A review by is_book_loring
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly

4.0

The plot is simpler than the first book, Black Echo, but I actually enjoyed The Black Ice more. It's better written and I love how the book is more about the characters in play than the case itself. Harry Bosch perhaps comes as your typical noir detective: grouchy, grim, don't-play-by-the-rules loner with haunting past, brooding habit, addiction and work-obsessed, but there's something about Bosch that feels deeper, and different to me. I've just finished a Harry Hole book which is from a similar type of cop series with superficial alikeness of the detective blueprint. These two solitaire are often compared, understandably, but while Harry Hole doesn't work for me, Harry Bosch does.
Overall, I like how Connelly did it, the way he explored themes, how he presented questions, perspective, and gave you people, but never his conviction or dogmatic answers.