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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Enjoyed this Bosch story. It was an interesting ball of yarn as it slowly was untangled. Like all Connelly novels, it was a page turner.
Wow this was a great book. Now I definitely need to read this whole series. I can't believe this story. Michael Connelly does a fantastic job on this book.
Harry Bosch has another case that he needs to solve. This one is 20 years old and one that he didn't solve originally. Plus the weapon used in the murder is linked to other murders and that is how he goes about figuring out who murdered this reporter during the riots of 1992.
Finding out who did it and why is surprising. When Harry tells the brother of the murder victim that the case has been solved was truly touching. Now I will be going back to the beginning.
Harry Bosch has another case that he needs to solve. This one is 20 years old and one that he didn't solve originally. Plus the weapon used in the murder is linked to other murders and that is how he goes about figuring out who murdered this reporter during the riots of 1992.
Finding out who did it and why is surprising. When Harry tells the brother of the murder victim that the case has been solved was truly touching. Now I will be going back to the beginning.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have always loved Michael Connelly's writing! It's clean and concise and moving, and absorbing. However, somewhere along the way, I sort of felt out of love with it - it was still good, but not great. Then, the Lincoln Lawyer novels came along, and then The Drop, and now The Black Box. I am totally in love again! I think that Connelly is back in superb form, and Bosch...wow, he is fantastic!
I love the description of the procedural, of Bosch' process of becoming an integral part of the crime in order to solve it, and I love his unapologetic attitude towards everybody in his life. He is vulnerable, yet completely on his own. I don't know how I would be able to wait until the next novel! I want it now!
I love the description of the procedural, of Bosch' process of becoming an integral part of the crime in order to solve it, and I love his unapologetic attitude towards everybody in his life. He is vulnerable, yet completely on his own. I don't know how I would be able to wait until the next novel! I want it now!
Not my favorite in the series, but it's still good to have you back, Harry Bosch.
It never ceases to amaze me how Michael Connelly achieves such a constant level of excellence with his writing in relation to the excellent Hieronymous (aka Harry) Bosch series. Let’s bear in mind that this is the 18th outing for Harry and it’s exactly twenty years since this stalwart of American detective fiction made his debut in ‘The Black Echo’, and yet Connelly unceasingly produces the most readable and stylistically perfect thrillers time after time, in marked difference to other authors of long running crime series who can only dream of this consistency. And I’m extremely pleased to say that ‘The Black Box’continues Connelly’s rich tradition…
The book opens with the LA Riots of 1992, sparked by the acquittal of four white police officers, cleared of the assault on Rodney King. As the violence escalates Bosch and his counterparts find themselves rushed from crime scene to crime scene under the protection of the National Guard, unable to devote time to each murder victim- the majority of whom end up as files in the Open Unsolved Unit where Bosch is now based. Bosch is haunted by one particular murder, that of a female Danish photo-journalist, Anneke Jesperson, shot at point blank range in an alley during one of those fateful nights, and re-opens the investigation into her death. Working on the assumption that every case has a ‘black box’- a key piece of evidence that will provide insight into a case- Bosch goes on the trail of the missing murder weapon and ends up embroiled in a far greater conspiracy and, of course, danger.
Once again Bosch is presented as a moral and focused police officer, evidenced by his interaction with Jesperson’s family and former colleagues and despite a totally bogus accusation on his professional behaviour by his immediate boss and the Professional Standards Bureau, Bosch displays his deep-seated tenacity that this case will be solved whatever the cost. Once again, Bosch is presented as a harbinger of morality, where the rights of the victim are at the forefront and the quest for justice paramount. On a personal level, there is a very nice examination of Bosch’s tentative relationship with his daughter Maddie and a real sense of them getting used to one another and this relationship strengthening over the course of the book. The plot is smooth and convincing and spirals outwards satisfactorily as Connelly introduces a conspiracy amongst military personnel linked to his original investigation and, despite the rather ‘Hollywood’ action thriller denouement, I enjoyed the way it played out thanks to the pacing and the compelling character of Bosch that outweighs the slight flaw in the ending.
Yet again Connelly has hit the ground running with another solid and engrossing addition to the Bosch canon, and this will be sure to please die-hard fans or those lucky enough to be picking up their first Bosch thriller. Definitely a page turner and an excellent read.
The book opens with Bosch patrolling during the 1992 LA riots. Bosch is called to investigate a murder victim found in an alley. He has only 15 minutes to investigate before he is called off to investigate another murder.
Twenty years later, Bosch is in the Cold Case unit, and he starts investigating the murder. Politically it isn't the case the Police Department wants solved from that time period, but Bosch goes doggedly wherever the evidence leads him.
This book was actually fun and enjoyable to read (not that all of Connelly's books aren't.) This just struck me as more fun than most of his books. The tension from a 20 year old murder and the potential lack of evidence makes it a good read.
Twenty years later, Bosch is in the Cold Case unit, and he starts investigating the murder. Politically it isn't the case the Police Department wants solved from that time period, but Bosch goes doggedly wherever the evidence leads him.
This book was actually fun and enjoyable to read (not that all of Connelly's books aren't.) This just struck me as more fun than most of his books. The tension from a 20 year old murder and the potential lack of evidence makes it a good read.