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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
I’ve surprised myself with these Bosch books. Not my normal genre, but glad I gave them a try due to the Reading Challenge. They are well-written and Bosch stays true to character across all of the books I’ve read so far. Worth a try if you haven’t dipped your toe in yet!!
Whew! I finally got to read the other half of the story in the Bosch TV series season 1. And the book does not disappoint.
The book has a complex, multi-layered story that unfortunately did not make it into the video version. I loved how there were conspiracies within conspiracies. The mystery is great (especially if one has not watched it before) with massive red herrings. And there is the unique Bosch twist at the end.
So, overall, another great Bosch story.
The book has a complex, multi-layered story that unfortunately did not make it into the video version. I loved how there were conspiracies within conspiracies. The mystery is great (especially if one has not watched it before) with massive red herrings. And there is the unique Bosch twist at the end.
So, overall, another great Bosch story.
Rating based on entertainment value more than anything else. Loved this mystery related to a 13 year old cold case of unsolved murder. Couldn't put it down and it was filled with twists and tricks. The crime solving and action is set against a backdrop of political maneuvering and hidden agendas.
In many ways a book that deserves a higher rating but... While there are plenty of classic, appealing Harry Bosch elements here, I thought the plotting had a few too many examples of coincidences that helped his investigation but diminished, in this case, a key quality of most of Connelly’s writing... that good outcomes come from Harry’s obsessive and endlessly dogged work. That he gets off his ass and knocks on doors. Those efforts solve crimes. I also think Rachel Walling is a poorly developed character. She doesn't have enough of her own personality and their relationship here rings hollow.
Very entertaining book about a 13-year old case that has been haunting Harry Bosch. Serial killer Reynard Waits might have the solution because he struck a deal with DA O’Shea who is running for office.
A fun police suspense story about a detective who skirts the regulations but almost always comes up right. Suddenly a serial killer confesses to a murder that Bosch has been haunted by and unable to solve for 13 years.
Rating: 3.5* of five
This is #12 in the Harry Bosch series of mystery/thrillers, and it's the last one I will be reading. I just got worn down by the sameness of it all. It's what makes series books appealing, on the one hand, that comfortable familiarity; but too much of it loosens my grip on the give-a-damn lever.
Now that Harry's in the unsolved crimes unit, he runs across a 13-year-old case of his that's bugged him and worried him because he feels sure there's something he and/or his partner missed.
Enter a convicted killer facing death, willing to cop to the crime. Trouble is, Harry's not at all sure he did it.
So there you have it. You know the whole story. Don't flag me for spoilering, either, because all that's in the flap copy. Now you see why I am done with the series: The basics are good, but the *oomph* that could sustain me over the long haul is gone.
This is #12 in the Harry Bosch series of mystery/thrillers, and it's the last one I will be reading. I just got worn down by the sameness of it all. It's what makes series books appealing, on the one hand, that comfortable familiarity; but too much of it loosens my grip on the give-a-damn lever.
Now that Harry's in the unsolved crimes unit, he runs across a 13-year-old case of his that's bugged him and worried him because he feels sure there's something he and/or his partner missed.
Enter a convicted killer facing death, willing to cop to the crime. Trouble is, Harry's not at all sure he did it.
So there you have it. You know the whole story. Don't flag me for spoilering, either, because all that's in the flap copy. Now you see why I am done with the series: The basics are good, but the *oomph* that could sustain me over the long haul is gone.
[9 June 2020]
TW: violence, but not too graphic
This was a pretty suspenseful outing in the Harry Bosch series. He's still with the cold case squad. This time working on a case that was his when it first occurred thirteen years earlier. When it suddenly intersects with the case of a current serial killer, Bosch is somewhat flumoxed, but goes with the flow. Some really surprising twists occur, making it impossible to put the book down at night to go to sleep. But somehow I thought the ending fell a little flat. It seemed to come out of the blue, without being adequately explained. Still worth reading.
TW: violence, but not too graphic
This was a pretty suspenseful outing in the Harry Bosch series. He's still with the cold case squad. This time working on a case that was his when it first occurred thirteen years earlier. When it suddenly intersects with the case of a current serial killer, Bosch is somewhat flumoxed, but goes with the flow. Some really surprising twists occur, making it impossible to put the book down at night to go to sleep. But somehow I thought the ending fell a little flat. It seemed to come out of the blue, without being adequately explained. Still worth reading.
Riveting, well-paced, grissley and full of twists and turns!
Someone confesses to a woman's long-unsolved disappearance-presumed-murder, but did Harry and his then-partner miss a clue that could have prevented her killer from killing nine more people? Taut and thrilling.
Rereading February 2020.
Rereading February 2020.