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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
I'm reading the Bosch novels in order. This one was very satisfying in that one of our least favorite characters in the series is done but unsatisfying in that his relationship with his wife is on the rocks. The background of the LAPD following the Rodney King and OJ Simpson events is really interesting, especially considering all the other episodes of cops killing Black people around the country in the last few years.
One of his better books. More plot twists than one can count and all pulled together neatly. Having children myself the twists there were bothersome and it makes me angry that children are treated that way. But couldn't put the book down.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
It starts with a phone call, the dreaded phone call, the one where they tell you someone's dead. Bosch doesn't want to know but I was expecting the worst. To hear Eleanor Wish is dead. Instead, Bosch and the reader are surprised when Lieutenant Michael Tulin says "Hold please for Deputy Chief Irving." and there's hope once again. I'm quickly wrapped up in this new case, Angels Flight, where two bodies are found on the historic inclined railroad. But what's causing Bosch's concern for Eleanor and where is she?
The sixth Harry Bosch novel, Angels Flight involves the shooting of a prominent black lawyer, Howard Elias. There are many who would wish Elias dead, including LA cops, as Elias' specialty is lawsuits where police brutality is suspected.
The crime and its solving hold my interest but it's the details of locale, and sprinkling of art and music that make the book shine for me.
First, I couldn't help being interested in Angels Flight Railway, a funicular railway originally connecting the famed Hill St. and Olive St. I've been on other incline railways but missed this landmark on my one visit to L.A. I chose the Wikipedia site in my link as it has far more information than the tourist site. I can' attest to its accuracy but you'll get the picture.
Consider also Bradbury Building built in 1893 commissioned by Los Angeles gold-mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury and constructed by draftsman George Wyman from the original design by Sumner Hunt. Bosch allows me to see the building in minds eye as he describes it throughout the book. The Bradbury Building was added to the National Register of Historic places in1971. The building is marred for Bosch as it now in fiction at least, holds Internal Affairs. There are many fine websites about The Bradbury Building, including several on youtube which give a glimpse of the fine old building that has been used in many films and books. Bosch describes The Bradbury as the "dusty jewel of downtown" and says this of the draftsman Wyman:
"It was the kind of mystery Bosch liked. The idea of a man leaving his mark with the one shot he's given appealed to him Across a whole, century, Bosch identified w George Wyman. He believed in the one shot. he didn't know if he'd had his yet -- it wasn't the kind of think you knew and understood until you looked back on your life as an old man. But head the feeling that it was still out there waiting for him. He had yet to take his one shot."
Bosch also describes a famous mural of Anthony Quinn The Pope of Broadway. He expresses his feelings in this quote
"The mural was one of the little things that made him like downtown so much. Just like the Bradbury and Angels Flight. Little pieces of grace were everywhere if you looked."
Bosch frequently mentions Black Warrior #2 pencils, his writing instrument of choice but also used by a detective in the puncturing of a suspect's eardrum. Dirty cops, they're everywhere and it's up to Bosch and his team to find them out. Was it one of LA's own who killed Elias? and if not, who?
The sixth Harry Bosch novel, Angels Flight involves the shooting of a prominent black lawyer, Howard Elias. There are many who would wish Elias dead, including LA cops, as Elias' specialty is lawsuits where police brutality is suspected.
The crime and its solving hold my interest but it's the details of locale, and sprinkling of art and music that make the book shine for me.
First, I couldn't help being interested in Angels Flight Railway, a funicular railway originally connecting the famed Hill St. and Olive St. I've been on other incline railways but missed this landmark on my one visit to L.A. I chose the Wikipedia site in my link as it has far more information than the tourist site. I can' attest to its accuracy but you'll get the picture.
Consider also Bradbury Building built in 1893 commissioned by Los Angeles gold-mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury and constructed by draftsman George Wyman from the original design by Sumner Hunt. Bosch allows me to see the building in minds eye as he describes it throughout the book. The Bradbury Building was added to the National Register of Historic places in1971. The building is marred for Bosch as it now in fiction at least, holds Internal Affairs. There are many fine websites about The Bradbury Building, including several on youtube which give a glimpse of the fine old building that has been used in many films and books. Bosch describes The Bradbury as the "dusty jewel of downtown" and says this of the draftsman Wyman:
"It was the kind of mystery Bosch liked. The idea of a man leaving his mark with the one shot he's given appealed to him Across a whole, century, Bosch identified w George Wyman. He believed in the one shot. he didn't know if he'd had his yet -- it wasn't the kind of think you knew and understood until you looked back on your life as an old man. But head the feeling that it was still out there waiting for him. He had yet to take his one shot."
Bosch also describes a famous mural of Anthony Quinn The Pope of Broadway. He expresses his feelings in this quote
"The mural was one of the little things that made him like downtown so much. Just like the Bradbury and Angels Flight. Little pieces of grace were everywhere if you looked."
Bosch frequently mentions Black Warrior #2 pencils, his writing instrument of choice but also used by a detective in the puncturing of a suspect's eardrum. Dirty cops, they're everywhere and it's up to Bosch and his team to find them out. Was it one of LA's own who killed Elias? and if not, who?
What an ending! A nail biter right to the last page. I really enjoyed Angels Flight. Tension throughout.
Love this series! Just watched the first episode on Amazon on well and am excited to continue reading and watching the series.
Another good showing from Michael Connelly and the Harry Bosch Series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
I'm fully committing to reading the entire series of Harry Bosch novels. This was a good read.