The Concrete Blonde is the third novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, featuring the Los Angeles detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch.

Connelly said that he obtained the seed idea for The Concrete Blonde by reading a book detailing actual cases, written for forensic professionals.

Bosch is cleared in the shooting by internal affairs, but because since he did not follow proper procedure he is transferred from the elite Robbery-Homicide Division (RHD) back to the Hollywood table.

Four years later, while Bosch is being sued by Church's widow, police receive a note, purportedly from the Dollmaker, which leads to the discovery of a new victim killed using the same modus operandi.

Mora has ties to the adult video industry, had insider knowledge of the Dollmaker case, and was not at work during the killings not attributed to Church.

When Bosch arrives at Chandler's house, he discovers that she has been dead for 48 hours, killed in the same manner as the other Dollmaker victims, except that she has burn and bite marks all over her body.

Bosch then follows a Los Angeles Times reporter, Joel Bremmer, and asks if he can come inside his house to purportedly discuss his court case.

However, Bosch confronts him as being the Follower, having realized his culpability by the fact that his last letter had mentioned a Times article which hadn't been published yet.

[2] Author Janet Evanovich said The Concrete Blonde was "a classic in Connelly's Harry Bosch detective series--and one of my favorites".

[4] The Library Journal review in 1994 said "slick plot twists, fast action and fine suspense mark this excellent thriller and courtroom drama".