ECHO PARK
By Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company
www.hachettebookgroupsusa.com
ISBN: 9780316734950
Hadback, 409 pages, $26.99
Genre: Mystery

The unsolved murder of Marie Gesto has stayed with Harry Bosch since he first investigated the case in 1993. Now working in the Open-Unsolved Unit, Bosch routinely studies the case, looking for missed clues. When Bosch learns that a serial killer has confessed to the murder of Marie Gesto, he’s thrown off balance. For years, Bosch has targeted another man for the murder. As validation, Bosch is required to take the killer’s confession, then accompany him and other law enforcement officials to the site where Marie’s body is buried. During that foray, the killer manages to escape, killing two officers in the process. While tracking the killer, Bosch once more studies the murder book for Marie Gesto, along with other victims the serial killer claims to have murdered, and begins to suspect that this killer is the wrong guy for Marie’s brutal death.

Reading this series guaranties plenty of suspense, a twisting mystery, and a plethora of good guys and bad guys. Bosch is an interesting character, a man hardened by his work whose spontaneous acts tend to get him in trouble, but who doesn’t try to rein himself in and is not above bending the law to suit his needs. A good read.