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other comments are right one. connelly is a terrific writer. something new for me, read this while recovering from illness and put on Pandora with some of the jazz artists mentioned. great way to read that book with that music in bavkground
Harry keeps finding the wrong ant hills to kick over as his career slowly winds down as he works the cold cases. The case he works on this time goes back to the LA riots and now as he finds his suspects they have powerful juice. Harry is also working on his relationship with his daughter and he feels almost as he can never quite get it right and also doesn't seem to do everything right with his new girlfriend as well. A decent book but not one of my favorites.
I've been a huge fan of Michael Connelly's since I was in college. I remember reading his books obsessively in airports and on planes while going to visit my best friend Jen or coming back home. I mention that because at this point, Harry Bosch doesn't even feel like a friend anymore---he's pretty much part of my family. I like Connelly's other characters, too (a moment of silence, please, for poor Terry McCaleb---who, incidentally, died while I was on one of those trips) but Bosch has always been my favorite.
He's not always easy to like. Many of the criticisms O'Toole levels at him (arrogant, unwilling to follow the rules, etc.) are completely accurate. But at the same time, he's driven by the desire to find justice for crime victims (who are generally murder victims) and their families. So while yes, his methods may be suspect, his heart is in the right place.
This is the quintessential Harry Bosch story: a case that seems unsolvable until, ultimately, something clicks and it is solved. That may sound dismissive but I don't mean it to be. This series is one of my favorites and is the reason that Michael Connelly is one of my top five authors.
Highly recommended.
He's not always easy to like. Many of the criticisms O'Toole levels at him (arrogant, unwilling to follow the rules, etc.) are completely accurate. But at the same time, he's driven by the desire to find justice for crime victims (who are generally murder victims) and their families. So while yes, his methods may be suspect, his heart is in the right place.
This is the quintessential Harry Bosch story: a case that seems unsolvable until, ultimately, something clicks and it is solved. That may sound dismissive but I don't mean it to be. This series is one of my favorites and is the reason that Michael Connelly is one of my top five authors.
Highly recommended.
Another great entry in the Harry Bosch series, as Harry seeks answers in a 20 year old murder case. Connelly never fails to deliver a satisfying, gripping story.
Harry Bosch is in fine form in this latest mystery. I like how Connelly has aged him in real time, and how Harry makes mistakes, but still has a passion for justice.
The scenes between Harry and his teenage daughter are particularly well-done, and Connelly has said he bases some of that on his interaction with his own teenager. The cluelessness of a father stumbling his way through his daughter's adolescence rings true, and brings the humanity of the worn-down and battered LAPD detective to light.
The scenes between Harry and his teenage daughter are particularly well-done, and Connelly has said he bases some of that on his interaction with his own teenager. The cluelessness of a father stumbling his way through his daughter's adolescence rings true, and brings the humanity of the worn-down and battered LAPD detective to light.