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Three Harry Bosch novels have recently dropped to $2.99 at Amazon US, presumably in connection with the release of the new season of the Bosch series on Amazon Prime, which is one of the splash items on Amazon's main page right now. Not sure if these three were among the ones on sale at Amazon UK a few days ago, but if they weren't, or for folks who don't live in the UK and don't like to travel, here are the three that have dropped in the US:

The Last Coyote is the fourth in the series.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Last-Coyote-Ha...dp/B000FC1MM8/

Spoiler:

Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned. His girlfriend has left him. He's drinking too much. And after attacking his commanding officer, he's even had to turn in his L.A.P.D. detective's badge. Now, suspended indefinitely pending a psychiatric evaluation, he's spending his time investigating an unsolved crime from 1961: the brutal slaying of a prostitute who happened to be his own mother.

Even after three decades, Harry's questions generate heat among L.A.'s top politicos. And as the truth begins to emerge, it becomes more and more apparent that someone wants to keep it buried. Someone very powerful...very cunning...and very deadly.

Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has created a dark, fast-paced suspense thriller that cuts to the core of Harry Bosch's character. Once you start it, there's no turning back.

Trunk Music is the fifth in the series.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Trunk-Music-Ha...dp/B000FC1MMS/

Spoiler:

Back on the job after an involuntary leave of absence, LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is ready for a challenge. But his first case is a little more than he bargained for.

It starts with the body of a Hollywood producer in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce, shot twice in the head at close range - what looks like "trunk music," a Mafia hit. But the LAPD's organized crime unit is curiously uninterested, and when Harry follows a trail of gambling debts to Las Vegas, the case suddenly becomes more complex - and much more personal.

A rekindled romance with an old girlfriend opens new perspectives on the murder, and he begins to glimpse a shocking triangle of corruption and collusion. Yanked off the case, Harry himself is soon the one being investigated. But only a bullet can stop Harry when he's searching for the truth . . .

The Drop is the eighteenth in the series.
link: http://www.amazon.com/Drop-Harry-Bos...dp/B004RCNGT4/

Spoiler:

Harry Bosch has been given three years before he must retire from the LAPD, and he wants cases more fiercely than ever. In one morning, he gets two.

DNA from a 1989 rape and murder matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer or has something gone terribly wrong in the new Regional Crime Lab? The latter possibility could compromise all of the lab's DNA cases currently in court.

Then Bosch and his partner are called to a death scene fraught with internal politics. Councilman Irvin Irving's son jumped or was pushed from a window at the Chateau Marmont. Irving, Bosch's longtime nemesis, has demanded that Harry handle the investigation.

Relentlessly pursuing both cases, Bosch makes two chilling discoveries: a killer operating unknown in the city for as many as three decades, and a political conspiracy that goes back into the dark history of the police department.

When I checked out the series on SYKM, I was amazed to see how many awards Connelly's books have been nominated for and have won. I guess I'll try out a few of the early ones, and see if I like them.

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I read a Harry Bosch that I got free, plus another short story in some bundle. I liked both, and they're on my list to grab, especially if free; else I'll wait till I finish my other series first.