The Narrows (2004) is the 14th novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, and the tenth featuring the Los Angeles detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch.
As Bosch crosses paths with FBI Agent Rachel Walling, the novel ties story elements left unresolved in The Poet and those from Blood Work and A Darkness More Than Night together into the Bosch mythos. …
There’s a gravitas to the mystery/thrillers of Michael Connelly, a bedrock commitment to the value of human life and the need for law enforcement pros to defend that value, that sets his work apart and above that of many of his contemporaries.
… it supports a dynamite plot, fully flowered characters and a meticulous attention to the details of investigative procedure. …