The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly

The Last Coyote is another of Michael Connelly's Detective Harry Bosch novels however this one is noticeably different to the others I have read. In The Last Coyote Bosch has been suspended from work due to a violent outburst that involved another Officer's face and a window getting up close and personal. Rather than just fire him his superior Irvin Irving decides to send Bosch for psychiatric evaluation in an attempt to get him back on the job. Bosch naturally resents the idea of seeing a psychiatrist and having them pick over his mind as he is extremely secretive and withdrawn but it's the only way to get his job back. As well as these problems Bosch's ...  Read the complete review

The Last Coyote is the fourth novel from award winning crime author Michael Connelly, and the fourth featuring his character Detective Harry Bosch. The Plot Suspended from his job as LAPD detective, Harry Bosch is kicking his heels with nothing to do. He reopens the file concerning his mother's death, a prostitute many years ago, and, determined to solve the case, he follows a trail which takes him back to the past, and some faces from the past, too. My Opinion Connelly tries something a little different here. He takes a hiatus from Bosch as an active detective, and concentrates on character development. We see Bosch's history ...  Read the complete review