Steven Axelrod asked Michael Connelly:

Why change the beginning of The Concrete Blonde for TV? Bosch following a hooker who had almost been killed back to the garage apartment of a serial killer and going in alone because he thinks there might be another woman in there being killed, and then shooting the guy when he reaches for his wig? That's engaging and extraordinary.

Michael Connelly Thanks for that compliment. It may be “engaging and extraordinary” in the pages of a book but it is not very visual, is closed in and it could happen anyplace. We wanted to establish Los Angeles as a character at the same time we established Bosch. So from the first seconds of the show we show Harry against the backdrop of his city and carry him through the Los Angeles night and show the viewers the parameters of the show.

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