After being hooked onto Michael Connelly after reading "The Poet", I began "The Last Coyote" and instantly thought that this one was better. The mystery involving the murder of his prostitute mother decades ago is solved by Harry Bosch after he is on an involuntary leave from the police force. The identity of the killer was a complete surprise at the end, and the confrontation between Bosch and his prime suspect was chilling. This is one of my favourite novels and anyone who likes the mystery/crime genre should most definitly read this.