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alykat_reads 's review for:
The Scarecrow
by Michael Connelly
medium-paced
I've read the entire Harry Bosch series (minus the one published this year) and 1-4 of the Lincoln Lawyer series - which are all in this same universe, and references were made in this book to Mickey Haller and Bosch, but neither by name. I felt a niggling sense of déjà vu throughout this book. Possibly just because I'm pretty sure it was with Bosch that Rachel had the 'single bullet theory' conversation that was referenced, but so many other aspects felt familiar too. Perhaps this case or these people were referenced in a different Bosch book; who knows.
For the most part, this was a pretty fast read. But because I felt like I'd read it before, I don't think I enjoyed this as much had I not felt that way. It also really bothered me that it took them so long to suspect Carver. They made the comment several times that he would have had to be unaware of Stone & McGinnis's business, but never once did they stop to think that he was letting it by because he was involved. It seemed weird to me that there was absolutely zero suspicion cast onto him. The connection between Stone & Carver was never really established either, or if it was it was told in such an insignificant way that it was a detail forgotten, when it was actually a big significant piece of the puzzle.
Not Connelly's best, but still decent.
For the most part, this was a pretty fast read. But because I felt like I'd read it before, I don't think I enjoyed this as much had I not felt that way. It also really bothered me that it took them so long to suspect Carver. They made the comment several times that he would have had to be unaware of Stone & McGinnis's business, but never once did they stop to think that he was letting it by because he was involved. It seemed weird to me that there was absolutely zero suspicion cast onto him. The connection between Stone & Carver was never really established either, or if it was it was told in such an insignificant way that it was a detail forgotten, when it was actually a big significant piece of the puzzle.
Not Connelly's best, but still decent.