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A review by arturotuono
The Black Box by Michael Connelly
3.0
Given that the series started in the 90s and the character himself has aged considerably,
Bosch, a relic of another time, sifting through relics of another time seems rather fitting.
Given how military service and its consequences have figured into other Bosch novels, I thought it noteworthy that enough time has passed since the start of the series for another generation to go to war in a distant land, to come back, and to live through decades of the fallout. Vietnam was more or less 20 years from the start of the Bosch series. This book deals with events from the first Gulf War (20 years from the time of the story more or less). Given that the most recent novel (Wrong Side of Goodbye) deals with Vietnam it all seems like the whole series is trying to complete a circle.
Bosch, a relic of another time, sifting through relics of another time seems rather fitting.
Given how military service and its consequences have figured into other Bosch novels, I thought it noteworthy that enough time has passed since the start of the series for another generation to go to war in a distant land, to come back, and to live through decades of the fallout. Vietnam was more or less 20 years from the start of the Bosch series. This book deals with events from the first Gulf War (20 years from the time of the story more or less). Given that the most recent novel (Wrong Side of Goodbye) deals with Vietnam it all seems like the whole series is trying to complete a circle.