Michael Connelly - Nine dragons
Au dos du livre - Résumé :
Detective Harry Bosch is called to investigate the murder of a store owner in a tough LA neighbourhood. For Harry, it's a trip down memory lane: he's been to Fortune Liquors before and remembers Mr Li - a man who offered him sanctuary during LA's notorious riots. Now the debt must be repaid.
Mr Li left a clue to his murderer's identity, a clue that leads Harry into a parallel criminal universe ruled by the Triads. But as he gets closer to this shady underworld, the Triads send Harry a devastating message - they have taken something of his, something he holds very dear. As Harry's life implodes, he must risk everything to track a killer who knows how to get under his skin.
Mr Li left a clue to his murderer's identity, a clue that leads Harry into a parallel criminal universe ruled by the Triads. But as he gets closer to this shady underworld, the Triads send Harry a devastating message - they have taken something of his, something he holds very dear. As Harry's life implodes, he must risk everything to track a killer who knows how to get under his skin.
Mon avis :
Une lecture en anglais, pour changer. Ceci est un polar en trois actes qui nous balance entre Los Angeles et Hong Kong, plein de suspense et de tension, qui mélange les côtés professionnel et personnel. Si la première partie est une investigation somme toute assez classique pour un policier, j'ai trouvé la seconde très originale, plus stressante, presque plus intime. Chacune des étapes a ses rebondissements, et ce n'est pas une écriture à la Hollywood, malgré quelques clichés habituels du genre. La fin amène d'ailleurs un petit retournement de situation assez inattendu ! Je n'ose pas en dire plus de peur de gâcher l'intrigue, mais j'ai beaucoup apprécié, et ce bien que ce soit le tome 14 des aventures d'Harry Bosch : ça ne m'a absolument pas gênée dans ma compréhension.
