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The Closers (Harry Bosch Bk 11)
Author: Michael Connelly

Book Information
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780446616447 - ISBN-10: 0446616443
Pages: 464


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged)

Book Description:
The death of a teenage girl almost two decades ago comes back to haunt all of L.A. - and detective Harry Bosch in this spellbinding new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.

In Los Angeles in 1998, a 16 year old girl who had disappeared from her home was later found dead with a single gunshot wound to the chest. The death appeared at first to be a suicide, and although detectives on the case found clues that pointed toward murder, no one was ever charged. Detective Larry Bosch, newly returned to the LAPD with the job of closing unsolved cases, gets the report of a new DNA match that makes the case very much alive again. A white supremacist with close ties to the LAPD becomes a suspect but Bosch and his partner, Kizmin Rider, can't take a step without threatening higher ups in the department.

And the case turns out to be anything but cold. Everywhere he probes, Bosch finds hot grief, hot rage, and a bottomless well of treachery and danger. Enemies inside the department make Bosch wonder if he's been allowed to rejoin the LAPD only because they needed a fresh victim.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Gaylene G. (gigi) wrote on 5/4/2007...

5 member(s) found this review helpful.

A good, behind-the-scenes look at the details involved in solving cold cases.

Anna W. (AnnaB) wrote on 3/14/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very good, kept me turning the pages.

Beverly G. (BeverlyG) - VA wrote on 9/27/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

A great pageturner! An excellant read! Definately a must have!

Andrea S. (luv-to-read) wrote on 5/4/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Working in the Open/Unsolved unit of the LAPD, Harry Bosch has to solve the murder of a teenage girl in 1988. Amazing how once overlooked details spring to life and how forcefully some people try to keep them covered. A good read.

Dorothy T. (dorothea) wrote on 3/24/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Michael Connelly is (IMO) one of the finest mystery writers today... and The Closers doesn't disappoint. Love that Harry Bosch!

Mike S. (MichaelS) wrote on 5/28/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Michael Connelly has wrote another great book.

Sandy G. (smgmom2) wrote on 5/4/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is one from the Harry Bosch series written by Michael Connelly. Harry is called back to join the elite Open/Unsolved Unit. He and his partner are assigned to solves murders whose investigations were flawed, stalled, or abandoned to L.A's tides of crime. Connelly keeps you in suspense until the very end.

Janet S. (poodledogs) wrote on 4/16/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Harry Bosch is always entertaining! Highly recommend all in the series. Helps to read in order!

Paula S. (SiscoKid) wrote on 4/11/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very intense. A fast read. Couldn't put it down. I'm a new Michael Connelly reader, and love everything I've read so far.

Minna F. wrote on 3/18/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great mystery!


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Emilie M. (Cycle304) wrote on 4/14/2009...


I have tried and tried to get into this book but I just can't. It is boring as heck!

Lisa F. (bookworm67) wrote on 3/26/2009...


Hard to put down!

Jonathan N. (slider728) wrote on 3/5/2009...


I am typically not a fiction reader at all. However, I happened to pick this book up, read the back, and it seemed to be quite an intriguing story.

The Closers is a story about retired LAPD Homicide Detective, Harry Bosch. After being out of the game for three years, Detective Bosch returns to the LAPD and is assigned to a cold case squad, referred to as the Opened/Unsolved Unit. There, Bosch is partnered with Kiz Rider. The pair is assigned a 17 year old case that involves the murder of a girl of mixed race, that is brought to light after DNA on the murder weapon produces a match. The rest of the story is Bosch and Rider’s fight to seek justice for the girl. The ensuing story has a decent mix of misdirection, bad luck, good detective work, and police politics.

When I began reading this book, I had no clue that it was the 11th book in a series. As a credit to the author, the book was well written and I did not feel lost, not having read any of the other books in the series. The story line dragged a bit, but it was still very enjoyable.

If you are interested in cold-cases, this is a great book to read. It may be fiction, but it was neat to read about some of the detective work behind such cases. The book was quick reading and overall was quite enjoyable.

Natasha S. (tashajean) wrote on 7/11/2008...


Great novel about Bosch re-joining the Dead Case files. His first "case" with retested DNA evidence is a doosey!

Kristina G. (familiagarduno) wrote on 4/24/2008...


This was my first Connelly novel and was I IMPRESSED! A non stop page turner - I was upset when I had to close it to work or take care of my family. I'm sure you'll love it as much as I did!

Barbara M. (LadyExplicate) wrote on 2/7/2008...


Connelly is one of the best mystery writers around today. Articulate, literate, creative, he is for me one of those who are currently holding the gold standard. He can sometimes seem unrelentingly dark, but he's never boring, and never ever stupid.

Harry Bosch comes back to the job after three years of retirement specifically to work with still open cases with his old partner Kiz. They immediately become involved with an intricate case that could explode in their faces because of the intervention of one of their bosses in stopping the investigation years ago. Evidence "lost" and possible racial problems simmering in the death of a biracial teenage beauty make this a page turner that I didn't want to put down until I finsihed. This is how mysteries should be written!

Highly recommended!

Candice J. (Calliope13) wrote on 11/30/2007...


He walked away from the job three years ago. But Harry Bosch cannot resist the call to join the elite Open/Unsolved Unit. His mission: solve murders whose investigations were flawed, stalled, or abandoned to L.A.'s tides of crime. With some people openly rooting for his failure, Harry catches the case of a teenager dragged off to her death on Oat Mountain, and traces the DNA on the murder weapon to a small-time criminal. But something bigger and darker beckons, and Harry must battle to fit all the pieces together. Shaking cages and rattling ghosts, he will push the rules to the limit - and expose the kind of truth that shatters lives, ends careers, and keeps the dead whispering in the night...

Joyce K. wrote on 3/7/2007...


He walked away from the job three years ago. But Harry Bosch cannot resist the call to join the elite Open/Unsolved Unit. His mission: solve murders whose investigations were flawed, stalled, or abandoned to L.A.'s tides of crime. With some people openly rooting for his failure, Harry catches the case of a teenager dragged off to her death on Oat Mountain, and traces the DNA on the murder weapon to a small-time criminal. But something bigger and darker beckons, and Harry must battle to fit all the pieces together. Shaking cages and rattling ghosts, he will push the rules to the limit--and expose the kind of truth that shatters lives, ends careers, and keeps the dead whispering in the night.

Vikki C. (Vikki) wrote on 2/6/2007...


As usual an excellent book by this author. First of his cold case mystery series

Steph L. wrote on 2/5/2007...


quick read.enjoyable!


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