Detective Glock in Echo Park: L.A. Crime Fiction and Michael Connelly’s “The Wrong Side of Goodbye”: ON A RECENT VISIT to a large downtown Los Angeles bookstore, I asked a clerk where the Michael Connelly books were kept. He replied: “Who?” ‘Trials of the Century’ Examines Obsession with Crime: Americans are fascinated with crime. They like to …
Happy 241st birthday to the United States Marine Corps! And since it’s on a Thursday, I figured I might as well do a little Throwback Thursday, too. That’s me on the left, circa 1988, as a 1st lieutenant and executive officer of the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). Semper Fi, Marines. Today’s …
Following on the heels of reviews by New York Times best-selling crime writers, Publishers Weekly released its own review of Outside the Law today, and the bottom line is this: “Tough, fast-paced…Thompson’s convincing characters race toward an inevitable and explosive showdown.” Read the entire review here, and read more reviews for Outside the Law over …
Outside the Law is now available for pre-order on Amazon, iBooks, B&N, and Kobo. And it’s coming soon to Google Play and the Brash App. Links here: http://www.brash-books.com/…/outside-the-law-coming-in-feb…/ “Through the deeply flawed character of Sheriff Colt Harper, Phillip Thompson explores Larry Brown’s rough south, digging deeper and seeking a truce with the interloping outside world, …
Review: In Connelly’s compelling ‘Wrong Side of Goodbye,’ Bosch deciphers the past: Harry Bosch’s idea of retiring is getting two new jobs. The legions of fans of Michael Connelly’s bestselling 19-book series about the Los Angeles detective can be grateful for that. In Connelly’s new novel, The Wrong Side of Goodbye, Bosch has left the LAPD …
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