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City of Bones

a novel

  • 2002 first published
  • 400 pages
  • 13 editions

City of Bones is a 2002 angel fiction novel by Michael Connelly. The story is set in Los Angeles, Calif. and California. It deals with Police, crimes against, Harry Bosch and Children.

36 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About City of Bones

On New Year's Day, a dog finds a bone in the Hollywood Hills--and unearths a murder committed more than twenty years earlier. It's a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch, it stirs up memories of his childhood as an orphan. He can't let it go. As the investigation takes Bosch deeper into the past, a beautiful rookie cop brings him alive in the present. No official warning can break them apart--or prepare Bosch for the explosions when the case takes a few hard turns. Suddenly all of L.A. is in an uproar, and Bosch, fighting to keep control, is driven to the brink of an unimaginable decision.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Police in fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Police
  • Crimes against
  • Children in fiction
  • Harry Bosch
  • Children
  • Thriller
  • Murder
  • Investigation
  • Bosch, harry
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • Police procedural mystery & detective

Quick answers

Who wrote City of Bones?

City of Bones was written by Michael Connelly and first published in 2002.

What genre is City of Bones?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is City of Bones?

The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to City of Bones?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stalker, Mary, Mary and The Ritual Bath.

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