Review: All three stories in this book are great
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2011
This kindle edition of three Harry Bosch stories is excellent. The first is "Christmas Eve." A pawn shop owner, a Russian immigrant, was robbed three times. But on the fourth time, the owner says he found the robber lying dead on the floor. The dead man was a known burglar. Bosch needs to find out why he died and, if it was murder, who did it, how, and why. Bosch discovers that the dead man was moved. This well-told story has a moving, warm, melancholy ending.The second tale is "Father's Day," which also has a warm ending. A father left his disabled 15 month old child in his car for two hours in 95 degree heat. The child died. Bosch studies the father's demeanor during a clever interrogation and draws conclusions.The third is a two part story "Then" and "Now." The first introduces us to Bosch on his second day with the police, when he was a patrolman. He and his partner, a man with eight years experience, discover the body of a 46 year old woman and her dog, both tied up and placed in a bathtub. The case was never solved. Thirty three years later, in the second part, "Now," Bosch, who has become an experienced investigator, is examining unsolved cases and decides to look into the case. He discovers some interesting facts.