A review by lesserjoke
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

3.0

I'm of two minds about this second Bosch novel. On the one hand, the detective and his associates feel more like the versions that I know from the TV adaptation of the series, which presumably means that they've settled more into their long-term characterization. And I can't complain about the storyline itself, which is a solid enough police procedural. Yet on the other hand, a lot of the plot beats feel copied straight out of the first book, from a man Harry knows turning up dead to the final one-on-one standoff after a chase through a tunnel. It's still enjoyable, but perhaps just a touch formulaic.