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sibil's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lcoverosey's review against another edition
5.0
I stayed up half the night to finish this book,,, I could not stop. Great right to the end
brendalynnemartin's review against another edition
4.0
I’m a huge Michael Connelly fan, his books are always an enjoyable read. I found myself reaching for this book less than other books of his. Still a great read. Love Harry Bosch!!
carolpk's review against another edition
3.0
Happy to report I enjoyed my second outing with Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch as much as my first.
I'm starting to draw my picture of the man but still have a long way to go. To me he seems lonely. After all begins as Harry spends Christmas alone. There's no hesitation when a body calls him out from his Xmas dinner. Also, he is eager to make connection with the women he meets, two in this novel. Oh, Harry!
Once again I liked how Connelly describes Los Angeles vividly, making the streets come alive. You can tell he has done his homework on the day to day grind of LA cops as his descriptions of these seem plausible. I'm also growing fond of Irving R. Irving, assistant chief in this outing. Both Bosch and Irving have their own way of doing things and are like oil and water.
What pulls Bosch away from his Christmas meal is the death of fellow cop Narcotics detective Calexico Moore, an apparent suicide with a note in his pocket. The chase for truth of what caused Moore to bite the bullet forms the mystery.
Bosch is charged with the "dirty work" in informing Moore's widow Silvia of his death. Woman interest #1. The other lady on his list is Dr. Theresa Corazon, shares a relationship of convenience with Bosch. Her aspirations seem geared more to the office of chief medical examiner than Bosch. This is ok with me as I can't see them together.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
Loved this quote from Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye
"There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself"
I'm starting to draw my picture of the man but still have a long way to go. To me he seems lonely. After all
Once again I liked how Connelly describes Los Angeles vividly, making the streets come alive. You can tell he has done his homework on the day to day grind of LA cops as his descriptions of these seem plausible. I'm also growing fond of Irving R. Irving, assistant chief in this outing. Both Bosch and Irving have their own way of doing things and are like oil and water.
What pulls Bosch away from his Christmas meal is the death of fellow cop Narcotics detective Calexico Moore, an apparent suicide with a note in his pocket. The chase for truth of what caused Moore to bite the bullet forms the mystery.
Bosch is charged with the "dirty work" in informing Moore's widow Silvia of his death. Woman interest #1. The other lady on his list is Dr. Theresa Corazon, shares a relationship of convenience with Bosch. Her aspirations seem geared more to the office of chief medical examiner than Bosch. This is ok with me as I can't see them together.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
Loved this quote from Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye
"There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself"
careydnelson's review against another edition
5.0
I thought we were in for a rehashing of the first book, but then we went to Mexico!
romysvx's review against another edition
4.0
Nie znoszę czytać o gangach i przemycie narkotyków. Doszczętnie wynudza mnie temat walk byków. Od książek z fabułą osadzoną w Meksyku trzymam się jak najdalej, unikam jak ognia. Biorąc te wszystkie kryteria pod uwagę “Czarnego Lodu” nawet patykiem nie powinnam tykać. Jednak w przypadku powieści Connolly’ego idealnie sprawdza się zasada wyjątku od reguły. Po twórczość, według mnie obecnie najlepszego amerykańskiego pisarza kryminałów - mogę śmiało sięgać w ciemno. To autor, który poniżej pewnego - bardzo wysokiego - poziomu nie schodzi. “Czarny Lód” to - znów - Connolly w najlepszym wydaniu. Kryminał bardzo amerykański, przesiąknięty klimatem brudnego, niebezpiecznego Los Angeles, w którym więcej od narkomanów, gangsterów i bezdomnych mieszka chyba tylko szczurów. Ekscytująca i niesamowicie wciągająca historia, pełna zaskakujących zwrotów akcji i mylnych tropów, błyskotliwe i dowcipne dialogi i cała paleta różnorodnych wyrazistych postaci. Już pierwsza książka z serii o Harrym Boschu - “Czarne echo” wywarła na mnie ogromne wrażenie. To był kawał solidnie napisanego inteligentnego kryminału. Tym bardziej imponujące biorąc pod uwagę, że to debiut. “Czarny Lód” nie tylko podtrzymuje dobrą passę poprzednika, a nawet wypada jeszcze lepiej! Wyraźnie można zaobserwować, że od debiutu Connolly jeszcze bardziej udoskonalił i doszlifował swój warsztat pisarski i dzięki temu “Lód” czyta się znacznie płynniej od momentami niestety niestroniącego od dłużyzn i przestojów debiutu. Czytelników mających już za sobą jedno bądź więcej spotkań z Harrym Boschem do sięgnięcia po resztę książek z tej serii zachęcać na pewno nie muszę, a co do reszty - jak najbardziej czytajcie, jednocześnie przygotujcie się na kilka godzin wyrwanych z życia. I ewentualną opcję zaprzyjaźnienia się z Harrym Boschem na dłużej. A właściwie - nie ewentualną, bo nie ma szans, żebyście poprzestali tylko na jednym tomie - na bank będziecie chcieli więcej!
affyfe's review against another edition
3.0
I got this book at the amazing free book exchange (oh how I miss you!). I listened to his book The Scarecrow about a year ago and enjoyed it for a thriller type of book. So Connelly was an author I was keeping my eye out for when I want a good thriller. This book is about a police officer who is found dead and it is assumed to be a suicide. However one of the other members of the police force is having a hard time believing that. He takes on some of the cases that were left from his fallen co worker and starts uncovering things to help his suspicion that it wasn't a suicide. The story takes places in LA as well as just over the border in Mexico as he is trying to find all the answers.
I don't think I enjoyed this book as much as the last one I read by him. The first half I kept wondering where things were going and the book seemed to move slowly. The last half all the way to the end got pretty interesting, but there were still some down moments where I felt like the story slowed or even came to a stop. You also aren't sure for most of the book who is a good guy and who is a bad guy which is nice for some mystery but I felt like there was a little too much of that and after a while it just got annoying. Before I recommend this book I would first recommend reading The Scarecrow (or possibly one of his other books). And if you have read that, and liked it, I would say you might like this one, too. I'm also not sure if because I listened to The Scarecrow I liked it more, so maybe try out this book on audio if you can find it. If this were the first book I read by him I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but since I know he can do better I say give one of his other books a chance first.
I don't think I enjoyed this book as much as the last one I read by him. The first half I kept wondering where things were going and the book seemed to move slowly. The last half all the way to the end got pretty interesting, but there were still some down moments where I felt like the story slowed or even came to a stop. You also aren't sure for most of the book who is a good guy and who is a bad guy which is nice for some mystery but I felt like there was a little too much of that and after a while it just got annoying. Before I recommend this book I would first recommend reading The Scarecrow (or possibly one of his other books). And if you have read that, and liked it, I would say you might like this one, too. I'm also not sure if because I listened to The Scarecrow I liked it more, so maybe try out this book on audio if you can find it. If this were the first book I read by him I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but since I know he can do better I say give one of his other books a chance first.
ebokhyllami's review against another edition
5.0
Nå spiser jeg Bosch-serien på høykant her! Bok 2 like god som ener'n. Sånn er det bare!