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4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a fun book to reread. I also loved comparing it to the TV Series which I was surprised to find myself thinking, “they made a few changes for the better.”
Still loved the book. He is one of my favorite crime writers and reading them again is bringing me a lot of joy.
Still loved the book. He is one of my favorite crime writers and reading them again is bringing me a lot of joy.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I seem to have gotten myself into a situation with these Michael Connolly books. I'm realizing that the reason I like mystery/thrillers like these are some of the same reasons I love spec fic--lots of plot, fascinating glimpses into the minds of people who are VERY different from me, and interesting thought experiments about the effects of weird situations on people's lives (granted, you only get those last 2 in either genre when they're well done). But the reason I prefer sf&f and it's ilk in the end is because mystery/thrillers are pretty much by definition explorations of how violence and ugliness affects people. Spec fic has a much broader palette. So there's a part of me that wants to get back to less violent stories--that part convinced me to check out all the [a:Caitlín R. Kiernan|4798562|Caitlín R. Kiernan|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1304526440p2/4798562.jpg] books owned by my public library system.
All that said, I just spent a half hour this morning working out the order of the rest of the Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller books and where they overlap, and plotting out the order I'm going to be reading them in. I even took 2 books from the series off my ereader when I realized that Mickey Haller #2 is also Harry Bosch #14 and I don't want to jump that far ahead in Harry's life. It's been a fairly traumatic life so far, but apparently I am along for the ride. And now I have a serious reading list management problem with all those Keirnan books sitting by the bed, too.
All that said, I just spent a half hour this morning working out the order of the rest of the Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller books and where they overlap, and plotting out the order I'm going to be reading them in. I even took 2 books from the series off my ereader when I realized that Mickey Haller #2 is also Harry Bosch #14 and I don't want to jump that far ahead in Harry's life. It's been a fairly traumatic life so far, but apparently I am along for the ride. And now I have a serious reading list management problem with all those Keirnan books sitting by the bed, too.
New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly sets his novels of suspense against a world divided by race, politics, money, and the media. Here he thrusts Detective Harry Bosch on a harrowing journey into a high-profile murder case--and darkness...
An activist attorney is killed in a cute little L.A. trolley called Angels Flight, far from Harry Bosch's Hollywood turf. But the case is so explosive--and the dead man's enemies inside the L.A.P.D. are so numerous--that it falls to Harry to solve it. Now the streets are superheating. Harry's year-old Vegas marriage is unraveling. And the hunt for a killer is leading Harry to another high-profile L.A. murder case, one where every cop had a motive. The question is, did any have the guts?
This was a great book. Sad in that Bosch's wife leaves and l.A. Is in a mess. A must read book
An activist attorney is killed in a cute little L.A. trolley called Angels Flight, far from Harry Bosch's Hollywood turf. But the case is so explosive--and the dead man's enemies inside the L.A.P.D. are so numerous--that it falls to Harry to solve it. Now the streets are superheating. Harry's year-old Vegas marriage is unraveling. And the hunt for a killer is leading Harry to another high-profile L.A. murder case, one where every cop had a motive. The question is, did any have the guts?
This was a great book. Sad in that Bosch's wife leaves and l.A. Is in a mess. A must read book
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another deep notch in Connelly's belt!
Howard Elias is part of the Los Angeles upper crust. As a very high profile African-American attorney and racial activist, his lucrative practice consists in large part of suing the LAPD for real, perceived or imagined civil rights infractions against the black community in LA. When he is murdered in a particularly vindictive fashion on the very eve of an important trial against four white officers, the administration of the LAPD recognizes that it has no choice but to investigate its own members and let the chips fall where they may. The case is assigned to Harry Bosch and his Hollywood homicide squad, rookie black female officer, Kiz Rider and a senior detective, Jerry Edgar, also a black officer in good standing. The political considerations behind the choice of this team to investigate the case are obvious. Bosch, Rider and Edgar, probably more through good luck than good management, have never been sued by Elias. That the squad has two black members obviously makes the choice even more politically palatable.
Michael Connelly has stepped up to the plate once again and treated us to an exciting police procedural that will thrill Harry Bosch fans to their very toes. Los Angeles is graphically portrayed as a tinder box ready to explode into a reprise of the Watts riots that took place in the aftermath of the Rodney King trial. As we've come to expect, Bosch continues to be a come-what-may investigator whose only pursuit is the truth. As Bosch's former partner, Frank Sheehan, comes under suspicion for the murder, Bosch's friendship, his loyalty and the steadfastness of his principles are tested to their limits.
This might not be the best novel that Connelly ever wrote. But I still haven't encountered the entry in the growing Harry Bosch canon that doesn't keep me flipping pages at a torrid pace. Internal departmental politics and race take centre stage in Angel's Flight as Bosch butts heads with the senior levels of the department, the FBI, Internal Affairs and even his own partners. Readers who have followed Bosch from the very start will also be interested in the side plot about his new wife, former FBI agent, Eleanor Wish.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
Howard Elias is part of the Los Angeles upper crust. As a very high profile African-American attorney and racial activist, his lucrative practice consists in large part of suing the LAPD for real, perceived or imagined civil rights infractions against the black community in LA. When he is murdered in a particularly vindictive fashion on the very eve of an important trial against four white officers, the administration of the LAPD recognizes that it has no choice but to investigate its own members and let the chips fall where they may. The case is assigned to Harry Bosch and his Hollywood homicide squad, rookie black female officer, Kiz Rider and a senior detective, Jerry Edgar, also a black officer in good standing. The political considerations behind the choice of this team to investigate the case are obvious. Bosch, Rider and Edgar, probably more through good luck than good management, have never been sued by Elias. That the squad has two black members obviously makes the choice even more politically palatable.
Michael Connelly has stepped up to the plate once again and treated us to an exciting police procedural that will thrill Harry Bosch fans to their very toes. Los Angeles is graphically portrayed as a tinder box ready to explode into a reprise of the Watts riots that took place in the aftermath of the Rodney King trial. As we've come to expect, Bosch continues to be a come-what-may investigator whose only pursuit is the truth. As Bosch's former partner, Frank Sheehan, comes under suspicion for the murder, Bosch's friendship, his loyalty and the steadfastness of his principles are tested to their limits.
This might not be the best novel that Connelly ever wrote. But I still haven't encountered the entry in the growing Harry Bosch canon that doesn't keep me flipping pages at a torrid pace. Internal departmental politics and race take centre stage in Angel's Flight as Bosch butts heads with the senior levels of the department, the FBI, Internal Affairs and even his own partners. Readers who have followed Bosch from the very start will also be interested in the side plot about his new wife, former FBI agent, Eleanor Wish.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated