A review by willbearsmom
The Narrows by Michael Connelly

3.0

The mandatory sex scene in this one seemed forced, like it was there only because Connelly always has a sex scene. And I think the choice to put a lot of the book in the first person from Bosch's point of view made Rachel seem less three dimensional by comparison. I would have liked to have been in on her motivations as well as Bosch's.

Also, I am less than impressed that the author felt the need to vent his spleen at the treatment his Terry McCaleb character received in the Hollywood movie by killing of the character altogether and also bitching about the movie throughout the first half of the novel. I realize that Connelly has been given short shrift by Hollywood to the point where he has been forced to re-purchase the rights to the Bosch character, but that is a tale for the trade papers, not the author's novel.

Still, despite its flaws, the book is quite good. It's a fast read, and it's interesting to have The Poet re-emerge.