Review: It's Connelly.  What's not to like
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2012
A collection of three short stories, none of which feature Harry Bosch or Mickey Haller.The first story is about a poker game in 1932 in which several of the people at the table are cheating.  As a side note with this story, one of the character's name is Swain.  James Swain is well known for his Tony Valentine novels, dealing with gambling cheats.  I wonder if Connelly got his cheating background from Swain.  Just a thought I had while reading the piece.  It certainly is of no importance.Story two is about an accident investigator and an auto accident on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.The last story is about two L.A. County Sheriff deputies trailing a motor cycle gang member wannabe, recently released from prison.  This story shows its age due to the Dodger game that is involved in the plot.As with most short stories, all three come with a twist at the end.  Very enjoyable reads, but way too short.  The book listing has the page count at 99, but 40 or so of those pages are a preview of Black Box, Connelly's latest novel coming in November.