Harry Bosch book 8 · 2002
City of Bones
A dog brings home a bone from the hills above Laurel Canyon, and it belongs to a child buried there twenty years earlier. Harry Bosch takes on the case of a boy no one ever reported missing, while starting a relationship with a rookie officer, Julia Brasher.
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Book facts
- Author
- Michael Connelly
- Series
- Harry Bosch, book 8 of 27
- Published
- 2002
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
City of Bones on screen
- Bosch (2014–2021, series, Prime Video). Titus Welliver plays LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch across seven seasons, each weaving together cases from several novels. Watch with Prime
Who is in City of Bones
5 recurring or key characters from Michael Connelly’s chart.
Lead 1
- Harry BoschLAPD homicide detective, later retiredRetires from the LAPD at the end
Major 2
- Jerry EdgarBosch’s Hollywood partner
- Grace BilletsHollywood Homicide lieutenant
Minor and cameo 2
- Kiz RiderPartner, then senior LAPD officerMoves to Parker Center
- Irvin IrvingDeputy chief, later city councilman
Also featuring these characters
Other Michael Connelly books that share the most characters with City of Bones.
- Angels Flight1999 · Harry Bosch · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Trunk Music1997 · Harry Bosch · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Closers2005 · Harry Bosch · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Last Coyote1995 · Harry Bosch · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon