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When Mickey Haller is invited by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to prosecute a case, he suspects he´s being set up. Why should one of the hottest defense lawyers in the business agree to sw

Defence lawyer Mickey Haller has had some problems but now he's put all that behind him and is ready to resume his career. Then another lawyer, Vincent, dies, and Haller gets an unexpected windfall: he inherits all Vincent's clients - putting his stalled career back on track at a stroke. Not only that, but Vincent had taken on a high profile and potentially lucrative murder case. It'll be a trial that promises big fees and an even bigger place in the media spotlight - and if Mickey can win against the odds, he'd really be back in the big leagues. The only problem is the detective handling the case - a certain Harry Bosch - is convinced the killer must be one of Vincent's clients. Suddenly Mickey is faced with the biggest challenge of his career: how to successfully defend a client who might just be planning to murder him.

Antes de convertirse en un novelista superventas, Michael Connelly fue reportero de sucesos. Sus vívidos artículos, recogidos en este volumen, trasladaban a sus lectores más allá de los precintos policiales. Gracias a este trabajo, Connelly obtuvo material de primera mano para sus novelas. Los devotos de la ficcion de Connelly disfrutaran descubriendo que muchas de sus tramas tienen una base real.

Da'Quan Foster, ex-membre de gang accusé du meurtre de Lexi Parks, élue locale de West Hollywood, est défendu par Mickey Haller. Privé de Cisco, son partenaire habituel, Haller persuade difficilement son demi-frère, l'inspecteur Harry Bosch, désormais retraité, de l'aider a disculper son client. Les preuves accablent Foster et les deux frères n'ont que six semaines avant le procès.

Narcotics officer Cal Moore's orders were to look into the city's latest drug killing. Instead, he ends up in a motel room with a fatal bullet wound to the head and a suicide note stuffed in his back pocket. Working the case, LAPD detective Harry Bosch is reminded of the primal police rule he learned long ago: Don't look for the facts, but the glue that holds them together. Soon Harry's making some very dangerous connections, starting with a dead cop and leading to a bloody string of murders that wind from Hollywood Boulevard to the back alleys south of the border. Now this battle-scarred veteran will find himself in the center of a complex and deadly game-one in which he may be the next and likeliest victim.

Meet Michael Connelly's brand new detective...***** CRIME NEVER SLEEPS. Los Angeles can be a dangerous city - never more so than in the dead of night. Detective Renee Ballard, once one of the department's young hotshots, now works 'The Late Show', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD. It's a thankless job keeping strange hours in a twilight world of tragedy and violence, handing over her investigations as the sun rises, never getting closure. Some nights are worse than others. And tonight is the worst yet. Two cases: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspect. Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn. But what she doesn't know is how deep her dual investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city, her department and her past...***** 'One of the great crime writers' Daily Mail 'A master of the genre' Stephen King 'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian 'The consistency of his excellency is remarkable' LA Times 'The greatest living American crime writer' Mirror 'A crime writing genius' Independent on Sunday

« Connelly ne se contente pas d’histoires ficelées, de réflexions sociales bien amenées, il possède une écriture fluide, subtile, et se glisse fraternellement dans la peau de son héros avec ses doute

Harry Bosch, retraité du LAPD malgré lui, tente de tuer le temps en remontant une vieille Harley lorsque Mickey Haller, son demi-frère avocat de la défense, lui demande de l'aide. Il ne voit en effet que Bosch pour l'aider a innocenter Da Ouan Foster, un ex-membre de gang accusé d'avoir battu a mort la directrice adjointe des services municipaux de West Hollywood. Même si la preuve est accablante, Haller en est sûr, son client est innocent.? Dilemme pour Harry ! Passer du côté de la défense quand on a travaillé avec passion pour la police de Los Angeles toute sa vie ? Tout simplement impensable.

Michael Connelly enfrenta a sus dos personajes más populares, Harry Bosch y Terry McCaleb.Harry Bosch participa como testigo en un juicio en el que se acusa a un director de cine del asesinato de una actriz. Mientras tanto, el ya retirado agente del FBI, Terry McCaleb, investiga un homicidio complejo. Su primer examen del escenario del crimen le lleva en pos de un asesino metodico con un gusto por los rituales y la venganza: junto al cadaver de la victima han sido halladas la figura de una lechuza y un extraño mensaje en latin. A medida que McCaleb desentraña las claves de este escabroso asesinato, Bosch cobra mayor protagonismo en el juicio del que esta pendiente toda la ciudad de Los Angeles. Sorprendentemente, las piezas de uno y otro rompecabezas empiezan a solaparse.

Un hecho inesperado puede cambiar la vida de una persona.Tras varios años en la cárcel, Cassie Black desea cerrar su historial delictivo para siempre y llevar una vida convencional. Trabaja en un concesionario de automoviles de Los Angeles y nada parece enturbiar su plena reinsercion hasta que un hecho inesperado le obliga a dar un golpe final y jugarselo todo a una carta. Para ello recurre a Leo Renfro, un amigo de los viejos tiempos que le propone participar en un gran robo en Las Vegas. A pesar de lo arriesgado del asunto, Cassie acepta convencida de que con su experiencia como ladrona de guante blanco lograra salir airosa de la operacion. Supersticioso, Leo le da un ultimo consejo: evitar realizar el trabajo durante la luna vacia de curso, una situacion astral que puede torcer incluso el plan mas perfecto.

Harry is back, assigned to the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit with his former cop ally and partner, Kizmin Rider. These detectives are the Closers. They are thrown into a politically sensitive and dangerous case when a white supremacist is connected to the 1988 murder of a mixed race girl. The police department has changed, but one thing hasn't - Harry's nemesis, Irving. The former Deputy Chief has been pushed from power and given a virtually meaningless new role. Full of vengeance, Irving calls Harry a 'retread'. He watches from the sidelines like an injured bear, hoping Harry will make a mistake ..

C''est devenu une obsession : tous les six mois, Bosch ressort le dossier Gesto. En treize ans d''enquete, il n''a rien pu trouver : ni indice, ni suspect, pas meme le corps de la jeune victime. Un jour enfin le coupable passe aux aveux, mais Bosch se mefie : pour lui, l''homme n''est rien d''autre qu''un imposteur talentueux double d''un bouc emissaire ideal. Une derniere fois, Bosch reprend l''enquete...