Lost Light: Summary and book reviews of Lost Light by Michael Connelly, plus links to an excerpt from Lost Light and a biography of Michael Connelly.

Only the money was real. L.A.P.D. detective Harry Bosch was on a movie set, asking questions about the murder of a young production assistant, when an armored car arrived with two million dollars cash for use in a heist scene. In a life-imitates-art firestorm, a gang of masked men converged on the delivery and robbed the armored car with guns blazing. Bosch got off a shot that struck one of the robbers as their van sped away, but the money was never recovered. And the young woman's murder was in the stack of unsolved-case files Bosch carried home the night he left the L.A.P.D. Now Bosch moves full-bore back into that case, determined to find justice for the young woman. Without a badge to open doors and strike fear in the guilty, he learns afresh how brutally indifferent the world can be. But something draws him on, past humiliation and harassment. It's not just that the dead woman had no discernible link to the robbery. Nor is it his sympathy for the cops who took the case over, one of them killed on duty and the other paralyzed by a bullet in the same attack. With every conversation and every thread of evidence, Bosch senses a larger presence, an organization bigger than the movie studios and more ruthless than even the LAPD. The part of Bosch that will never back down finds as fatal an opponent as he's ever encountered - and there's no guarantee that Bosch will survive the showdown ahead.

Media Reviews

The New Yorker Lost Light marks Connelly's most stunning achievement yet, further proof that he is 'the most talented of crime writers'.   The Baltimore Sun Michael Connelly ventures into new territory by having the taciturn Bosch narrate the story. It takes nerve and skill to tinker with a formula as successful as the Bosch series…all of the ingenious plotting and skillful writing that are Connelly's hallmarks.   Washington Post Not only is [Lost Light] one of his best, but it takes this important series in interesting new directions...his plot, so seemingly straightforward, builds to a series of surprises.   Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Connelly hits all the right notes...This exciting procedural is as good as any in the series...that will draw gasps of astonishment from longtime readers.   Kirkus Reviews Starred Review. Connelly manages to keep every new curve not only clear but breathlessly exciting.   Booklist - Bill Ott Starred Review. Connelly manages to rub it raw in a way that others can't quite equal. It's never pretty watching Harry edge toward connection with those he loves and then back away, drawn by the pain of others, but it just may be the most compelling train wreck in crime fiction.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by jpj
Has Connelly written a bad book? Probably not. Lost Light gives us Bosch searching out clues to a long dormant case after he retires from the police force. A little bit of romance, a few great characters, and some interesting plot developments...   Read More

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