A review by ericbuscemi
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

5.0

I've read most of the later Harry Bosch books -- [b:The Narrows|409918|The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10)|Michael Connelly|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508093s/409918.jpg|2661517] through [b:The Drop|11082037|The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15)|Michael Connelly|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327935031s/11082037.jpg|15547563] -- and while they are still entertaining and worth reading, they are just not as good as the books at the beginning of the series. Maybe detective anti-heroes are better when they aren't burdened with too much history or family, or maybe Michael Connelly just used up his most brilliant stories early on. Either way, I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series, [b:The Concrete Blonde|49350|The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3)|Michael Connelly|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170358600s/49350.jpg|449511], and seeing how far the brilliance goes before the inevitable tail-off.