Desert Star Michael Connelly

Orion £22

Harry Bosch is getting old. He’s still working cold cases for the LAPD, but his knees are dodgy and stairs are a challenge. None of that matters, though, when he gets the chance to reopen the Gallagher case: a whole family massacred in the Mojave Desert. The key suspect vanished ten years previously, but surely someone must know where he’s gone. Another supremely well-engineered thriller from the modern master. Let’s hope that Harry’s knees hold out for a while longer.