rsurban 's review for:

The Black Box by Michael Connelly

4.0

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Another reliable page-turner from Michael Connelly...is it a sign that I'm on to his formula that I guessed the general solution to the mystery within the first 30 pages, or was I just lucky this time? This is not to say that I guessed the reasons behind the murder, or that Connelly's style or plotting were anything but solid. The author is one of my very favorites, someone I can depend on for intelligent, involving and page-turning fiction; in fact, I turned to him because two separate books I had been reading let me down and I needed a "tonic" for the bad taste they had left in my mouth...I needed something dependable and satisfying. I can't think of a higher praise than that.