Publisher's Weekly Review
From the opening bars, when the body of Tony Aliso is pulled from the trunk of his Rolls Royce Silver Cloud on Mulholland Drive, to the final grace note on a Hawaiian beach, Connelly has crafted a jazzy, funky, roller coaster of a book. The return of maverick L.A. homicide detective Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch (from 1995's The Last Coyote) is cause for rejoicing. The Aliso murder quickly embroils Bosch and his new team (Kizmin Rider, a young black female officer on the rise in the department; veteran Jerry Edgar; and their boss, Lieutenant Grace Billets) in a Byzantine tangle of Las Vegas mob money, Hollywood filmmaking and police politics. The plot rushes headlong into deadends and deadfalls, repeatedly reorients and tears off in a new direction. Never known for tact, the single-minded Bosch is soon hotfooting through an acronymic snakepit: the LAPD's OCID (Organized Crime Investigation Division); the IAD (Internal Affairs Division); the LVPD's OCU (Las Vegas Police Department's Organized Crime Unit); the FBI. Not only does each organization claim a piece of the action, but each also wants a piece of Bosch. Connelly has it all working together here: skillful dialogue, solid plotting, nuances of race and status and a pace that will leave readers gasping to keep up. Connelly's early promise (The Black Echo earned him the 1993 Edgar for best first novel) has been borne out nicely by succeeding novels. Trunk Music is his best yet. $400,000 ad/promo; author tour. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
The latest Harry Bosch venture since The Bet (LJ 4/1/95) finds the LA detective back on the homicide squad trying to prove himself after his unwilling transfer to a desk job. He gets his chance when a wealthy Hollywood movie producer is found dead in the trunk of his Rolls Royce, taking Bosch to Las Vegas in search of clues. There he runs into an old flame, strip-show owner heavies, and the strangely interested Vegas police. Meanwhile, back in L.A., his team uncovers evidence of money laundering. Edgar award-winning Connelly offers clear, crisp prose, intricate plotting, and ever-increasing suspense in yet another masterful procedural. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.