The Crossing

So, while I got stymied by the sexual content, as I try to avoid that in my reading and so forth, I kept with the book because of how well Connelly writes and how interesting Bosch is (and Haller). This is one of many of Connelly's strong outings. Some authors get it right now and then, but it is rare that I read a Connelly book I don't like: The Black Ice is one I will try to go back to, because, like a fine wine (I don't like much wine), you have to develop your palate, and Fair Warning (a Jack McEvoy book that I felt was too episodic, one I might not reread). Other than Fair Warning and some heavier content (which has nothing to do with writing skill), Michael Connelly is one of the best mystery writers I've read; in the company of Dick Francis and Robert B. Parker, among others, but probably one of the most skillful writers I've read when it comes to character writing, setting a scene and telling a story.