The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, #19; Harry Bosch Universe, #29) in 2-3-4 Challenge

Dec 30, 2016 Mary Beth rated it really liked it

This is the 21st book in the Harry Bosch Series. I just really love this series and now I have to wait patiently for the next book.
Bosch is now retired from the Los Angles police department where he
worked as a detective. He did not go quietly into retirement but sued the city as he left. This has made him persona non grata in his old stomping grounds but Harry could care less. He is working part time for the San Fernando Police Department and taking some private gigs on the side. THE WRONG SID
This is the 21st book in the Harry Bosch Series. I just really love this series and now I have to wait patiently for the next book.
Bosch is now retired from the Los Angles police department where he
worked as a detective. He did not go quietly into retirement but sued the city as he left. This has made him persona non grata in his old stomping grounds but Harry could care less. He is working part time for the San Fernando Police Department and taking some private gigs on the side. THE WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE is about one of each.

The “private” job has Harry tracing down a possible heir for one of the richest men in the country. Whitney Vance is eighty-five years old and sixty-something years earlier he had a romance that might have produced an heir. It is up to Harry to dig into the past and find out whether or not this is true.

Meanwhile Harry is also working the “screen cutter” case for the San Fernando Police Department. This case involves a serial rapist and Harry is digging up every clue possible so he can get this guy off the streets. The rapist is labeled the “screen cutter” because he gains entry into various homes by cutting the houses’ screens.

Connelly gives us a double shot of Harry as we get to see how he operates on the job and also privately. There is also the double pleasure of having Harry’s half-brother Mickey Haller assist him with the legal side of the private case. Yes the “Lincoln Lawyer” is still around and more fun than ever.

If you have not read Michael Connelly in the past then you can not know how much enjoyment you are missing. Nobody writes like Connelly, nobody. He is unique in his style and also in the character of Harry Bosch he has created. If you read one page about Harry Bosch as written by Michael Connelly you will be hooked for life.

It may be Connelly’s twenty-first Harry Bosch book but it is fresh and innovative from the first page till the last. When it comes to crime procedurals it is step by step detecting that is page by page enthralling. You just can’t go wrong with reading Michael Connelly. He will make you wild about Harry Bosch. ...more

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Feb 25, 2018 Jonetta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: group-read, 12800-in-2018, mystery-suspense-thriller, audiobook, nc-br-digital-library, 5000-books

Harry Bosch is now a detective in the reserve unit of the San Fernando Police Department, having permanently severed his ties with the LAPD following his settlement. His current case involves what looks to be a serial rapist, referred to as the Screen Cutter because of his method of entry. Meanwhile, he still takes on private assignments and his latest engagement is mysterious. He’s hired by billionaire Whitney Vance to track down a woman he impregnated over 60 years ago and determine if he has ...more

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Feb 25, 2018 Robin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, 2018

Harry Bosch is a busy guy. Since leaving the LAPD before they could fire him, Harry has renewed his private investigator's license and has been hired by Whitney Vance, a rich recluse who wants Harry to track down his heirs. Mr. Vance abandoned his pregnant girlfriend when he was young. Now that he is near the end of his life, he wants to pass on his legacy to his child. Mr. Vance makes Harry sign a non-disclosure agreement. He also warns Harry that people will want to stop him from finding any h ...more

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Nov 15, 2018 Sandra Hoover rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: police-procedurals, suspense

Another great addition to the series! I always love seeing Harry Bosch & Micky Haller working together. And as always, I love being inside Harry's head as he works a case - or in this book - two cases. My love affair with Harry and this series continues! A Must Read! ...more

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Feb 01, 2020 Lauren rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cold-case, private-investigator-security, police-procedural, vietnam-war

The Wrong Side of Goodbye
4 Stars

Harry's cold case investigations are particularly enjoyable as the reader accompanies him on his treasure-hunt like journey chasing down clues and uncovering secrets.

While both of the cases in this installment are compelling, it is the search for the missing heir that really grabs the reader with the heartwrenching twists and turns. The second case focusing on the search for a brutal serial rapist is gripping, especially the final showdown. That said, there the r ...more

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Jan 24, 2021 Meera rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, bookmarks-magazine

This was a great addition to the series. There were two mysteries and both were equally compelling and after a certain point, this book was hard to put down. I can’t believe I had almost given up on this series over 10 books ago when I had felt kind of bored by it. I’m glad I had kept going.

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Mar 31, 2023 Connie rated it it was amazing

Titus Welliver does a marvelous job of making Harry Bosch come to life. This book did not disappoint.

This one involved two different cases and both were very interesting. There was a serial rapist and also Harry was working a private case trying to find a heir for a billionaire. Both were totally different cases, so you were not mixed up in the details of either case.

I am giving this 5 out of 5 stars.

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