The Hollow
Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.
When Harry Bosch was eleven years old, his mother was murdered and he became a ward of the state, housed in MacLaren Children’s Center, a notorious facility where abuse was rampant. Decades after its closure, a massive class action lawsuit has resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement for former residents. But when Bosch’s half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, brings him word that Harry is entitled to $400,000, Bosch says he doesn’t want the money. He wants justice.
News of the settlement awakens his memories of a place he had hoped never to revisit, and a boy named Chops, a fellow inmate who wound up dead. Chops’s body was found in a hidden space under a staircase that the staff used to discipline their charges. The kids knew it only as “the hollow.” But Chops’s death was covered up and never solved. Now Bosch knows he must reopen the investigation and learn the truth, even if the killer is long dead.
As Bosch digs into the files, he picks up the trail of a predator who not only survived, but went on to a life of vicious crime. Forced to face a history that both scarred him and launched him on his mission as a cop, Bosch must bring down a sadistic criminal and finally put to rest the demons of his past.
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Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly's name has become synonymous with compelling crime fiction, capturing readers with intricate plots, morally complex characters, and a gritty exploration of justice. Born in Philadelphia in 1956 and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Connelly’s early career as a journalist gave him a front-row seat to the dark undercurrents of the world. His time reporting on crime for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and the Los Angeles Times provided him with an unflinching look at human nature and the law, themes that would later define his fiction.
Harry Bosch
Harry Bosch consists of twenty primary books, and includes four additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of two more books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
