The makeup is found to match those of nine of the Dollmaker's victims.įour years later, Bosch is sued by Church's widow. Bosch tells him to not move, but Church starts to pull something from under his pillow, and Bosch shoots him.Ĭhurch had been reaching not for a gun, but his toupee.īosch is investigated by internal affairs and cleared in the shooting but, since he did not follow police procedure, he is transferred from the elite Robbery-Homicide Division (RHD) back to the Hollywood table.
He gets a tip from a prostitute that a recent customer of hers, Norman Church, had a large amount of women's makeup in his bathroom.īosch goes to Church's garage, identifies himself as police, breaks in the door.
Plot summary ĭetective Harry Bosch is pursuing "The Dollmaker", a serial killer who uses makeup to paint his victims. It was published in 1994.Ĭonnelly said that he obtained the seed idea for The Concrete Blonde by reading a book detailing actual cases, written for forensic professionals. It starts with the body of a Hollywood producer in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce, shot twice in the head at close range-what looks like "trunk music," a Mafia hit.The Concrete Blonde is the third novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, featuring the Los Angeles detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. But his first case is a little more than he bargained for. Trunk Music Back on the job after an involuntary leave of absence, LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is ready for a challenge. In 1961, when Harry was twelve, his mother, a prostitute, was brutally murdered with no one ever accused of the crime. At first he resists the LAPD shrink, but finally recognizes that something is troubling him and has for a long time. The Last Coyote Harry attacked his commanding officer and is suspended indefinitely, pending a psychiatric evaluation. This allegation becomes horrifyingly plausible when a new murder occurs with all the hallmarks of the dead slayer's style. The family of a notorious serial killer whom Bosch shot during an arrest four years ago has accused Bosch of killing the wrong man. The Concrete Blonde This high-voltage thriller opens with Homicide Detective Bosch battling charges as the chief defendant in a civil suit against the LAPD.
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