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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
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
A collection of three Harry Bosch short stories that were all quick entertaining reads.
I've read a lot of people complaining about the fact that it's a very short book and how a third of the book is just previews for other books. I guess I don't feel put out by my purchase of this book because I recognize it for what it is. It is a collection of short stories that were previously only available in another format, be it a magazine or story collection. I don't want to buy a book of 10 police stories when I'm only interested in Connelly's Harry Bosch story. This allowed me to read three stories about a character I enjoy without having to hunt down old collections or out of print magazines. For me it was money well spent and showed a bit of Harry's past that I didn't know about having finished the first six books. I enjoyed it.
This was probably the better collection of the two Harry Bosch mini-story collections. The other book being Angle of Investigation.
This was probably the better collection of the two Harry Bosch mini-story collections. The other book being Angle of Investigation.
I really liked these stories -- which seem almost like ideas that Michael Connelly realized weren't robust enough to turn into novels. If each Harry Bosch novel is a big budget Hollywood movie, these stories are the serialized police procedural television show. They also fill in little gaps in Harry's career that are alluded to in the novels.
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Weird that these seemed totally out of order. Guess it doesn't really matter.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3 short stories: 1) Bosch takes a closer look at an overdose suicide case of a young Hollywood actress. 2) Bosch tries to get closure on a case where a young Mexican girl was killed. 3) Bosch looks into the killing of a professional gambler.
The short stories are ok. There really isn't enough time to build up a full story but these shorts are just meant to be shorts. I still like MC very much as a writer.
The short stories are ok. There really isn't enough time to build up a full story but these shorts are just meant to be shorts. I still like MC very much as a writer.