Night Fire, by Michael Connelly

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The more abundant a serial character such as Harry Bosch from Michael connelly more should the author complement it with new characters that disperse the focus a bit. New relationships that provide a kind of literary added value and that expose our protagonist to new vicissitudes between the personal and the professional.

So what Harry Bosch already gives a lot of himself from its all eccentric that attracts us like a magnet. But it is that Batman needs Robin as much as Don Quixote Sancho Panza. The first Harry of the 90s had Jed and now together with Detective Renée Ballard he makes up a perfect tandem to adapt to the times. It's called genre mastery, narrative know-how.

When he was a rookie Homicide detective, Harry Bosch had a mentor who taught him how to take his job personally and light the flame of tenacity so he wouldn't leave a case unsolved: John Jack Thompson.

He has died, but after his funeral, his widow gives Bosch the report of a murder that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD 20 years ago: the open case of the murder of a young man with problems in an alley. used for drug deals.

Bosch shows Renée Ballard the report and asks for her help in figuring out why the case piqued Thompson's interest so many years ago.

That will be your starting point.
Bosch and Ballard become a formidable investigation team and their bond grows closer. And soon a troubling question arises: Did Thompson steal the report to work on the case in his retirement, or to make sure it was never resolved?

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