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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This was a bit more of a police procedural then I like. It felt like it dragged on a bit and it really didn't give the reader much of a chance to solve for the killer.
A case from Bosch's past is coming back to haunt him again when a serial murderer is caught and confesses to many crimes including an unsolved case from 13 years before. A great story, well told with some great twists near the end. I love the personal elements thrown in too with Rachel Walling.
Harry is working in the open-unsolved case unit when someone confesses to a murder that Harry hasn't been able to forget about. He and his partner, Kiz Rider, get pulled into the case where Raynard Waits has confessed to murdering a number of people.
Harry always thought it was a powerfully connected young man but has never had the proof needed so he's surprised when this unconnected name comes up. But Waits seems to know details. He even knows where the body is buried. As proof, he will lead them there. As this is done, Waits sees the opportunity to escape and seizes it. Now a serial killer is on the loose. The police are blaming the DA and the DA candidate is blaming the cops. Minutes of the tape disappear (seem to be erased). False evidence in the case file may have been planted. But it all leads to the same thing – that Raynard Waits didn't kill Marie Gesto.
Kiz decides to not be Harry's partner anymore and take a desk job after she is wounded. Harry is involved with Rachel Walling again, but probably not after this case. Harry's daughter (maybe about 3) is overseas with the mother. Mickey Haller's name is mentioned, but Harry doesn't seem to recognize it.
Harry always thought it was a powerfully connected young man but has never had the proof needed so he's surprised when this unconnected name comes up. But Waits seems to know details. He even knows where the body is buried. As proof, he will lead them there. As this is done, Waits sees the opportunity to escape and seizes it. Now a serial killer is on the loose. The police are blaming the DA and the DA candidate is blaming the cops. Minutes of the tape disappear (seem to be erased). False evidence in the case file may have been planted. But it all leads to the same thing – that Raynard Waits didn't kill Marie Gesto.
Kiz decides to not be Harry's partner anymore and take a desk job after she is wounded. Harry is involved with Rachel Walling again, but probably not after this case. Harry's daughter (maybe about 3) is overseas with the mother. Mickey Haller's name is mentioned, but Harry doesn't seem to recognize it.
I love Connelly's Harry Bosch novels and this one didn't disappoint. A case from 1993 that Bosch never solved comes back into play when a serial killer takes credit for the murder. Harry is called in to take the killer's confession and learns that a clue he and his partner might have missed could have prevented the subsequent murders. Connelly creates suspense right up to the final conclusion. Just the right amount of romance (a teeny tiny bit) thrown in for good measure.
A good solid Harry Bosch novel. Quick to read with a nice little twist in the middle.
I think this is the best one of the series that I have read so far. I didn't see the plot twists and they were good. Very well written. Onto the next one
Cold cases he's failed to solve are a well known berserk button for Bosch, so when a suspect in custody for having a bag of severed heads in his van wants to confess to one, a claim backed up by an overlooked line in the murder book, Bosch, his current and former detective partners and FBI agent Rachel Walling are pulled into a violent whirlwind of corruption, murder and city cover-up.
I would give it 3 1/2 stars if that was an option, but because there was a lot I found disappointing in this book I rounded down. Bosch is out of control in this book, and his intuition appears to be failing him, his confidence as well. People play him successfully; they steer him wrong and he reacts badly. To its credit, I did finish the book.
As is part of the formula, he begins a promising romance with a woman who will reject him by the end of the book. That Connelley uses a formula is one gripe of mine. But okay, someone somewhere must have conducted a study and told him you'll sell more books if you add some sex to the mix. I don't know. I'd like to see Bosch experience something like success with a woman romantically, see a relationship grow and inspire growth in the character. I'll keep reading but my hopes are not high.
My biggest problem with this book is that the plot is too complicated. I was unable to suspend disbelief throughout. Too farfetched. Senseless in fact. Things simply do not occur this way. Good guys become bad guys and bad guys become good and Bosch looks more than a little like a fool more reckless than savvy. I'm hoping the next in the series does not continue in this vein.
I had to stop watching "The Office" because the cringe factor was so overwhelming I was no longer laughing - hopefully Bosch doesn't drive me to abandon the rest of the series. I so enjoy following him around to places with which I'm familiar.
As is part of the formula, he begins a promising romance with a woman who will reject him by the end of the book. That Connelley uses a formula is one gripe of mine. But okay, someone somewhere must have conducted a study and told him you'll sell more books if you add some sex to the mix. I don't know. I'd like to see Bosch experience something like success with a woman romantically, see a relationship grow and inspire growth in the character. I'll keep reading but my hopes are not high.
My biggest problem with this book is that the plot is too complicated. I was unable to suspend disbelief throughout. Too farfetched. Senseless in fact. Things simply do not occur this way. Good guys become bad guys and bad guys become good and Bosch looks more than a little like a fool more reckless than savvy. I'm hoping the next in the series does not continue in this vein.
I had to stop watching "The Office" because the cringe factor was so overwhelming I was no longer laughing - hopefully Bosch doesn't drive me to abandon the rest of the series. I so enjoy following him around to places with which I'm familiar.
Good book and more plot twists than Woodrow Wilson Drive and a surprise ending.