The Night Fire by Michael Connelly

This book highlights the busy life of crime fighters, jumping from a funeral where a case file is given to one officer, Bosch, to a fire in a homeless person’s tent. With Ballard on the case, this story is already fast paced/moving.

I partly agree with ‘Making a case personal’ so in solving it to get justice is a good thing, but, i feel you would have to be careful that you don’t get too emotionally involved that it affects your personal life in a negative way.

Sadly, the court adjourned high-lighting that most things come down to money. There is intrigue as to why fly an expert in from New York when there are some in Los Angeles. Even more sad is the situation Bosch is now in. This ramps up the suspense and the need for a speedy outcome of justice and a hope that the treatment does work. Sadly, there could be a time limit though.

This book describes really well the nature of the cold case investigation. Although to me it came across as a bit technical, it needs to be more fittingly described as police jargon. However this is a crime thriller afterall.

I think I have worked out something about the Hilton case. The reason I am mentioning it is because of, if and a big IF I am right I can refer back to this sentence, if I am wrong I will also give this sentence a mention as well. This book makes me think about and try to solve the case. I like a story of intrigue.

I don’t think Mr Winter is where he says he is. I could be wrong but this book is written in such a way that i seem to question a few things, this part included. Well it turns out I was wrong about the Winter family case. 

It is annoying to read ‘Courtroom procedure’. I am also glad that the witness was eventually allowed. This book goes into a lot of detail about a trial. I like the clever questions, especially about the ‘Kit’.

With Ballard’s investigation it highlights the importance of meeting and speaking to a person with knowledge about the case.

The fire in the homeless man’s tent highlights why, one you should never judge on what you first see and two the importance of a thorough investigation.

I was wrong about the Hilton case, it just goes to show the need to be thorough and try to leave no stone unturned as they say.

The lead up to the ‘Phone tap’ is a long one. I at this point don’t want to put this book down and for me to want to read through it quickly and see if the ‘Phone tap’ is successful or not and to know what does happen. This part makes me eager to read on.

As i read through this story it becomes clearer that an air-tight alibi can be too airtight. I have mixed feelings about this, but yes, a further look into that part of the particular case and the trip away to Hawaii wouldn’t go amiss.

The undercover job and ‘Wiretap’ i feel was a success and i agree that the follow up phone call to the coroner was ‘Genius’.

It turns out i was sort of right about the Hilton case and why it was taken and kept unsolved. It is a surprise that i was part right but it is sad that justice wasn’t sooner. Well arresting ‘Kidd’ was eventful. I am glad Ballard got her deal with Olivas as well in the end.

It is good to see Bosch and Ballard working the tent fire of the homeless person case. Although it is sad that the real identity of the suspect juror, a different person altogether had her life affected in such a bad way. It is nice to read that Bosch and Ballard are doing such a thorough job. It just goes to show that not everything or everyone is or are as they seem.

It is sad but interesting to read of how someone could possibly survive a suicide attempt jumping off a building. Yes, i have seen it in films where people have fallen and have had their fall slowed/broken by obstacles attached to the outside of a building but then it wasn’t a suicide attempt. I always thought that an attempt at suicide by jumping/falling off a building was always, inevitably fatal, especially from a height high enough to cause that i would automatically assume death of the person jumping or falling.

Although it is a sad set of circumstances and it is not nice to be wounded it is light-hearted and amusing to read that ‘Get well cards’ are the only option. Although yes, card shops do have a wide and ever widening range of cards of everyone inclusive and most eventualities, to my knowledge there isn’t one for ‘I hope you recover from the stab wound you received from a knife wielding hit woman’. Like it says in the story ‘Get well soon’ has to suffice. This part wasn’t nice to read but it was made easier by mentioning the types of cards.

Now out of hospital, case/cases closed. All well done all round.