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The Wrong Side of Goodbye: Harry Bosch, Book 19 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Michael Connelly (Author), Titus Welliver (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher)

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Unstoppable detective Harry Bosch returns in a new thriller from New York Times best-selling author Michael Connelly.

Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. His chops from 30 years with the LAPD speak for themselves.

Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. The reclusive billionaire has less than six months to live and a lifetime of regrets. He hires Bosch to find out whether he has an heir. Using all of his cold-case skills, Bosch pieces together a 65-year-old mystery and finds out that the case is not as simple - or as cold - as he thought.

Swift, unpredictable, and thrilling, The Wrong Side of Goodbye proves once again that "Connelly is still very much in his prime" (Washington Post).

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Michael Connelly
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Titus Welliver
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November 1, 2016
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Listening Length	10 hours and 21 minutes
Author	Michael Connelly
Narrator	Titus Welliver
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Audible.com Release Date	November 01, 2016
Publisher	Hachette Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01K3EKBXS
Best Sellers Rank	#3,934 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #84 in Police Procedural Mysteries #184 in Crime Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #467 in Police Procedurals (Books)

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happy reader

A ,"must read".

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023

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I liked the detailed descriptions of locations and felt like I still lived in California. I also like you kept the foul language at a minimum.
I recommend this novel to those enjoying g a hot summer a
a cold drink and a place to escape.
I chose this novel from the ratings and am looking forward to #20.

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Martin J Soy

Fun Read

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023

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I always enjoy books in the Harry Bosch series. They are good “beach reading”. Page turners that keep you engaged to the end.

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David N. Carlson

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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2023

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I follow Harry Bosch.

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Ollie

Another Great One by Connelly

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023

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This book was quite entertaining and suspenseful. As usual Connelly has developed an intriguing, dedicated and human aspect of Bosch.

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Ms. L

A five star read!

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023

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I just read this book cover to cover through the night! Few books get that kind of response even though I am an avid
reader so I highly recommend reading it. It is a believable story with excellent characters and I enjoyed recognizing
the California Streets and neighborhoods of my youth. Vietnam is brought up where relevant to the mystery at hand and I also remember that War that harmed so many young men and those waiting at home. It was on tv news, complete with horrific film every night.
In reading such good writing it is to know why it is the nineteenth book of a series!

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Kudos on New Direction With Variety of Cases and Intrigue...Looking Forward to Expanded Series!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017

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Got to say, I was excited when I realized that both of Connelly's magnificent characters were characters in his latest book! He's apparently done it before, but I hadn't had the chance to read them... Bosch is my favorite and has a long, wonderful series, but the Lincoln Lawyer--a lawyer that conducts his business out of his Lincoln car--is unique and calls to our hearts of wanting to do a job, exactly the way we want to! Cool, right?

Both of the story lines in this novel are exceptional--one much more heartwarming than the other, a search for a serial killer. Harry handles each in his usual fact-by-fact-then-act fashion which I've loved since I first met him years ago. He's not exactly a rogue cop, more one who sees no value in dealing with bureaucracy, time-consuming procedures, et. al., but still has a heart that drew him in to law enforcement and has never let go. At the same time, he's dealing with losing his daughter to college and determinedly tries to reach out to her, trying for a meal during his times in her area for the job...hating that texts seem to be the only way they are communicating these days...

In fact, he's working for free with a small town, San Fernando Police Department, because they are short of money and personnel, but also just to keep him in law enforcement, even with no pay. He has been assigned cold cases, but soon pulls together that they might be dealing with a potential serial sex offender... This case becomes especially troublesome when they realize that the officer who was working the case with Harry had disappeared! She had decided to go alone to a house search and would have been dead if Bosch had not quickly pulled facts from which action took place!

At the same time, he has been sent for a secret PI case by a multi-billionaire elderly man who is looking backward and forward, knowing that everything he's worked for will transfer into greedy hands. He hires Bosch to secretly search for a possible heir from a short love affair which his parents destroyed. But she had been pregnant at the time...

It was a wonderful bit of serendipity that I saw this latest book, given the change of direction for future novels...and here is one fan who is anxious to see more of this type of book... The hunt for the missing heir led Bosch into an investigation that crossed the years, first, discovering the answer, only to have Bosch continue until he responded to the total wishes of his client... Bosch's investigative skills have never been more brilliant with this extremely cold case!

On the way, however, his client died and was later declared murdered... I was floored when Bosch single-handedly solved that case to surprise...and frustrate...the assigned investigators! I loved it!

It is only at the end that we discover the reason for the book's title. I can only say that I would have loved to actually see the sculpture created to support the title...A truly impressive and perfect ending to the novel...

Upping the complexity of his books with two different but complete story lines sets readers up for the potential expansion of our favorite character, Bosch, getting into anything and everything in the future... By the end of this book, he has accepted a temporary paying job while his partner is on medical leave...It seems like a perfect place for a man like Bosch whose only desire is to serve the public... By the way, did you know Amazon has a Bosch series?!

Kudos to Connelly! His new direction in this novel should prove to engender this unbelievably talented author into a revival and expansion that will keep his wonderful character fresh, responsive to change, and perhaps even attacking some of the issues faced in today's world. Surely, you read Michael Connelly???!!!

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Kevin Scott

Excellent read.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2023

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Harry Bosh is a great character. Connelly always takes him in different directions….

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Josh Mauthe

One of the best of the series - and when you're nearly 20 books in, that's no small feat

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017

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I've been reading Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series for nearly 20 years at this point, a fact that's driven home not only by each new book, but by the character himself, who has aged in more or less real time along with the series. What's more, Bosch has continued to evolve over time, not just as a character, but as a policeman; indeed, over the course of the last couple of books, Bosch finally retired from the Los Angeles Police Department, leaving him to find a new way to define himself. Because what is Harry Bosch without the need to pursue justice and right wrongs?

And so, in The Wrong Side of Goodbye, which is not just a great Harry Bosch novel, but just a plain great police procedural by one of the best in the business, we find Harry working for the San Fernando Police Department part-time, helping a smaller community with its more minor issues, assisting in clearing some older cases, and picking up occasional side gigs that call for investigatory work. What that means is that, at any given point, Harry Bosch has quite a bit going on - in this case, a private gig helping a business legend track down a possible illegitimate heir, an active police investigation into a serial rapist, and his private life as a father. And once you add into this the way that the private gig means diving back into the memories of Vietnam for Harry, that complicates things even further.

In lesser hands, this could easily feel overstuffed or cluttered, but Connelly makes it work, turning Bosch's juggling of all of these threads into part of the text, and (thankfully) resisting the all-too-common urge to make them all connected to each other. Yes, some of the stress from one can bleed into the other, but this isn't one of those thrillers where the serial rapist is secretly working against the heir or something; instead, it's a book about police work, as Bosch runs down his leads carefully and methodically, talking to witnesses, running the tapes, and checking his evidence, and using his experience to help him read the situations. It's easy to forget how satisfying that can be as a read - just the act of following someone as they do their job running down a case - and The Wrong Side of Goodbye is a reminder that Connelly hasn't been a bestseller for all these years for no reason whatsoever. Indeed, The Wrong Side of Goodbye is one of the best books he's written in a while, given how it plays with the cold case aspects of the recent books, dives into Harry's emotional past, immerses you in police work, and lets each play out in an intelligent and interesting way.

The result is a great read, by any standards; the search for the heir plays to the "cold cases" aspects of the series that were so gripping, to say nothing of seeing the long shadows of Vietnam casts over even the second and third generations out. The rapist section of the book is gripping and fascinating, diving into complex police work and showing how a simple intuition can turn everything around, and giving us some nice dramatic reveals along the way. And Bosch's personal life, as always, is a joy to read, as we see this lone wolf who's become the parent of a college-age woman. Add to that Connelly's gift for tapping into the zeitgeist - here, playing with racial politics both personal and economic - and you have a truly great entry in the series. How many authors could be on their nineteenth book in a set and still have it be this good?

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Maria

Great read

Reviewed in Mexico on December 31, 2020

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I love Connelly’s books. This one is no exception, fast paced, could not stop reading. The characters, plot and writing are superb

Insatisfeito e iludido

Great novel

Reviewed in Brazil on November 7, 2019

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As a Federal Prosecutor I admire Harry Bosh. A descent cop that goes by the book, never loosing the grip of a great detective. Great thing is Bosch ages through the several books, just like the rest of us. You just can not stop reading. Real good fiction.

Client d'Amazon

Un bon Harry Bosh.

Reviewed in France on September 8, 2018

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Deuxième livre en anglais sur Harry Bosch que je lis.

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Princess Remus

Si las opiniones son verdaderas, reales, creo que son un indicativo para comprarla o no

Reviewed in Mexico on November 1, 2019

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Entretenida como todas las de Bosch, no una gran novela pero buena para una tarde lluviosa!

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Pedro Vianna Pessoa de Mendonca

The Wrong Side of Goodbye

Reviewed in Brazil on March 17, 2018

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Tenho comprado os livros escritos por Michael Connelly e eles têm correspondido às minhas expectativas. The Wrong Side of Goodbye foi uma leitura prazerosa, com enredo movimentado e o detetive Harry Bosch durão, íntegro e indomável. Recomendo-o.

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