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annaisjoyful's review against another edition
4.0
Harry Bosch is the novel version of comfort food for me. Enjoyed this one.
judithdcollins's review against another edition
3.0
Did not enjoy this book as good as his others in the series. When he receives word that somebody has confessed to the 1995 homicide of Marie Gesto, Detective Harry Bosch is surprised and relieved. For more than a decade, details of this savage murder had eaten away at the sensitive investigator. His emotions heighten, though, when he hears the murderer speak and learns that police missed a clue that could have led them to Gesto's killer and thus prevented nine subsequent murders. The realization leaves Bosch reeling with uncertainty about his colleagues and his own commitments.
jwoodsum's review against another edition
4.0
another great entry in the Bosch series; I'm reading this series totally out of order, but still enjoying them. This one finds Harry working in Open and Unsolved revisiting a case that he was never able to solve himself when he first went to the crime scene 13 years previously. Great interaction with his partner, Kiz Rider. Nice, twisty mystery as well.
katemoxie's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE Michael Connelly's books! Grabs the reader on page one with twists and turns until the end!
readymadereader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
carolpk's review against another edition
The Hook - “I’m working my way through you Bosch.”
The Line - ”“It was the little questions that always bothered him, filled the hollow inside with dread.”
The Sinker - Echo Park was truly my favorite of Harry Bosch Series
thus far. Its excellent plotting, cracker-jack writing, the attention to details, all made this just what you’d expect in a crime novel.
Bosch is working a 1993 cold case, the disappearance of twenty-two year old Marie Gesto. The case is over ten years old but it’s one of those that got under his skin, one he keeps coming back to and one he wants to solve, not only to bring closure to her family but for himself. When he gets a call from the DA that a murderer is willing to make a deal to lead police to several bodies, including that of Gesto, Bosch is all in. Of course nothing is as easy as it seems and we’re off and running in this fast-paced, realistic thriller.
The recent Bosch TV Series covers elements of Echo Park but can’t come close to capturing the raw tension of the written work. There is a scene where Bosch interrogates the suspected serial killer, Raynard Waits that should be a classic scene in crime fiction. It is superior and equal to, if not better than Silence of the Lambs.
Bosch continues to interest me as a character. He is a complex man, often a loose canon, what his partner calls “the cowboy thing”, a man who appreciates art, jazz, a good book and can guzzle down a beer with the best of them. I always learn something new about Harry Bosch with each book in the series. In Echo Park I learned Harry’s a boxer shorts guy. This is my angst when it comes to the portrayal of Bosch in the TV series. Do you think Titus Welliver looks like a boxer kind of guy?
The Line - ”“It was the little questions that always bothered him, filled the hollow inside with dread.”
The Sinker - Echo Park was truly my favorite of Harry Bosch Series
thus far. Its excellent plotting, cracker-jack writing, the attention to details, all made this just what you’d expect in a crime novel.
Bosch is working a 1993 cold case, the disappearance of twenty-two year old Marie Gesto. The case is over ten years old but it’s one of those that got under his skin, one he keeps coming back to and one he wants to solve, not only to bring closure to her family but for himself. When he gets a call from the DA that a murderer is willing to make a deal to lead police to several bodies, including that of Gesto, Bosch is all in. Of course nothing is as easy as it seems and we’re off and running in this fast-paced, realistic thriller.
The recent Bosch TV Series covers elements of Echo Park but can’t come close to capturing the raw tension of the written work. There is a scene where Bosch interrogates the suspected serial killer, Raynard Waits that should be a classic scene in crime fiction. It is superior and equal to, if not better than Silence of the Lambs.
Bosch continues to interest me as a character. He is a complex man, often a loose canon, what his partner calls “the cowboy thing”, a man who appreciates art, jazz, a good book and can guzzle down a beer with the best of them. I always learn something new about Harry Bosch with each book in the series. In Echo Park I learned Harry’s a boxer shorts guy. This is my angst when it comes to the portrayal of Bosch in the TV series. Do you think Titus Welliver looks like a boxer kind of guy?
sandin954's review against another edition
3.0
Another solid entry in the Harry Bosch series. The author's writing is always so smooth and I love reading about Harry. This book did have the dreaded serial killer subplot but luckily it was not really the focus.
msarendt's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
emilyisreading2024's review against another edition
4.0
As others have mentioned, Michael Connelly is really good at this sort of book. From the ones I've read, I like The Lincoln Lawyer the best, but I've enjoyed the Harry Bosch ones that I've read too. I liked the first half of this one better than the second half. Still, it kept my attention.