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1 " if you can’t stand the ghosts, get out of the haunted house. "
― Michael Connelly , Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
2 " It was said that L.A. was a sunny place for shady people. "
3 " reached out and yanked on it. The string "
4 " a tunnel entrance. "
5 " Bosch took a step toward him. “Olivas, let’s get something clear before we go anywhere. You call me ‘Hotshot’ again and I’m going to shove the file up your ass without taking it out of my briefcase. "
6 " Edgar was silent as it registered. The background sound of television went quiet and he then spoke in the weak voice of a child asking "
7 " Ultimately, Bosch was confounded "
8 " It was every detective’s nightmare. The worst-case scenario. A lead ignored or bungled, allowing something awful to be loose in the world. Something dark and evil, destroying life after life as it moved through the shadows. It was true that all detectives made mistakes and had to live with the regrets. But Bosch instinctively knew that this one was malignant. It would grow and grow inside until it darkened everything and he became the last victim, the last life destroyed. "
9 " the security and transport of the "
10 " Bosch liked short prosecutors. They were always trying to make up for something and usually it was the defendant who ended up paying the price. "
11 " He taught Bosch early on that in society all victims are not created equal, but to the true detective they must be. "
12 " Medical Center for assessment and "
13 " Traffic had already gotten worse. A lot of nine-to-fivers getting an early jump on the commute home. Friday afternoons were particularly brutal. "
14 " You know, corruption of public officials, campaign finance violations, kidnapping, cats and dogs living together—the usual stuff. "
15 " He took Figueroa Lane to Chavez Ravine Place and hit another stop sign. At one time the whole area up here was known only as Chavez Ravine. "
16 " night before. His appreciation for the game had dropped markedly in recent years. He used the newspaper section mostly as a blind so that he could hold it up and appear to be reading while he was actually looking at Rachel. Other than the longer hair, she had changed little since he had last been with her. Still vibrantly attractive with an intangible sense of damage about her. It was in the eyes. They weren’t the hardened "
17 " There’s always a Starbucks around. "
