Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (USA 2013)

From the Publisher:
Harry attacked his commanding officer and is suspended indefinitely, pending a psychiatric evaluation. At first he resists the LAPD shrink, but finally recognizes that something is troubling him and has for a long time. In 1961, when Harry was twelve, his mother, a prostitute, was brutally murdered, and no one has ever been accused of the crime.

With the spare time a suspension brings, Harry opens up the thirty-year-old file on the case and is irresistibly drawn into a past he has always avoided. It's clear that the case was fumbled and the smell of a cover-up is unmistakable. Someone powerful was able to divert justice and Harry vows to uncover the truth. As he relentlessly follows the broken pieces of the case, the stirred interest causes new murders and pushes Harry to the edge of his job... and his life.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. A Harry Bosch Novel. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455550647 (October, 2013), 496 p., $10.00.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (UK 2009)

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The 4th Harry Bosch novel from the award-winning No.1 bestselling author. After being put on involuntary stress leave for attacking his boss, LAPD detective Harry Bosch tackles his mother's murder case.

LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him, and he has been suspended for attacking his superior officer.

To occupy time he examines the old case files covering a murder which took place on October 28th 1961. The victim was Marjorie Phillips Lowe - his mother...

The case forces Bosch to confront the demons of the past, and as he digs deeper into the case, he discovers a trail of cover-ups that lead to the high-ups in the Hollywood Hills...

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409116899 (June, 2009), 480 p., £7.99.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (USA 2007)

From the Publisher:
Harry attacked his commanding officer and is suspended indefinitely, pending a psychiatric evaluation. At first he resists the LAPD shrink, but finally recognizes that something is troubling him and has for a long time. In 1961, when Harry was twelve, his mother, a prostitute, was brutally murdered, and no one has ever been accused of the crime.

With the spare time a suspension brings, Harry opens up the thirty-year-old file on the case and is irresistibly drawn into a past he has always avoided. It's clear that the case was fumbled and the smell of a cover-up is unmistakable. Someone powerful was able to divert justice and Harry vows to uncover the truth. As he relentlessly follows the broken pieces of the case, the stirred interest causes new murders and pushes Harry to the edge of his job... and his life.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 0446619078 (November, 2007), 528 p., $7.99.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (USA 2006)

From the Publisher:
Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And after attacking his commanding officer, he's even had to turn in his L.A.P.D. detective's badge.

Now, suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation, he's spending his time investigating an unsolved crime from 1961: the brutal slaying of a prostitute who happened to be his own mother.

Even after three decades, Harry's questions generate heat among L.A.'s top politicos. And as the truth begins to emerge, it becomes more and more apparent that someone wants to keep it buried. Someone very powerful... very cunning... and very deadly.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 0312938640 (January, 2006), 408 p., $7.99.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (UK 1997)

From the Publisher:
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him, and he has been suspended for attacking his superior officer.

To occupy time he examines the old case files covering a murder which took place on October 28th 1961. The victim was Marjorie Phillips Lowe - his mother...

The case forces Bosch to confront the demons of the past, and as he digs deeper into the case, he discovers a trail of cover-ups that lead to the high-ups in the Hollywood Hills...

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. Orion Books, ISBN: 075280944X (October, 1997), 442 p., £5.99.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (UK 1996)

From the Publisher:
Suspended from the LAPD pending psychiatric treatment, his house condemned and his girlfriend long gone, Harry Bosch has time on his hands...

With nothing better to do, Harry opens the ancient file on his prostitute mother's murder and is irresistibly drawn into the shadowy past.

Confronting his personal shame at his mother's profession, he discovers a trail leading to the high-ups in the Hollywood Hills - and finds that flames of ancient passion don't die, they kindle fresh fires..

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. A Harry-Bosch-Mystery. Phoenix Books, ISBN: 1857994795 (September, 1996), 383 p., £5.99.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (USA 1996)

From the Publisher:
Michael Connelly's fourth novel cuts to the very core of Harry Bosch's character, as he is drawn to investigate a thirty-year-old unsolved crime: the murder of his mother.

The bestselling author of The Concrete Blonde delivers another Harry Bosch book, one that delves more psychologically into Bosch's past. In 1961, 12-year-old Harry lost his murder in a brutal murder. As he begins his relentless investigation, Harry uncovers a trail that leads upward, toward prominent people who want to protect their reputation.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 0312958455 (July, 1996), 408 p., $7.50

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote (USA 1995)

From the Publisher:
Michael Connelly's fourth novel cuts to the very core of Harry Bosch's character, as he is drawn to investigate a thirty-year-old unsolved crime: the murder of his mother.

Harry's life is a mess. His new house has been condemned because of earthquake damage. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And he's even had to turn in his badge: he attacked his commanding officer and is suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation.

At first Bosch resists the LAPD shrink, but finally he recognizes that something is troubling him, a force that may have shaped his entire life. In 1961, when Harry was twelve, his mother was brutally murdered. No one was ever even accused of the crime.

Harry opens up the decades-old file on the case and is irresistibly drawn into a past he has always avoided. It's clear that the case was fumbled. His mother was a prostitute, and even thirty years later the smell of a coverup is unmistakable. Someone powerful was able to keep the investigating officers away from key suspects. Even as he confronts his own shame about his mother, Harry relentlessly follows up the old evidence, seeking justice or at least understanding. Out of the broken pieces of the case he discerns a trail that leads upward, toward prominent people who lead public lives high in the Hollywood hills. And as he nears his answer, Harry finds that ancient passions don't die. They cause new murders even today.

The Last Coyote is that rarest of novels, a moral thriller, a breakneck-paced tale that opens up the heart's most secret wounds. No one who reads it will remain unchanged or forget the passion of Harry Bosch.

Michael Connelly is a veteran journalist who was a police reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of four novels, including the Edgar Award-winning Black Echo.

Before he can get back on the beat, Harry has to convinvce the LAPD psychiatrist -- and more importantly, himself -- that he's emotionally up to it.

Michael Connelly: The Last Coyote. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 0316153907 (June, 1995), 383 p., $22.00