The plot of two separate cases really doesn’t work in this one. I honestly wish we had just followed one and that was it. Especially because of the [redacted redacted] and possibility about connections to other cold cases. It just felt totally like a stretch. The cold case unit is staffed with mostly volunteers and recieved funding from a local politician whose sister was murdered but never solved. To keep the unit up and running they need to close cold cases. Starting with the murder of the councilman's sister, Sarah. Renée needs Harry's help.

We are seeing Ballard mature as she attempts to branch out in her career, learning to work with different team members, politicians, and more. We also get to see a bit more of Maddie, Bosch's daughter. As always, Bosch is my favorite, no matter how grumpy or stubborn he may appear, and I'll love him forever. I'll be so lost when his role in Connelly's books ends.Kudos, Mr. Connelly, for another stellar piece. Keep them coming, as I know many who love this series in all its forms. The chaste tree is a tall shrub or small tree with conical clusters of fragrant lilac blooms and gray-green leaves. This broad and spreading multi-stemmed shrub becomes a mass of purple and lilac colors when blooming in summer. The flowering desert tree grows 3 to 16 ft. (1 – 5 m) tall and thrives in full sun.

Texas sage is a small, compact shrub that produces purple flowers. Other names for this desert-dwelling native Texas shrub are wild lilac, ash-bush, Texas silverleaf, Texas Ranger, and purple sage. Despite its common name Texas sage, the flowering plant isn’t related to the herb sage, Salvia. The saguaro cactus is the largest of any cactus to grow in the desert biome. These flowering plants also bloom in the desert between April and June. Large white trumpet-like flowers attract pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds. Although these cacti grow up to 52 ft. (16 m), they are slow-growing plants. So, if you want to create a desert landscape in your yard, a saguaro cactus is an excellent choice. Organ Pipe Cactus ( Stenocereus thurberi) Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name. See this thread for more information. Also called queen’s wreath, the coral vine is an attractive vining desert plant with large heart-shaped leaves and white or pink flowers. Dainty pinkish flowers and large leaves grow on long vines stretching up to 22 ft. (7 m). The hardy plant is native to the northern Sonora Desert and Mexico. In one we know the murderer and the other is someone connected to the family of the politician. I liked the ending and in Key West. It is amazing Harry is now 70 and still going. Judge, jury and executioner.

Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews. The Mexican lime cactus is a decorative desert plant with a lime-green barrel-shaped stem covered in orange-red spikes. This plant is a clumping type of cactus, and its barrel shape eventually becomes slender and cylindrical. The cactus blooms with bright red-orange flowers, creating an attractive crowning ring. Harry, there’s a lot hidden about him til the end and I kind of went what like a dozen times. The parts of the case that focused on him investigating though just read better. It was like Connelly didn’t know what to do with Renee unless Harry was in the same scene with her at times. I also thought that the Harry we knew would have bounced as soon as he saw that Renee put his saying of “everybody counts…” on the wall overlooking their unit. I also cringed at that too. Renee was trying too hard and once again, it didn’t read like her at all. These drought-tolerant plants grow well in gardens that get full sun and little shade. As with most succulent and cacti, plant them in well-draining, sandy soil. In their native habitat, the cacti are found in Arizona and Mexico in the Sonoran Desert. Brittlebush ( Encelia farinosa) And Ballard grows in her maturity as a cop, and her deference through Bosch’s teachings, regardless of the fact that she is the boss now.

It is always so hard to write a review of a new Michael Connelly book for me. I just want to do him the justice that he deserves. It is no secret that he is a favourite author for me, and I am always excited when a new book is announced and when it arrives, nothing else matters. As the years go on, my love for these books and characters has not faded. Also called desert sage, this purple-flowering heat-tolerant plant is a low-growing woody shrub with deep blue-violet flowering spikes. The clumping shrub blooms in spring and summer, and the purple colors contrast nicely with the aromatic lance-shaped silvery-gray leaves. Purple sage grows 1 to 3 ft. (0.3 – 1 m) tall and up to 4 ft. (1.2 m) wide. The yellow palo verde is a large desert tree and is one of the most common trees native to the Sonoran Desert. This species of palo verde tree usually grows to around 16 ft. (5 m) tall and has yellowish-green foliage. The yellow palo verde is a deciduous tree that loses its leaves in hot, dry seasons. One of the most attractive flowering desert plants is the purple poppy mallow. Also called wine cups or buffalo roses, the perennial spreading plant has masses of magenta-colored cup-shaped flowers. The upward-facing blooms measure 1.5” to 2.5” (3.8 – 6 cm) wide. These contrast with the lobed, deep-green hairy leaves. Ballard and Bosch will be forced to face new tensions, old resentments, and personal secrets that will drive Bosch to behave in ways that she never would have expected from him in the pursuit of two psycho killers that could create incredible political fallout and destroy both of their law enforcement careers.Upper Keel Payload Bay. Easy access, so perfect for batteries or experimental electronics. Custom made pouches are added as required, into which payload can be safely placed. Ehhh. Renee didn’t read like herself at all. She’s in essence a boss in this one, and honestly at times not a good one. She seems to need Harry involved with everything and I was like have you met him? One even wonders why she was so gung-ho on having him included. We get to know some of the other volunteers in the unit and I can’t say too much about any of them except for two of the characters because they were essential to the plot. One of them (Hatteras) got on my nerves. I wanted more personal detail from Renee, where was she living, how was this new unit seen by her former lieutenant, and partner from the last book. She was like persona non grata with the last book and the whole thing just got skipped over. And as I sit here pondering this review I wonder if this book would carry the same emotion for a reader just starting out, reading this one without reading all the others first. Without knowing Bosch this book might come off as shadow that continues to darken to the very end. Old Cop, Young Cop: The "old cop, young cop" dynamic that has been going on between young go-getter Renee Ballard and grizzled vet Harry Bosch since the characters were first paired up gets a tweak in this novel. Harry volunteers for Renee's unit, which makes her his supervisor. She has to upbraid him from time to time for not respecting her authority. Devil’s claw performs best in sandy soils and regions with little rainfall. Identifying features of devil’s claw include trumpet-like flowers with velvety petals that are 1.5” to 2.3” (4 – 6 cm) long, distinctive spiny fruits with hooked stems, and ground-hugging stems.