Desert Star, Connelly - B

                     It's hard to believe that this is already the fifth Bosch - Ballard novel. Renee is in charge of a cold case unit and Harry, now 70, volunteers to help and assist. Of course, Harry is Harry and pushes very hard to solve two cases pretty much as soon as he starts. On the first, his beloved 30+ year old Jeep is totaled and he has a bullet nip his ear lobe. But the one he wants is the second case because it's been haunting him for years. He tracks down the killer and closes the case. He advises Ballard that he won't be back to the unit. Many authors lose a step writing these lengthy series. But not Connelly.