The Crossing
by Michael Connelly

Most of this book is extremely well written and tough to put down. Connelly knows how to keep events moving and how to grab the reader's attention. The title is particularly intriguing as it refers to the mystery of how and why and where and when the victim and her murderer crossed paths. Unfortunately the last fifty pages of the novel fell apart. The two shootouts at the end are dealt with in a perfunctory manner. The court hearing lasts about five pages and is almost anti-climactic. But worst of all, Connelly introduces, or perhaps I should say re-introduces, characters from previous Harry Bosch novels, including a potential love interest. Frankly, I found this annoying. Even the final sentence of the book comes across as mundane. Too bad because most of this police procedural is a terrific read.