Quotes About Michael Connelly

Anybody who relished the idea of being a juror was blue ink all the way.

New York Times bestsellers The Wrong Side of Goodbye and The Crossing. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series and Lincoln Lawyer series, have sold more than

stopped at his partner's desk. Soto's

triad?" "No," Tao said indignantly. "We noted his tattoo and the ownership of

put the car in park and got out and looked around.

might be followed. They were the hunters, not the prey. Bosch wondered what Lewis and Clarke were doing. Did they expect that he

Yeah. You ever see that Sidney Lumet movie The Verdict?" "I don't think so. I don't go to a lot of movies anymore." "It's an old one with Paul Newman. I went through a Paul Newman phase. Anyway, he's a lawyer—a drunk, actually—and he tries to drum up business by going to funerals and passing out business cards.

He looked down at Bosch through Ray-Bans, though it was well into dusk and a sky of burnt orange clouds was reflected in his mirrored lenses.

last address listed was in a place called The Villages. After writing down the information, Bosch checked for a website and found that The Villages was a massive retirement community in Sumter County, Florida. Further searching of online records

I gravitated toward music that invoked loneliness in me. Jazz. More to the point, the sound of the jazz saxophone. I started with the essentials—John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter

Livingstone had said sympathy was no substitute for action.

Stevens, a well-known actress and singer Bosch recognized from appearances on the television shows Hawaiian Eye and 77 Sunset Strip.

because you don't. You couldn't possibly see things the way I do. The answer is no, no insurance. Like most everybody else, I was living in denial. Isn't that what you people call

Who was that supervisor?" "That was Art Donovan.

arrests in Los Angeles in the 1970s and 1980s but no address and nothing that gave a clue to his current whereabouts.

la acercó a la consola. Karch se quedó de pie tras él.

The air they drove through was clear and crisp. They kept the windows up and their expectations down. The call was a suicide run. They

People often mistook a sugar high for clarity of thought. Bosch knew the truth was that the rush made them take chances and they made mistakes.

Back when I was riding patrol, you know what we called a killing that came down to simple street justice?" "What?" "The brass verdict.

Do you know a six-letter word for a man of constant sorrow and loneliness?" she asked after sliding the window open and then checking her nail for damage. "Bosch.

need a driver for the next few days, maybe more. You want to do it, the job's yours. I'm paying ten bucks an hour plus any meals. You'd have to bring a book or something because there will be a lot of sitting around waiting for me.

Cisco pointed south in the

It's pretty clear if they can't defund us, they want to de-see us

It was no longer an unexplained blip on his radar. There was now something solid there, and it needed to be explained and understood