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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Quick and engrossing…and another reminder of how little I remember from the TV show. Sort of interesting to be reminded that the world didn’t, like, discover the ACAB discourse in 2020…I think this book would play differently if written now (police brutality is taken as an occasionally necessary evil, even as it’s demonstrating just how very evil
It is), but it’s still…relevant, I guess? If a police procedural meant purely for entertainment can be categorized that way…anyway, onto the next!
It is), but it’s still…relevant, I guess? If a police procedural meant purely for entertainment can be categorized that way…anyway, onto the next!
Excellent book, loved the storyline and enjoying learning more about Bosch as the series goes on. Was a little disappointed by the ending though as I wanted to see a bit more justice.
Book number 6 and I am still not sick and tired of Harry Bosch. This case was also part of the tv series, but of course I had forgotten the solution because it is already some time ago that I watched it. So I was still hooked on the story and also there were of course things that weren't part of the tv show.
Will continue the book series further on.
Will continue the book series further on.
Better than some, maybe a 3.5 - I mean, it's Connelly. Hard-Boiled-Rather-Sexist-Guns-Are-Cool-Maverick-Cop-Quick-A-Chase-Scene-Connelly. You get what you expect.
The thing about me, is that as long as Michael Connelly is writing novels in the Harry Bosch universe, I'm going to be reading them. I loved being transported back (slightly) in time in this one - written in 1998 and really leaning in to the digital divide happening in the mid to late '90s.
Connelly delivers yet another topsy-turvy detective novel where things aren't always quite what they seem. A well-known "television" lawyer with a penchant for suing the LAPD is found murdered on an incline train, just days before he is set to start trial against a new host of LAPD defendants. With a few side plots assisting to drive the main story along, this one is a nail-biter through and through.
While I'd recommend reading this ~universe~ as close to in order as you can, they can certainly be read out of order without losing too much context.
Connelly delivers yet another topsy-turvy detective novel where things aren't always quite what they seem. A well-known "television" lawyer with a penchant for suing the LAPD is found murdered on an incline train, just days before he is set to start trial against a new host of LAPD defendants. With a few side plots assisting to drive the main story along, this one is a nail-biter through and through.
While I'd recommend reading this ~universe~ as close to in order as you can, they can certainly be read out of order without losing too much context.
‘Whether you like it or not, you have been assigned to this case.’
When the body of Howard Elias, a high profile black lawyer, is found inside one of the cars on Angels Flight in downtown Los Angeles, no detective in the city wants to touch the case. Elias specialises in lawsuits alleging police brutality, racism and corruption and every LAPD cop is a potential suspect in his murder. The atmosphere in Los Angeles is tense: racial distrust and recriminations against the police are part of the legacy of the Rodney King case and the O.J. Simpson trial. Every step the police take to solve this crime will be viewed with distrust as it is widely believed that the murderer was a cop.
Solving this case is a challenge for Detective Harry Bosch: feelings both amongst the police and the community are volatile. Negotiating the politics, dealing with the suspicion and hate makes trying to investigate the crime difficult – especially as quick action is required.
And, if that isn’t enough, things aren’t going very well for Bosch at home either.
I am reading Michael Connell’s novels out of order. This may not be ideal, but it works okay for me. The novels stand alone and while I’m missing some of Harry Bosch’s back story it’s kind of fun filling in the gaps. This is one of the best Michael Connelly novels I’ve read so far. Right up there with my current favourites: ‘The Concrete Blonde’; ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ and ‘The Poet.’
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
When the body of Howard Elias, a high profile black lawyer, is found inside one of the cars on Angels Flight in downtown Los Angeles, no detective in the city wants to touch the case. Elias specialises in lawsuits alleging police brutality, racism and corruption and every LAPD cop is a potential suspect in his murder. The atmosphere in Los Angeles is tense: racial distrust and recriminations against the police are part of the legacy of the Rodney King case and the O.J. Simpson trial. Every step the police take to solve this crime will be viewed with distrust as it is widely believed that the murderer was a cop.
Solving this case is a challenge for Detective Harry Bosch: feelings both amongst the police and the community are volatile. Negotiating the politics, dealing with the suspicion and hate makes trying to investigate the crime difficult – especially as quick action is required.
And, if that isn’t enough, things aren’t going very well for Bosch at home either.
I am reading Michael Connell’s novels out of order. This may not be ideal, but it works okay for me. The novels stand alone and while I’m missing some of Harry Bosch’s back story it’s kind of fun filling in the gaps. This is one of the best Michael Connelly novels I’ve read so far. Right up there with my current favourites: ‘The Concrete Blonde’; ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ and ‘The Poet.’
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Another great story in the Bosch series. The ending, as always, was just violent enough to satisfy.
I have enjoyed all of the Bosch books a lot, and this one was no exception. I don't think I got bored at any time during this book, and had trouble putting it down. If you like crime and detective mysteries, you should give this a read.