Nine Dragons (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316166317)

After what seems like a routine murder investigation, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch finds himself in Hong Kong facing the highest-stakes case of his life: bringing his kidnapped daughter home.
Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer.
The world Bosch steps into next is unknown territory. He brings in a detective from the Asian Gang Unit for help with translation -- not just of languages but also of the cultural norms and expectations that guided Li's life. He uncovers a link to a Hong Kong triad, a lethal and far-reaching crime ring that follows many immigrants to their new lives in the U.S.
And instantly his world explodes. The one good thing in Bosch's life, the person he holds most dear, is taken from him and Bosch travels to Hong Kong in an all-or-nothing bid to regain what he's lost. In a place known as Nine Dragons, as the city's Hungry Ghosts festival burns around him, Bosch puts aside everything he knows and risks everything he has in a desperate bid to outmatch the triad's ferocity.

Author: Michael Connelly
ISBN-10: 0316166316
ISBN-13: 9780316166317
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2009
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 133986 / Nine Dragons


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/15/2009 pg. 52
Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 6
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2009 pg. 38
Entertainment Weekly 10/16/2009 pg. 60
Kirkus Reviews 10/12/2009
Romantic Times 11/01/2009 pg. 78 - Excellent
New York Times Book Review 11/01/2009 pg. 22
Library Journal Annex 09/28/2009