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hollsbooks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
rbixby's review against another edition
4.0
I had a really nice review all written here but then this site shit the bed and I lost it. I'm not going to try to recreate that review now. It's too late. Suffice it to say, this book is good.
Read it.
Read it.
freyjaeve's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this read.
Often I find women can be written less well by men but this wasn’t the case here - Renee really had her own personality.
I enjoyed the twists and turns and from about halfway through I couldn’t put it down!
Often I find women can be written less well by men but this wasn’t the case here - Renee really had her own personality.
I enjoyed the twists and turns and from about halfway through I couldn’t put it down!
davidb71's review against another edition
4.5
I enjoyed this, as I've enjoyed every Michael Connelly book I've read - although I think this is at the upper end of the relatively few books of his that I've thus far read. It's a police procedural, very crisp, taut, no nonsense. There's a very capable, spirited and smart protagonist - Renée Ballard. She works the night shift and the book centres around two serious crimes - an assault victim left for dead, and a mass shooting at a nightclub. These cases, and others, form the basis of a gripping, labyrinthine plot that features some clever investigative work, internal department politics, betrayals, corruption, and a genuine sense of jeopardy. Even though there are multiple characters, and multiple cases, I always knew where I was in the novel - I knew who was who, what was what - I found it easy to follow, and with so much going on that's no mean feat - it's a testament to how cleanly written and well-plotted, well-structured the novel is. It's very good, and very skillfully done.
sbeaumont's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
traci1974's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very good first in series that introduces Renee Ballard. It's very similar to Connelly's Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series. I listened to the audiobook edition, and while the narration wasn't perfect, the reader's somewhat gritty voice was a nice fit for Ballard. I'd recommend this one, in audio or print.
esshgee's review against another edition
4.0
A new character for Michael Connelly. A faced paved crime novel, will see how this character develops in later books. I'm just glad he didn't go down the "daughter of Bosch" path
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
Solid entry in the Canon
I like that Connelly created a detective who has character traits we've seen before, but doesn't act like every other detective out there. There is familiarity, while also an originality to her. I would have liked some overlap with Bosch. Not necessarily Harry, but some other name or connecting aspect.
I like that Connelly created a detective who has character traits we've seen before, but doesn't act like every other detective out there. There is familiarity, while also an originality to her. I would have liked some overlap with Bosch. Not necessarily Harry, but some other name or connecting aspect.