In 1995, Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket in Hollywood. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the 22-year-old woman never turned up, dead or alive. Now Bosch is in the Open-Unsolved Unit, where he still keeps the Gesto file on his desk, when he gets a call from the DA. A man accused of two heinous killings is willing to come clean about several other murders, including the killing of Marie Gesto. Bosch must now take Raynard Waits's confession and get close to the man he has sought - and hated - for eleven years. But when Bosch learns that he and his partner missed a clue back in 1995 that could have led them to Gesto's killer - and that would have stopped nine murders that followed - he begins to crack.Michael Connelly's suspenseful new novel pits the detective People magazine calls "one of the most complex crime fighters around" against one of the most sadistic killers he has ever confronted. It confirms that Michael Connelly "is the best writer of suspense fiction working today" (Richmond Times-Dispatch). " Echo Park is a richly imagined and finely crafted piece that grabs the reader on page one and locks him but a half-step behind Bosch on every page that follows.'" -- "Denver Post" " Echo Park is another prime demonstration of Mr. Connelly's handiwork: he has woven entirely unsurprising elements into a surprisingly suspense-filled story. Just read his rivals in the crime genre to realize how difficult this is and how easy he makes it look." -- "New York Times" "A mystery masterpiece that will be read with pleasure and appreciation for decades to come." -- "Forbes" "A very well done hard-boiled police procedural." -- "Barnes & Noble, editorial review " "Connelly continues to deliver and then some with the twelfth book in his Harry Bosch series...Some excellent twists in the plot--not the hairpin gaspers of a Deaver but the slow, excruciating, can't-stop-this of a car wreck in slow-mo--will keep you riveted." -- "RT Book Reviews (4 stars)" "Connelly offers strong action writing and exciting plot twists, coupled with more development of Bosch's character and his internal conflicts. Another excellent and riveting entry in the longstanding series by one of mystery fiction's best writers." -- "Library Journal" "Connelly remains a master at constructing plots that, like contrapuntal themes in music, echo one another...Superior crime fiction, as suspenseful as it is psychologically acute." -- "Booklist" "Michael Connelly crafts a deeply disturbing look into the dark souls of serial killers...Connelly's writing offers no-nonsense plots, tightly compressed descriptions, and crisp dialogue, and Cariou keeps it all low-key, understated, and effective." -- "AudioFile" "What puts Connelly in the top rank of modern procedural writers--and, perhaps, into the ranks of the better modern LA writers of any genre--is his willingness to accept that there aren't always easy answers in Bosch's life or, sometimes, any answers at all. That sense of uncertainty and dread, combined with Bosch's going from middle age to the precipice of old age, informs every page of this novel." -- "Washington Post" Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-nine previous novels, among them New York Times bestsellers The Waiting, Resurrection Walk, and Desert Star. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, and the Renée Ballard series, have sold more than eighty-nine million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of four television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy , The Lincoln Lawyer, and the upcoming Ballard. He spends his time in California and Florida. Len Cariou is a distinguished stage, television, film actor, and award-winning audiobook narrator. His narrations have won three AudioFile Earphones Awards and the distinction of an AudioFile Best Audiobook of 2007, as well as the prestigious Audie Award in 2007 for Best Mystery Narration. He is a three-time Tony Award nominee, winning a Tony for his performance in Sweeney Todd . His film credits include About Schmidt , Shall We Dance , and Secret Window . He appeared in the TV series The West Wing , The Practice , and Law & Order , among many others.