THE OVERLOOK

New York: Little Brown & Co., 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The 13th book in the Anthony and Edgar-winning Connelly's mystery-suspense series featuring Los Angeles police detective Harry Bosch. Bosch has moved to the LAPD's homicide special squad and the first case he's assigned os the murder of a doctor found shot execution style at an overlook on Mulholland Drive. The FBI is among the interested parties because the doctor, a medical physicist, had access to radioactive substances at nearly every hospital in the county. When the feds start butting in concerned about terrorists, Bosch's case becomes many times more complicated and dangerous. First edition, first printing (as stated with complete numberline). Abourt 6 x 9 1/2 inches, 225 pages plus acknowledgements and brief bio pages at back. Bound in black paper-covered boards with grey backstrip and silver lettering on spine. Dustjacket's front panel shows night scene with a car's headlights dimly lighting what appears to be an unpaved road or parking area. Lettering in orange and silver on front panel and spine. Back panel shows full-panel, full-color photo of author Slight spine lean, lightly bumped upper corner and spine ends, o/w boards and text shows only a tiny doodle on fep, no other markings or noticeable flaws or damage. Clean and complete. Not ex-library, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows moderate surface wear and rubbing and vertical crease on back flap. Not price-clipped. Makes a very decent reading/place holder copy.