I went to a local book sale today, and I managed to find two of Connelly’s books, and two of my favorites, oddly enough, signed on the shelves! For a whopping $8, I now have both these guys on my shelf, signed by the man who gave us these amazing stories to begin with. It feels unreal, and such a cool part of my collection now! So stoked I found them. :)
Took my dad down to SoCal on a Catalina+ adventure this week. He doesn’t read Connelly, but a great excuse to get him out of the house for some quality time. Life is short and precious.
We started at Vasquez Rocks, hit the Hollywood and the Mulholland Dam (LAPD divers?), then hit the Central Library, Grand Central Market, Bradbury, a walk around downtown, then Angels Flight. For dinner, we hit Musso and Franks, walked Hollywood Boulevard, and located the Charlie Chaplin statue, which is no longer at the Bradbury, but in a fancy hotel on the Boulevard. That required some covert reconnoissance 😆. Then we stopped by Bosch’s house on Woodrow Wilson.
The next day we drove down to Long Beach and took the ferry to Catalina (our first visit). We rented a golf cart and took the scenic route (highly recommend). We stopped by the botanical gardens, passed the bell, and the Zane Grey. Returned the cart and checked out the Sheriffs Department and courthouse, and ate tacos across the street in an open air taco stand listening to fishermen playing guitars. Walked the pier before heading back. We didn’t go to the Casino this trip - we were only there 4 hours. Anyway, super excited about the Ironwood drop, and feeling prepared! 😆
I’m looking to add a few moderators to help keep this subreddit organized, active, and focused on Michael Connelly’s books and related discussions.
Ideally, moderators should be fans of Connelly’s work and willing to help with basic mod duties like reviewing posts, removing spam, enforcing spoiler rules, and keeping conversations respectful.
You do not need prior moderating experience. I’m mainly looking for people who are active, fair, reasonable, and interested in helping this community grow.
If you’re interested, please send a modmail with:
Why you want to help moderate this subreddit
Your experience with Michael Connelly’s books
Any previous moderation experience, if applicable
I’d especially like to add people who care about building a good community for readers, whether they are longtime Bosch fans, Lincoln Lawyer readers, or just discovering the books.
After 5 books in the Ballard series got to admit I really like her. She is consistent, realistic, and her only "defect" is being very much a female Bosch, no surprises there from Connelly.
I miss though some more details about her past. Maybe that will come in next books? We hardly know anything about her...
I'd like to propose a new rule for this sub: No Soliciting
I suppose it's flattering in a way that somebody has deemed our sub worth the effort to try to sell something to us... but we already have reddit ads to contend with. I'd love it if we didn't have to suffer "organic" ads, too.
I thought i asked this already but can't find it, I may have done it wrong. I just started Gods of guilt and I'm so confused.
I read the fifth witness, is there a book I'm missing that has the campaign story and Legal's introduction?