I'm now hoping Harry continues to hunt for murderers another 50 years. This book grabbed me from the beginning, Harry gets not one but two cold cases, decades old, with no prospect of resolution but pushes on to find the justice that's been denied for so long. The ending was a little far fetched, but it tied up the loose ends for the reader. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2017. The Burning Room A Novel (Book) : Connelly, Michael : In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die almost a decade after the crime. It felt like Connelly wanted to re-explain everything to a new reader who had never read a Bosch book before. Qty: Free delivery. Everyone matters to Harry and dammit, Harry should be able to count on everyone to stand tall for him! A man shot ten years earlier finally succumbs to his injuries, allowing Bosch and his newly-honed partner, Lucy Soto, to open an investigation. True, it does end with a small cliff-hanger, but it fails to make up for a dull, lack-lustre plot. Now Bosch and his new partner, rookie Detective Lucia Soto, are tasked with solving what turns out to be a highly charged, politically sensitive case. Bosch and his rookie detective went above and beyond to solve the case. The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #26). Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. I've been a fan of Connelly and Harry Bosch for years. Not likely to be on my list of favourite Harry Bosch books, decent in some parts but on the whole it was quite easy to tell where the story was going to end up, in terms of the victim and Harry (he makes an usually big slip up part way through which you know is gonna be his downfall). We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Harry is a cop's cop, he fights the good fight and makes sure everyone matters. A twisted crime thriller that will leave you breathless, Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (March 17, 2015). I thought the way Bosch connects Orlando's shooting to the apartment fire to be a bit far-fetched, but otherwise, the story was pure Michael Connelly. Detective Harry Bosch has one year left with the LAPD under the DROP agreement and he wants to make the most of it. Featured with a slam-bang ending, The Burning Room is thrilling and exciting. Please try again. He doesn't make the story interesting at all. The Burning Room, # 17 in the series, is very well done. There is nobody writing crime fiction that does it better than Connelly does. What looked like a cold case gang-related shooting turns into something much more. They take on a case of a Latino musician apparently shot by a stray bullet ten years before during a mariachi concert and whose recent death from complications makes it a homicide. The Burning Room appears to be located deep in the Temple's basement due to its direct connection with the Crystal Heart via a large crystal vein which runs down to it through Rose's room. And so we entered the good year of 2015 in which learned so far that flying with AirAsia in the first week of this year is not without a risk [an emergency landing, engine trouble before take off and the downed airplane] and human traffickers have found a new way to hurt their customers with abandoning cargo ships with their customers still on board while being on a crash course with the Italian mainland. 66 $9.66 $ 9. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Well this is different - an actual detective story! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Meanwhile, Lucy carries the stigma of surviving a housefire when she was little and is driven to solve that arson case that was originally c. Now assigned to cold cases, Harry Bosch is teamed with the inexperienced "Lucky Lucy" Soto, who survived a street gunfight with a local gang. Call it justice. In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die almost a decade after the crime. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Burning Room. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series and Lincoln Lawyer series, have sold more than sixty million copies worldwide. very fast. Question: The Burning Room is your 19 th Harry Bosch novel (and your 27 th novel overall.) Visit Site. by Little, Brown and Company. The empty place where the fire always burns. He has a new partner, Lucia Soto, who doesn’t have much experience but has great instincts. Directed by Bill Albert. There are two different cold cases that Bosch and his new partner Soto are trying to solve. Like 1 like View All Comments . Procedurals are hard enough to follow but without immediate scenes and heavily laden with data and specifics dragged on, not the Connelly tale I used to love. But Connelly has never written "garbage," including The Burning Ro. But the plot flows. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. A body mutilated many times, surgically. He has a new partner, Lucia Soto, who doesn’t have much experience but has great instincts. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet nine years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is still fresh, but all other evidence is virtually nonexistent. He's her only family. But I'll settle for another 50 Bosch novels in no particular order. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Michael Connelly. Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016. Recording Studio // Sala Prove In the middle of The Burning Room and the writing seems very dry. One thing I can say I did not see the ending coming at all. As an actor great as a narrator rubbish. I just want to start off by saying I see why Michael Connelly is spoken highly of his work is one of a kind when it comes to crime. More delivery & pickup options. I liked the interplay between Bosch and Soto, as she is a newbie and he is looking to provide her with the benefit of his experience. Detective Harry Bosch was watching the autopsy of a man who had just died from complications following a gunshot wound he had received ten years previously. Since this is one of the monthly picks for the Mystery, Crime & Thriller Goodreads group, I won't say much except that it was an excellent choice. He is much too good a writer to do garbage. Refresh and try again. There is nobody writing crime fiction that does it better than Connelly does. He sets out to mentor "Lucky Lucy" Soto, his newest partner (not the healthiest occupation in these books) as his time with the LAPD is coming to a close and from Connelly's other books I'm familiar with her but it's nice to see firsthand howtheirbond originated. I felt like Connelly was just going through the motions. Home » The Burning Room (2014) » The Burning Room Q & A. Having seen and heard Titus play Bosch, that is who I hear and see as I read all the books. For me the answer is 'yes and no'. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2018. November 3rd 2014 Even though Lucia Soto was a rookie I enjoyed reading how she was dedicated to solving the case of sleepless nights quick thinkers on her P’s and Q’s at all times. These books go so quickly that I find myself laying in bed at 4 in the morning after wanting to read a chapter before I went to sleep six or seven hours earlier. This one is well told mystery, if nothing special. The story starts in autopsy. Harry Bosch is assigned a new partner, Lucia Soto, only 28 and already a detective, thanks to a shootout where she shot 2 of 4 robbers and pinned down the other 2 until help arrived. For some strange reason I've never read Connelly's books in order, I started with The Poet and then my grandmother of all people turned me onto Harry Bosch. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the body is … . By Jonaird An interactive ghost story development project for the BBC. It helps that Bosch is aging in real time, and his wisdom has begun to show in his work and the relationships with those around him -- specifically his teenage daughter and the new partner he is in charge of mentoring. His affair with the wife of a powerful construction magnate and financial backer of a popular former Hispanic mayor makes for a tricky investigation, fraught with the dangers of high-profile politics and potential corruption. For me this is one of Connelly's better books. When the bullet is pulled from a gunshot victim, when he dies after struggling for 10 years, L.A. wants justice. There is nothing contrived or artificial in the plot, the characters are sharply-drawn when required, and sufficiently murky when not. In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot . Not knowing where to start back into the series, I decided to jump into when he is about to retire. 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