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A review by book_concierge
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
3.0
Harry Bosch is a recently discredited Los Angeles police homicide detective, now working the Hollywood beat. When he’s called out to investigate a dead body in a drainage pipe it seems routine – a homeless man who crawled into the pipe for temporary shelter and OD’d there. But there’s something not quite right about the scene, and Harry realizes he recognizes the victim – from his service in Vietnam.
Harry has to battle internal affairs, the FBI, and his own past demons to arrive at the truth. He’s not sure whom to trust, and a possible love interest is clouding his judgment. Ultimately he will have to choose between justice and vengeance.
Connelly plots a good story and there are enough twists and turns to keep the reader on his/her toes. There’s something appealing about Harry … an honest cop, but with his own code of conduct. I didn’t guess the extent of the plot, and was surprised. But I didn’t really enjoy the ending. It felt forced and “untrue.” Still, I feel I should give Harry Bosch another try; he’s a character who may grow on me.
I listened to the audio book on CD produced by Brilliance Audio and performed by Dick Hill. Hill does a credible job of narrating, though his “female” voice is irritating. The particular version I got was abridged, but didn’t seem to be missing any real plot points. What I didn’t like about it was the way it was engineered. Each disc had 96 to 99 tracks! Some were as short at 7-9 seconds. Really? You couldn’t record a longer track and have a more normal 20-25 tracks per disc? I just found this irritating.
Harry has to battle internal affairs, the FBI, and his own past demons to arrive at the truth. He’s not sure whom to trust, and a possible love interest is clouding his judgment. Ultimately he will have to choose between justice and vengeance.
Connelly plots a good story and there are enough twists and turns to keep the reader on his/her toes. There’s something appealing about Harry … an honest cop, but with his own code of conduct. I didn’t guess the extent of the plot, and was surprised. But I didn’t really enjoy the ending. It felt forced and “untrue.” Still, I feel I should give Harry Bosch another try; he’s a character who may grow on me.
I listened to the audio book on CD produced by Brilliance Audio and performed by Dick Hill. Hill does a credible job of narrating, though his “female” voice is irritating. The particular version I got was abridged, but didn’t seem to be missing any real plot points. What I didn’t like about it was the way it was engineered. Each disc had 96 to 99 tracks! Some were as short at 7-9 seconds. Really? You couldn’t record a longer track and have a more normal 20-25 tracks per disc? I just found this irritating.