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A review by mdavids
The Narrows by Michael Connelly
3.0
I really don't like books about serial killers. I understand the appeal - the stakes are automatically raised when the killer might strike again at any time. However, Connelly has never needed the threat of danger to keep the stakes high for Bosch, which is one of the appealing things about the series. Bosch's intrinsic motivation keeps the stakes high with every case. "Everybody counts or nobody counts."
This is a return to the characters (and the killer) of my least favorite Connelly novel, The Poet.
Despite all of the above, I enjoyed the book. Connelly has a real knack for atmosphere. The climax takes place during an improbably stormy day in LA, and the sense of claustrophobia and foreboding is every bit as sharp as in the tunnels of The Black Echo. Worth reading for the last fifty pages alone.
This is a return to the characters (and the killer) of my least favorite Connelly novel, The Poet.
Despite all of the above, I enjoyed the book. Connelly has a real knack for atmosphere. The climax takes place during an improbably stormy day in LA, and the sense of claustrophobia and foreboding is every bit as sharp as in the tunnels of The Black Echo. Worth reading for the last fifty pages alone.