Book Review: ‘Desert Star: A Ballard And Bosch Novel’ By Michael Connelly

The fifth novel in the series, with both characters, is another fun, thrilling story and has our two main characters tracking down cold cases. Harry Bosch is retired after a dust up with the force a year ago when Ballard comes calling on his door. She’s now working cold-cases for the LAPD and would like him to come work with her as a volunteer. She dangles the 2013 case of a murdered family of four that he never solved. Tops on their agenda is looking into the murder of the younger sister, Sarah in 1994, of a powerful councilman, who is helping to run this new division. Along with a few other volunteers, they both have to look into the past murder books, evidence and re-interview people from the past. When Harry starts putting pieces together, he goes a bit rogue, but helps solve the cases, it also puts his life in danger. A well-written novel, with the trademark intensity that comes with these novels, makes this another winner.

You can pick up Desert Star in stores on Tuesday, November 8th from Little, Brown And Company.