by Dawn C. Chmielewski

LA Times

(ABSTRACT)

Author Michael Connelly adapted the first chapter of his new murder mystery, “Echo Park,” into a 10-minute film for YouTube and other online video sites in an attempt to attract readers.

Harry Bosch, Connelly’s dark protagonist who is a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department, made his brooding debut online before “Echo Park” reached bookstores last month. The video, shot for about $10,000, ends with the tagline: “Read what happens next in ‘Echo Park.’ ”

[Terrill Lee Lankford] and Connelly hope the online video does more than spur book sales. They hope it will persuade Hollywood studios to bring Bosch to the big screen.

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