“ Bosch had never liked Las Vegas, though he came often on cases. It shared a kinship with Los Angeles; both were places desperate people ran to. Often, when they ran from Los Angeles, they came here. I… Michael Connelly
“ The Strip was still lit by a million neon lights, though the crowds on the sidewalk had greatly decreased by this hour. Still, Bosch was awed by the spectacle of light. In every imaginable color and c… Michael Connelly
“ Well, did he do it?She always asked the irrelevant question. It didn't matter in terms of the strategy of the case whether the defendant did it or not. What mattered was the evidence against him -- th… Michael Connelly
“ You know what my father said about innocent clients? ... He said the scariest client a lawyer will ever have is an innocent client. Because if you fuck up and he goes to prison, it'll scar you for lif… Michael Connelly
“ There was polite laughter in the courtroom. Bosch noticed that the attorneys -- prosecution and defense -- dutifully joined in, a couple of them overdoing it. It had been his experience that while in… Michael Connelly
“ The setting sun burned the sky pink and orange in the same bright hues as surfers' bathing suits. It was beautiful deception, Bosch thought, as he drove north on the Hollywood Freeway to home. Sunsets… Michael Connelly
“ The gravel road widened into a large turnaround where three similar looking and designed brothels sat waiting for customers. They were called Sheila's Front Porch, Tawny's High Five Ranch and Miss Del… Michael Connelly
“ There were a billion lights out there on the horizon and I knew that all of them put together weren't enough to light the darkness in the hearts of some men. Michael Connelly
“ Los Angeles was the kind of place where everybody was from somewhere else and nobody really droppped anchor. It was a transient place. People drawn by the dream, people running from the nightmare. Twe… Michael Connelly
“ There is a means to every end. A root to any cause. Sometimes the root is more evil than any cause, though it's the cause that is usually most vilified. Michael Connelly
“ He [Harry Bosch] defined good company not by the conversation but by the lack of it. When there was no need to talk to feel comfortable, that was the right company Michael Connelly
“ The bag was a hybrid I had picked up at a store called Suitcase City while I was plotting my comeback. [...] It had a logo on it -- a mountain ridgeline with the words Suitcase City printed across it… Michael Connelly
“ Bremmer stared uneasily and Bosch dismissed him with his hand. The reporter closed the door and went to his own car. Michael Connelly
“ Bosch knew the dawn had nothing on the dusk. Dawn always came up ugly, as if the sun was clumsy and in a hurry. The dusk was smoother, the moon more graceful. Maybe it was because the moon was more pa… Michael Connelly
“ I reached between the seats to the backseat, where her purse was on the floor. It was the size of a grocery bag and it weighed a ton.What the hell do you have in this thing?Everything.I didn't ask for… Michael Connelly
“ If the system turns away from the abuses inflicted on the guilty, then who can be next but the innocents? Michael Connelly
