mabel_md's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
jp_142_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sonofthe's review against another edition
4.0
Bosch gets called in by the wife of a recently dead friend to solve what she says is his murder.
My first Bosch book. Been wanting to read the series for a while after seeing the Amazon adaptation.
In some respects it's standard detective fiction, but I like the way Connolly focuses on Bosch's family life and pays attention to place. L.A. gets plenty of description throughout, but it's sprinkled in small doses, so adds to the experience instead of pulling me out the way long exposition can.
My first Bosch book. Been wanting to read the series for a while after seeing the Amazon adaptation.
In some respects it's standard detective fiction, but I like the way Connolly focuses on Bosch's family life and pays attention to place. L.A. gets plenty of description throughout, but it's sprinkled in small doses, so adds to the experience instead of pulling me out the way long exposition can.
julesmarkem's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
princessdeleon's review against another edition
4.0
I didnt see the end twist coming and it makes me incredibly sad
boleary30's review against another edition
5.0
Bosch is one of the best mystery writers/police pocedurals out there.
tmdavis's review against another edition
3.0
This is a follow up to The Poet which I read a while ago. I remember really liking The Poet but didn't read this book immediately after because The Poet did not feature Harry Bosch and I hadn't gotten that far with the Bosch books. So I spent some of the book trying to remember things that happened in the first book.
Barring my memory problem, I thought it was a fairly good story but not nearly as good as the first book. It just didn't hold my interest as well and that may not have been the case had I read the two books together and not years apart. I recall immediately reading the other book that featured the main character in The Poet and hoping Connelly wrote more books with this character but I don't think he has yet.
Barring my memory problem, I thought it was a fairly good story but not nearly as good as the first book. It just didn't hold my interest as well and that may not have been the case had I read the two books together and not years apart. I recall immediately reading the other book that featured the main character in The Poet and hoping Connelly wrote more books with this character but I don't think he has yet.
jessmanners's review against another edition
2.0
I don’t know…just not that compelling! I’m okay in theory with mysteries that care more about the why/how than the who, but this seemed to lay all three out early on, so…it was just readers (listeners) waiting for Bosch to (inevitably) catch the guy…? Admittedly, this is yet another sequel I’ve accidentally consumed without having read the first, BUT, Connelly is sometimes cagey about characters if he wants to avoid spoilers for earlier books,* and he seemed totally fine with spelling out all the twists and turns of The Poet, so I don’t feel like I cheated too badly with my out-of-order reading…
Oh well. Onto the next!
*i have to say, I do enjoy his penchant for blurring worlds…I like that the characters keep referring to the (actual) Clint Eastwood movie based on them…and the griping about the changes in the Hollywood version was kinda funny. Is he friends with Dean Koontz? The choice of shout out there felt like an inside joke, too…
Oh well. Onto the next!
*i have to say, I do enjoy his penchant for blurring worlds…I like that the characters keep referring to the (actual) Clint Eastwood movie based on them…and the griping about the changes in the Hollywood version was kinda funny. Is he friends with Dean Koontz? The choice of shout out there felt like an inside joke, too…
muddypuddle's review against another edition
3.0
I read this without reading The Poet first, but have read every other Harry Bosch, in order. I could figure out what was going on with this "past case" very quickly, but will admit that it would have been nice to have read The Poet first, thus having all the background. I love the character of Harry Bosch. I've loved every one of the books so far, but this one was a little (tiny, tiny) bit disappointing --- and I'm not sure why. Perhaps I've read the previous books and listened to this one, which made it different? It brings together THREE different books, including Terry McCaleb and bounces back and forth between points-of-view, not just Harry's?