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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Another so-so installment from Connelly. I would never recommend his books to anyone, but I can't stay away. Why? When I get my hands on a new book of his, I can do nothing else until I finish; and then I feel a need to purge myself by reading something more thinky and wholesome. Sigh.
I almost skipped this one because it is a sequel to The Poet, a serial killer story that did not feature Bosch. I love mysteries but I don't like serial killer stories at all. I am curious about the motives that drive humans to commit crimes and serial killer stories don't feature that element because serial killers just like to kill people. I couldn't get through The Poet but this book combines that novel's back story with that of a past Bosch adventure and the combination is both predictable and impossible to put down. Do not start this book in the evening if you plan to get any sleep.
3.5. A solid mystery, entertaining action and typically well written and vivid. Good sleuthing but a touch convoluted. Not a big fan of switching perspectives across the characters and I just don’t buy the portrayal of the Poet. The character of the Poet tiptoes close to the edge of being a ‘super villain.’ Connelly is at his best when the elements are, in a sense, more pedestrian. When motives are human, driven by desperation or greed or fear. All that said an enjoyable Bosch outing, just not one of his best.
[5 June 2020]
This was a pretty good one. I almost didn't read it. I started it and had the suspicion it was going to be a routine serial killer story. Plus it's written partly in first person (Harry) and partly in third person, sometimes focusing on the killer and sometimes on the FBI agent Rachel Walling. I usually don't like first person point of view and I also don't like multiple POV. But I decided to stick with it and wasn't disappointed. It's a good suspenseful plot, not quite as twisty-turny as many of Connelly's books have been, but still not predictable. I still don't like the multiple point-of-views, but I really like Harry Bosch. The scenes with his daughter are especially poignant.
This was a pretty good one. I almost didn't read it. I started it and had the suspicion it was going to be a routine serial killer story. Plus it's written partly in first person (Harry) and partly in third person, sometimes focusing on the killer and sometimes on the FBI agent Rachel Walling. I usually don't like first person point of view and I also don't like multiple POV. But I decided to stick with it and wasn't disappointed. It's a good suspenseful plot, not quite as twisty-turny as many of Connelly's books have been, but still not predictable. I still don't like the multiple point-of-views, but I really like Harry Bosch. The scenes with his daughter are especially poignant.
Another slick thriller from Michael Connelly. Well worth the read.
Chilling/fast/entertaining/clever/larger-than-life characters.
Chilling/fast/entertaining/clever/larger-than-life characters.
Since I haven't read The Poet, a stand-alone non-Bosch book, this crossover was annoying because it spoiled the crap out of The Poet!! Argh.