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Detective Harry Bosch is haunted by a lot of ghosts. One of those ghosts is Marie Gesto, a young woman who disappeared thirteen years ago. Back then, Bosch was on the case—but he was never able to solve it. Marie Gesto was never found, nor was her killer. Today, Bosch is working in the Open-Unsolved Unit of the LAPD—and Marie Gesto’s file is still sitting on his desk, waiting for answers.
One day, Bosch gets a call from the DA’s office, asking for Marie Gesto’s file. A serial killer known as Raynard Waits, dubbed the Echo Park Bagman, was recently caught transporting the bodies of two women, and he’s offering to confess to a number of other murders in order to escape the death penalty. One of those murders is that of Marie Gesto.
Though Bosch is eager to finally close the case that’s haunted him for thirteen years, he’s also skeptical. Unless Waits can lead him to Marie Gesto’s body, he won’t be convinced. And since the deal comes at the perfect time for prosecutor Rick O’Shea—who’s looking for a little publicity to help him in his campaign for district attorney—Bosch is suspicious.
As the story unfolds, one of O’Shea’s men discovers a clue in the murder book that Bosch and his partner didn’t investigate. If they had, it would have led them straight to Waits. Shaken by the mistake that cost several more women their lives, Bosch begins to crack just before he has to go head-to-head with the man he’s been hunting for more than a decade.
If you’re looking for a suspenseful crime novel, you just can’t go wrong with a book by Michael Connelly—and Echo Park is no exception. Connelly doesn’t waste time with a lot of build-up before jumping right into the story—but even if you’ve never read a Harry Bosch book before, you’ll have no problem keeping up. And once you start reading, it’s one of those books that you’ll carry around the house with you, just in case the opportunity arises to read a page or two.
It may be a bulky 400-plus pages long, but you’ll zip through it in no time. Connelly’s style is so effortless and yet full of urgency—and his characters are so real—that you’ll find yourself engulfed in the story. If you’re a crime-fiction fan, don’t miss this one—but don’t start reading until Friday night. Else you’ll have to call in sick until you finish—because there’s no way you’ll be able to put it down.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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