THE CROSSING by Michael Connelly

Refinished Fr 2/28/2020- I noticed that I have two hard copies of this novel on the shelves. I bought this paperback at the library book sale on Sa 1/11/2020.

From the book's page at Amazon:

"Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. The murder rap against his client seems ironclad, but Mickey is sure it's a setup. Though it goes against all his instincts, Bosch takes the case. With the secret help of his former LAPD partner Lucia Soto, he turns the investigation inside the police department. But as Bosch gets closer to discovering the truth, he makes himself a target."

he Crossing: by Michael Connelly | Summary & Analysis

Michael Connelly, continues the Hieronymus Bosch series in The Crossing as the titular character transitions from life as a police detective to life in the private sector. Presenting a view of the police from one who has been among their number and finds himself unhappily and uneasily outside it, the novel is sure to please Connelly's long-time readers, even as it welcomes new ones into the series. The novel offers readers a thrilling, engaging tale of a man coming to terms with a new life and reassessing the one left behind.

Connelly follows Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch as, several months into a forced retirement, he is brought into the work of his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller. Despite the antipathy between his former profession and Haller's, Bosch finds himself doggedly working to uncover the truth behind the killing of Alexandra Parks, a killing Haller's client stands ultimately wrongly accused of committing. That truth exposes ongoing corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department, and Bosch's efforts manage to put a stop to one iteration of that corruption, exonerating a wrongly accused man and giving Bosch cause to question his former professional pursuits. It is set largely in the Los Angeles area, with a notable excursion to Las Vegas, some months after The Burning Room.


PLOT:

Two crooked vice cops are running  an extortion plan against a prominent plastic surgeon.  All the murders are tied to these two Hollywood detectives.

I love anything Harry Bosch and they are always worth a 'reread'.