Michael Connelly’s new novel doesn’t leave you ‘waiting’ for action and problem solving
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Audible Books & Originals
“the waiting” the latest mystery by prolific novelist and former los angeles times crime reporter michael connelly is a hardtoputdown page turner that takes you into the obscure world of data crunching and dna testing to solve decades old unsolved crimesin this book connelly has moved his los angeles police department detective renée ballard to head up the mostly volunteer openunsolved unit she is given backup by now retired lapd detective hieronymus harry bosch and his lapd night cop daughter madeline “maddie” bosch who ballard has recently brought on board as a badged volunteer for her unsolved crime unitin the opening pages inveterate surfer ballard has her gun badge and id stolen from her car while riding the waves off a southern california beach apparently someone had seen her hide the keys to her car in a magnetized case that she placed inside a fender well knowing such lax behavior in protecting department property might get her demoted or even fired she decides to investigate the theft on her own and not report it to the department instead she seeks the aid of harry boschmeanwhile she and her unit dredge into a decades old case called the pillowcase rapist and another possible serial killing spree that includes the very real life 1947 mutilation murder of a woman know as the black dahliaconnelly grabbed his book title from the 1981 song “the waiting” by tom petty and the heartbreakers which includes the oft repeated line “the waiting is the hardest part” but there is no waiting in this connelly mystery yarn