While The Wrong Side of Goodbye may not stand shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the stronger entries in the Bosch oeuvre or boast the high-octane, blood-spattered crimes, it is immensely satisfying to see Bosch’s sustained, and deepened passion for his mission Everybody count, or nobody counts undiminished by age or circumstance. Even as a younger generation of detectives of all colors and orientations share the stage to carry on the work that has given Bosch, and this series, such an enduring appeal.
Key Takeaways:
- One of the decisions series fiction writers must make is whether to let their characters age or keep them anchored to a specific time period.
- Bosch’s PI work pays the bills while he undertakes volunteer work investigating cold cases at the San Fernando Police Department, a small municipal force recently decimated by cutbacks, keeping him close to his mission of getting justice for crime victims.
- “The Wrong Side of Goodbye” finds Bosch, like many baby boomers, working a couple of jobs to keep himself busy and contributing to the private-college education of his daughter.
“While “The Wrong Side of Goodbye” may not stand shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the stronger entries in the Bosch oeuvre — or boast the high-octane, blood-spattered crimes — it is immensely satisfying to see Bosch’s sustained and deepened passion for his mission— “Everybody count or nobody counts” — undiminished by age or circumstance, even as a younger generation of detectives of all colors and orientations share the stage to carry on the work that has given Bosch, and this series, such an enduring appeal.”
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-connelly-goodbye-20161027-snap-20161027-story.html
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