to the story. Another rather irritating factor is the constant relating of driving directions. It is rather as if listing to a GPS. It doesn't really provide a true sense of place and feels like filler.

The plot is well done. Connelly balances the two story threads very well. There are good twists, red herrings, and “ah-ha!” moments. The buildup of suspense nicely done, as is the exposure of the killer.

“The Wrong Side of Goodbye” is classic Connelly. It’s a satisfying read fans will enjoy.

THE WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE (Pol Proc-Bosch/Haller-LA-Contemp) – Good
Connelly, Michael – 19th in series
Little, Brown and Company – Nov, 2016

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Taylor

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2024

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I read about half the book but went right to the conclusion in the Epilogue. I found it to be interesting but I sometimes become anxious about books like this. I was both a Vietnam veteran. I spent 12 months there in a combat support unit. That means we did not actively engage the enemy but we had a role in combat support operations. I also worked for the Los Angeles Police as a non-sworn ( civilian) employee. One of my functions was to go to crime scenes to gather a specific type of physical evidence. I knew the book would have a happy ending but felt to anxious to read the trauma leading up to that ending so just skipped to the end.

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JHS

Another Harry Bosch thriller

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024

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Keeps you moving until the end. Retired Harry and his half brother are working together. Good read and a good ride ,around Southern CA. What is Harry doing on a missing person case?

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024

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Harry seemed a little bit softer in this book, it was good to see a more human touch to his character. Enjoyed this story very much.

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D. West

Title Doesn't Fit the Novel?!?

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018

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Another home run for Harry Bosch, PI extraordinaire and part time unpaid detective for San Fernando PD. The plot and storyline has been reviewed to death, so I will only say that I found Connelly's story to be captivating and Harry is his usual self. Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer and Bosch's half brother is brought into the action in this novel and the double plot line flows smoothly along to a somewhat surprising finish with an unexpected twist in his PI case. The simultaneous storyline of a serial rapist also takes an unexpected turn as Harry somehow intuits who the rapist is and the small department scrambles to find him before he can hurt one of the female detectives working the case. The fact that Bosch somehow figures out who the rapist actually is, and how the rest of the department falls into line to nab him was somewhat over the top. It seems to happen so quickly so that both plot lines could reach satisfactory conclusions at the same time and we are never really privy to how Harry figures out the rapist almost on the fly, when they've been tracking him for years.

Harry's backstory is interesting however; I sometimes get the feeling Connelly is writing scripts not novels. I was not surprised to find that an Amazon series called Bosch has been developed. I watched the pilot and it totally shattered my imagine of Bosch as presented in the novels vs. the Bosch presented in the series. I'll never know why screenwriters think the have to rewrite the entire character? The series was a complete remake of the Bosch we have all come to know and love and it destroyed my imaginary vision of what Bosch would look like, act like, etc. Such a disappointment, if you're going make a movie from a novel, please keep it as close to the writing as possible. I'm certain Connelly couldn't care less with all the money he's making but as one of the directors, please stay true to your novels. The books are so much better than the series. There is not the slightest resemblance to Harry Bosch from The Wong Side of Goodbye and the Bosch series. Nuff said.

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Stephen S. Bondar

Another two great stories in one

Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2024

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I was only disappointed in one thing, for Harry's sake. There is no mention of what, if anything, became of the shot it looked like he might have had with the LAPD Internal Affairs investigator that was hinted at in the last book.

Otherwise, this was another great Harry Bosch book, showing the reality of how in real life, sometimes you have to work on two things at once, and make quick decisions as to which takes priority at what time.

I am glad Harry has a badge back, though. I don't like him having to stand in the regular lines, and get stonewalled by just about anybody. In fact, I really kind of like "bully" Harry, as some reviewers have described him, just forcing his way past or into something where a detective's shield is not a mere icebreaker, but a snowplow or bulldozer.

I want more Harry Bosch! And I know there's more to tell, because we still don't know nearly all about his past.

Maria

Great read

Reviewed in Mexico on December 31, 2020

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I love Connelly’s books. This one is no exception, fast paced, could not stop reading. The characters, plot and writing are superb

Insatisfeito e iludido

Great novel

Reviewed in Brazil on November 7, 2019

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As a Federal Prosecutor I admire Harry Bosh. A descent cop that goes by the book, never loosing the grip of a great detective. Great thing is Bosch ages through the several books, just like the rest of us. You just can not stop reading. Real good fiction.

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いつもと違う

Reviewed in Japan on October 24, 2023

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泣けます。著者の天才的な文章に何度もグッときます。

テレビ版のボッシュレガシーシーズン1とほぼ同じストーリーなので、先に本を読んだほうがより本を楽しめるかなと思いました。ただしタイタウンレイピストのくだりは全く違うのでこの本の中でのオリジナルを楽しめます。

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Heidi

Gewohnt gute Lektüre

Reviewed in Germany on August 1, 2017

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Auch auf der anderen Seite des Rechts bleibt Harry Bosch sich selbst, mit all seinen Zweifeln und Hinterfragen seiner Aktionen. Harry Bosch und Mickey Haller kommen sich näher, aber jeder bleibt auf seiner Linie. Viel Action über die ganze Geschichte weg und somit Spannung bis zum Ende, auch wenn von der ersten Seite her eigentlich klar ist, wer die Bösewichte sind. Aber eben, bewiesen muss es zuerst werden und dazu braucht man die Intuition eines Harry Bosch.................

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