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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Старите случаи на Хари Бош имат свойството много да се съживяват, като ги поразрови.
Като цяло, новите книги на Конъли ми харесват повече от старите, с които е станал известен. С повечето любими писатели траекторията сочи плавно надолу. Конъли се развива добре.
Като цяло, новите книги на Конъли ми харесват повече от старите, с които е станал известен. С повечето любими писатели траекторията сочи плавно надолу. Конъли се развива добре.
Okay, so: this would have been a five star Harry Bosch, except that at one point late in the book, dealing with the motive and the resolution, Connelly could have taken a turn for the weird, the unpredictable, the believable, the worthwhile -- and he turned instead to something really predictable. It gives the resolution a hollow feeling, and I was upset by that; it could have been one of Harry's greatest triumphs, and it's not that the crime at heart is inconsequential, at all, AT ALL, it's just that it felt predictable in the genre. I expect better from Connelly at this point, is all. Not that why Anneke died is unimportant -- it's very important. But I expected it, and I wanted more for her, and for Harry.
It's been a while since I read a Bosch novel but I still really enjoy them. It's just so easy to relate to Bosch and the way he conducts himself and his investigations. He pulled a cold case where he was one of the first detectives on the scene during the riots in the 90s. A reporter from Denmark was killed and her killer never found. Bosch knew at the time it was unlikely to be solved due to the chaos on the streets and he wants justice for this woman.
At the office, Bosch has another horrible lieutenant to manage; one that's just chasing the corporate ladder to the top. It seems that this LT has reported Bosch to the internal investigation team for misconduct. Poor Bosch can't seem to catch a break with managers. They all seem to be horrible.
Bosch also is a bit on eggshells with his daughter, trying to figure out how to be a good single father to a teenager, which I'm sure is no easy job even though she's a good kid. I really like the dynamic between these two and Maddie isn't written like a spoiled teenager.
At the office, Bosch has another horrible lieutenant to manage; one that's just chasing the corporate ladder to the top. It seems that this LT has reported Bosch to the internal investigation team for misconduct. Poor Bosch can't seem to catch a break with managers. They all seem to be horrible.
Bosch also is a bit on eggshells with his daughter, trying to figure out how to be a good single father to a teenager, which I'm sure is no easy job even though she's a good kid. I really like the dynamic between these two and Maddie isn't written like a spoiled teenager.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I always enjoy Michael Connelly as my easy to read go to books. Since I am not into chick lit, this fills the same mindless need for me.
Michael Connelly's such a gifted writer that this one (a rather by the numbers cold case/investigation) seemed a bit too predictable.
Quite boring. Draggy at many parts. There was no twists. Waste of my time.
Another fabulous Harry Bosch novel. Michael Connelly pulls you in from the start. Bosch is still working in the Open-Unsolved Unit (cold cases) and gets assigned to a murder from the 1992 LA riots. This one is personal for Bosch; he was called to the scene 20 years ago, but only given 15 minutes to process the scene, and then months later the case went to another unit. Due to the chaos of the riots, evidence was sparse and the case went cold. Now Harry's got another chance, and determined to find justice for this young woman. Michael Connelly spins a gripping tale that was tough to put down. We also get to see Harry's relationship with his new boss, O'Toole, which made me miss the good old days of Harry and Irvin Irving. Can't wait for the next chapter in Bosch's never ending pursuit for justice.
Given that the series started in the 90s and the character himself has aged considerably,
Bosch, a relic of another time, sifting through relics of another time seems rather fitting.
Given how military service and its consequences have figured into other Bosch novels, I thought it noteworthy that enough time has passed since the start of the series for another generation to go to war in a distant land, to come back, and to live through decades of the fallout. Vietnam was more or less 20 years from the start of the Bosch series. This book deals with events from the first Gulf War (20 years from the time of the story more or less). Given that the most recent novel (Wrong Side of Goodbye) deals with Vietnam it all seems like the whole series is trying to complete a circle.
Bosch, a relic of another time, sifting through relics of another time seems rather fitting.
Given how military service and its consequences have figured into other Bosch novels, I thought it noteworthy that enough time has passed since the start of the series for another generation to go to war in a distant land, to come back, and to live through decades of the fallout. Vietnam was more or less 20 years from the start of the Bosch series. This book deals with events from the first Gulf War (20 years from the time of the story more or less). Given that the most recent novel (Wrong Side of Goodbye) deals with Vietnam it all seems like the whole series is trying to complete a circle.
This was a better Bosch novel in my opinion that The Drop. Good pacing and just enough of Harry's personal story to keep it interesting.