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kellyhager 's review for:
The Black Box
by Michael Connelly
I've been a huge fan of Michael Connelly's since I was in college. I remember reading his books obsessively in airports and on planes while going to visit my best friend Jen or coming back home. I mention that because at this point, Harry Bosch doesn't even feel like a friend anymore---he's pretty much part of my family. I like Connelly's other characters, too (a moment of silence, please, for poor Terry McCaleb---who, incidentally, died while I was on one of those trips) but Bosch has always been my favorite.
He's not always easy to like. Many of the criticisms O'Toole levels at him (arrogant, unwilling to follow the rules, etc.) are completely accurate. But at the same time, he's driven by the desire to find justice for crime victims (who are generally murder victims) and their families. So while yes, his methods may be suspect, his heart is in the right place.
This is the quintessential Harry Bosch story: a case that seems unsolvable until, ultimately, something clicks and it is solved. That may sound dismissive but I don't mean it to be. This series is one of my favorites and is the reason that Michael Connelly is one of my top five authors.
Highly recommended.
He's not always easy to like. Many of the criticisms O'Toole levels at him (arrogant, unwilling to follow the rules, etc.) are completely accurate. But at the same time, he's driven by the desire to find justice for crime victims (who are generally murder victims) and their families. So while yes, his methods may be suspect, his heart is in the right place.
This is the quintessential Harry Bosch story: a case that seems unsolvable until, ultimately, something clicks and it is solved. That may sound dismissive but I don't mean it to be. This series is one of my favorites and is the reason that Michael Connelly is one of my top five authors.
Highly recommended.