The Closers

Critical Praise

"Leave it to Michael Connelly to reinvent the police procedural...He artfully reclaims the genre."
—New York Times Book Review

"Connelly comes as close to anyone to being today's Dostoyevsky of crime literature, and this is one of his finest novels to date."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"MICHAEL CONNELLY IS THE MOST TALENTED OF CRIME WRITERS."
—The New Yorker

"CONNELLY IS THE REAL THING…He writes grown-up novels that-along with the works of the likes of Scott Turow, Elmore Leonard, and John Grisham-remind us that the place to look for serious American fiction is not in the schools of creative writing, but out there in the real world."
—Washington Post

"THE CLOSERS IS ALL THAT A READER EXPECTS FROM A WELL-IMAGINED AND -EXECUTED CRIME NOVEL."
—Denver Post

"THE RETURN OF HARRY BOSCH IS GOOD FOR HIS BELOVED CITY OF THE ANGELS AND GREAT FOR READERS."
—Chicago Sun-Times

"THE CLOSERS IS A POWERFUL BOOK…The forensics are fascinating, but it's the blood splatter from the LAPD's darkest years that really stain the page."
—New York Daily News

"STARTLING…CONNELLY GIVES A GRITTY REALISM AND LAYERS OF PLOT AND THEME TO THE STORY."
—Columbus Dispatch

"CONNELLY'S IN TOP FORM ONCE AGAIN WITH THIS TIGHT-AS-A-NOSE TALE."
—LIFE magazine

"CONNELLY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REINVIGORATED BY THE CHALLENGE OF REINVENTING BOSCH. THE CLOSERS is another solid addition to one of the best ongoing crime series."
—Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"LIKE RAYMOND CHANDLER, CONNELLY IS A KEEN OBSERVER…IN CONNELLY'S THRILLERS, SUSPENSE IS CONSTANT."
—Los Angeles Times

"HIS HEROES ARE HAUNTED AND DRIVEN, HIS VILLAINS SAVAGE AND SMART, AND HIS NOVELS FILLED WITH SHOCKING, FASCINATING TWISTS."
—Entertainment Weekly

"[BOSCH] IS ONE OF THE RICHEST CHARACTERS IN THE GENRE."
—Booklist (starred review)

"CONNELLY CAN TAKE THE EVERYDAY DETAILS OF POLICE WORK AND BAKE THEM UP INTO A TASTY PRODUCT BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE FIELD."
—Chicago Tribune

"Connelly offers more on this outing, a deeper mining of the human condition…The ripples strengthen Bosch's commitment-and the strength of this textured, exciting book. IT IS CONNELLY'S BEST."
—Bloomberg News

"We find ourselves right there in the seat next to [Bosch,] sweating the gritty details, grieving the loss of humanity both innocent and complicit…THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF COP-FICTION AUTHOR HEROISM, AND CONNELLY HAS IT DOWN."
—Oregonian

"CONNELLY IS ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT AUTHORS IN CURRENT-DAY CRIME FICTION. His characters are complex and appealing; his stories fast-paced, edgy, and believable."
—BookPage

"FIRST-CLASS STORYTELLING…AS HARD-BOILED A NOVEL AS THEY COME…Connelly's series shows no signs of fraying because the author continues to reinvent his work by exploring new aspects of Harry."
—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"COMPELLING…FANS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE WILL LOVE SEEING BOSCH BACK IN UNIFORM, STIRRING UP TROUBLE."
—Library Journal (starred review)

"NO ONE EMULATES CHANDLER BETTER THAN MICHAEL CONNELLY."
—USA Today

"An engrossing and exciting tale."
—Wall Street Journal

"Powerful…fascinating."
—New York Daily News

"The best mystery writer in the world."
—GQ