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Who is your favorite contemporary author? Mine is Michael Connelly. He has written a series of Murder mysteries with this tough LAPD detective as the central character.

But each book stands on its own so you don't have to read them in any particular order to enjoy them. One has been made into a major motion picture and ironically is the only one not involving this LAPD detective. It was called "Blood Work" starring Clint Eastwood and was good but not his best.

As an added bonus the LAPD detective, Harry Bosch, was married to a woman whose passion was playing poker in the California card rooms. She eventually turned pro and their marriage fell apart and now she plays in the big money games at the Bellagio.

Probably not the greatest that literature has to offer but very entertaining stuff. His books always have great plot twists at the end that literally have me shaking my head sometimes.

Anybody else read any of this guy's stuff and what do you think?