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laila4343's review against another edition
3.0
Connelly is my mind-candy. And I will always like Detective Bosch, eternally fighting the good fight for those cold-case victims.
marsnielson's review against another edition
3.0
It's not the worst book from Connelly but it's certainly not the best.
As a native Dane the Danish aspects of the book really bothered me.
First of, the name of the victim Anneke is an extremely unusual name. Of a population of about 6 million people only about 50 living people in total are named that.
Secondly, Connelly keeps refering to the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende as BT, but BT is an entirely separate newspaper in Denmark.
That is just bad research on Connelly's part. Both things could have been fact checked in 5 minutes on Google.
As a native Dane the Danish aspects of the book really bothered me.
First of, the name of the victim Anneke is an extremely unusual name. Of a population of about 6 million people only about 50 living people in total are named that.
Secondly, Connelly keeps refering to the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende as BT, but BT is an entirely separate newspaper in Denmark.
That is just bad research on Connelly's part. Both things could have been fact checked in 5 minutes on Google.
jeanne_i_d's review against another edition
4.0
Finally Bosch lightens up a little and shows a tiny sense of humor.
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars Decent entry into the series. I liked the premise and the ending, but it got a bit dry in the middle. I was expecting a bit more from this book, and was actually hoping for some J Edgar beyond the flashback at the start.
fionagerman's review against another edition
3.75
very methodical in its explanations. this is the first have read of the character Bosch and indeed the first of Connelly and perhaps if I had a 3 or 4 hour plane ride it is a satisfactory way of passing the time. Quite a good representation of the genre just wasn't my particular cup of tea
kamzilla's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
hi_miche's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
judithdcollins's review against another edition
3.0
Unfortunately this was my least favorite of the Harry Bosch series. I will say the audio with the reader Michael McDonnohie was very blah and not as good as his other performers of the Bosch series, so was disappointed when I saw the narrator, but gave it a shot.
I like the reference with his daughter and her personality and his love of jazz music, and his tenacity, but again the reader was not exciting at all. As usual Bosch is involved in the unsolved cold cases from 1992 and now in present day he is focused on bringing in the killers---with its normal political bureaucracy.
I have read all the series, but sadly, this was my least favorite and did not live up to the standards of the older novels.
I like the reference with his daughter and her personality and his love of jazz music, and his tenacity, but again the reader was not exciting at all. As usual Bosch is involved in the unsolved cold cases from 1992 and now in present day he is focused on bringing in the killers---with its normal political bureaucracy.
I have read all the series, but sadly, this was my least favorite and did not live up to the standards of the older novels.
msarendt's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0