I just finished reading The Waiting, Michael Connelly's latest Ballard and Bosch novel. Renee Ballard is in charge of the Cold-Case Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. This series features Ballard and former LAPD detective Harry Bosch, who assists her on especially complex cases. However, Connelly has the irritating habit of aging his characters in real time, and since Harry is now in his 70s, he has been considering killing Harry off, which would be a shame, since Harry has been his most popular character for many years. This time, Harry does indeed appear in the book and helps Ballard on a non-LAPD issue - recovering her stolen police badge - which leads to the investigation of a possible mass shooting. Meanwhile, Ballard is working on several cold cases, including one known as the Pillowcase Rapist case and another focusing on the infamous Black Dahlia affair, on which she is assisted by Harry Bosch's daughter Maddie. Could Connelly be planning to replace Harry permanently in this series with daughter Maddie? Only time will tell. As usual, Connelly writes a very good story, and I did enjoy reading it. All I ask is that Connelly not kill off Harry, no matter how old he gets.
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