Title: Unfortunately, A Vanity Project for Connelly
Product review: Michael Connelly is probably the best crime writer out there, having written many classic novels such as THE CONCRETE BLONDE, THE POET, and BLOOD WORK. But this book is pretty much just a collection of old newspaper articles he wrote over 20 years ago. Many of the articles are repetitive, and Connelly has not bothered to edit or organize them a fashion to allow for a coherent narrative of any kind.If you're an admirer of Connelly's fiction, there's not very much here to enjoy. This is certainly not worth paying a hardback price for.Instead of this book, I would recommend two first-rate non-fiction books about how homicide detectives do their jobs in the Los Angeles: HOMICIDE SPECIAL and THE KILLING SEASON by LA Times reporter Miles Corwin.
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