“The Closers” is a very intriguing mystery and crime fiction novel by Michael Connelly. My favorite genre for novels has always been mystery, however this book was one of the best I have read. Connelly’s descriptive and interesting writing style makes it difficult to stop reading. I would recommend this novel to all of my friends and classmates. After seeing some of Connelly’s other novels I would have to say that this is only a small part of the amazing novels produced by Michael Connolly. The novel begins with the main character Harry Bosch. Bosch is a former LAPD officer who had worked with LAPD for over 25 years. He had left his job for 3 years and one day the new police chief contacted him. Bosch left his home in Hollywood Hills and rushed to the station. Bosch had a…show more content… It’s a house of horrors. Our greatest shame. All those cases. All those voices. Every one of them is like a stone thrown into a lake. The ripples move out through time and people. Families, friends, neighbors. How can we call ourselves a city when there are so many ripples, when so many voices have been forgotten by this department? (Connelly, 17 digital)” This quote signifies the purpose of bringing Bosch back to the LAPD. Bosch and his partner work together to solve old cases by using the evidence that was gathered through new technology. Bosch’s partner, Rider, “was a short woman who carried a few extra pounds. (Connelly, 30 digital)”. Bosch and Rider were assigned cases from the year’s 1966-68,1972-74,1987-89,1996-98. Bosch had joined the force in 1972 and remembered an unsolved case he got worked on in that year. Before starting a case, Rider introduced Bosch to the homicide investigators on that floor. An officer named Pratt invited Bosch and rider to his office for a private welcome-aboard speech. Pratt was a man in his 50’s and in command of the homicide