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180 reviews
MICHAEL CONNELLY

Roca, 2008

Harry Bosch Rules
All the Harry Bosch books are top notch. Start at the beginning as life changes this character (like a blacksmith hammering iron).

The Brass Verdict: A Novel

26 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

great combo legal thriller and police procedural
In Los Angeles ironically, they were rivals on a double homicide case that the rising star of the prosecutor's office Jerry Vincent lost to the "LINCOLN LAWYER" Mickey Haller; the former's career as an ADA died that day so he went private as a defense attorney. Thus when Jerry is killed, Judge Holder asks Mickey to take over his late peer's workload, but to especially focus on a particular high ...

The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch)

109 reviews
Michael Connelly

Brilliance Audio on CD Lib Ed, 2003

Past and Present Murders Collide During a Civil Suit for Damages
If you liked The Black Echo, don't miss this book! Only Michael Connelly would dream up a story where a beleaguered police detective being sued for use of excessive force would spend every hour outside of the trial tracking down a serial killer. The Concrete Blonde picks up on the back story behind the first book in the series, The Black Echo, in which Harry Bosch it is reported that Bosch ...

The Brass Verdict: A Novel

1 review
Michael Connelly

Hachette Audio, 2008

Audio 12cds 11 hrs 22 min HARRY BOSCH AT HIS BEST
Harry Bosch's job is to be the truth in a place where everybody lies. Harry believes Cops lie, Lawyers lie, Witnesses lie and Victims lie. A trial is a contest of lies and everyone in the courtroom including the judge knows this. Harry sitting at the defense table has to wait and then rip the case open and spill the truth out into the open. Harry is determined to find Vincent's killer, he has ...

The Lincoln Lawyer (Large Print)

291 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little Brown, 2005

Awesome!!!
This is a review of the Audio Book. It was a little boring at first, but it quickly got interesting. The narrator does an excellent job - the characters are easily distinguished without over-doing it. This is the first book by Michael Connelly I have listened to, and I plan on listening/reading to more. Normally I listen to these on my lunch break, and get through 1 hr a day. This one was an ...

Angels Flight (Harry Bosch)

162 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2000

Street Justice
There is a double killing in a tram car at Angels Flight. The list of suspects is long, but it becomes a complicated case when Harry Bosch and his team are assigned to the investigation. A coverup of past deeds leads to more coverups. People in power don't want clay feet exposed. The case is filled with racial overtones, and is lighting a fuse that could set LA on fire. The Chief wants a ...

A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch)

153 reviews
Michael Connelly

Hachette Audio, 2001

Up Your Alley?
I thoroughly enjoy every Michael Connelly book I read. His plots are always complex and satisfying, his characters always engaging. A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT is no exception. It's like a Connelly reunion book. Terry McCaleb, Harry Bosch, Jack McEvoy (each the star of at least one previous Connelly title) along with lesser lights such as Jaye Winston, are all brought together here in a ...

BLACK ICE

89 reviews
MICHAEL CONNELLY

CASSELL, 2001

Harry is always Great
Just love Harry Bosch. The stories are gritting, complex and well executed with believable characters. What else do you want!?

The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch)

80 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

One of Connelly's best Bosch novels.
Michael Connelly's character, Harry Bosch, is like Sherlock Holmes: so real the reader assumes he is an actual, living person. I've read almost all of the Bosch mysteries, and this is my favorite. Since he's investigating a cold case-his mother's murder-it gives readers more insight into Harry's character as formed by life with his mother and after her death, as well as the ensuing events in his ...

Trunk Music

108 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Another great Bosch novel
After being on suspension and tracking down his mother's killer, Harry Bosch returns to homicide and is partnered with former partner Jerry Edgar and new partner Kiz Rider. Their first case is a big one. Anthony Aliso's is found in the trunk of his Rolls Royce. All indications are that the murder was a mob hit. When Bosch tells Aliso's wife, Veronica, of the death, she isn't very sad. Anthony had ...

The Narrows

210 reviews
Michael Connelly

Orion, 2007

Okay, so I'm late...
Yes, I do realize this book was published a few years ago, but I just finished reading it. I'm still not fond of first person, but when it comes to Connelly, I'll make an exception. This book was a wonderful addition to the Harry Bosch novels and a wonderful sequel to The Poet. Now all I have to do is buy Lost Light, The Closers, Echo Park...and of course find time to read them. Maybe ...

Chasing the Dime

222 reviews
Michael Connelly

Vision, 2003

not bad for a non-Bosch book
This is my 3rd Connelly - Non-Bosch book - and I liked it. It is not Harry Bosch and not the Lincoln Lawyer - but it is a good read. I am ready for a new Bosch book!!!

Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation

1 review

Forge Books, 2006

Stories of Deception, Desperation, and Death
"Murder in Vegas" is an interesting anthology of short stories set in and around Las Vegas, all of which contain a murder. The similarity between the stories stops there, with the authors choosing a number of plot lines to tell their tale. We have stories of desperate gamblers, beautiful show girls, down and out druggies, and even a story about bird-watching in the desert. My favorite story ...

Lost Light (Harry Bosch)

166 reviews
Michael Connelly

B E Trice Pub, 2003

A dark and often disturbing mystery very well told
I had read The Black Echo, the first in this series, years ago and had somewhat mixed feelings about it. I liked Harry Bosch, (the detective who this series of gritty mystery novels follows) and I really liked the authenticity of the story, but the book felt overlong and the pacing left a bit to be desired. Out of pure luck I happened to stumble across a couple of the more recent books in this ...

The Black Echo (Harry Bosch)

112 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

The first Bosch novel. A great book and a must read for series fans
The Black Echo is the book that started it all, the book that began Michael Connelly's career as one of the best police procedural/detective thriller authors in the market today. I've read around half of Connelly's novels, so I know all about Harry Bosch and I know what to expect when I read a Connelly novel. Even though this is the first one in the series, and you could reasonably expect a ...

City of Bones

200 reviews
Michael Connelly

Orion, 2007

Rhymes with anonymous
CITY OF BONES by Michael Connelly is one in a series of books about LAPD detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch. I'm new to the series, so I can't compare it to previous works, but this is an exceptional introduction. The protagonist is named after a Dutch painter from the 15th century who created landscapes of Hell, which is a metaphor for the cases that Harry investigates. In this case, he is ...

The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde

27 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little, Brown and Company, 2001

What's In A Name?
This is not a specific review, but I'd like to merely point out that one of the many admirable qualities of Michael Connelly's writing is that he at least devises sensible names for his characters. One can easily imagine someone named Jerry Edgar or Norman Church or Rachel Walling or Sheehan or Rider, et al. The hack writers, on the other hand, always burden the imagination with such painful ...

The Last Coyote

80 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little Brown & Co., 1995

One of Connelly's best Bosch novels.
Michael Connelly's character, Harry Bosch, is like Sherlock Holmes: so real the reader assumes he is an actual, living person. I've read almost all of the Bosch mysteries, and this is my favorite. Since he's investigating a cold case-his mother's murder-it gives readers more insight into Harry's character as formed by life with his mother and after her death, as well as the ensuing events in his ...

The Poet

269 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

Thrilling
I started with Black Ice, I've been hooked on Connelly books ever since. I will say I was hesitant on this book, I don't normally like first person styles, in fact I hate them. But after realizing that good old Harry was somehow involved in a sequel book to The Poet, I knew that I had to read it. I'm very glad that I purchased it and forced myself to read it. There wasn't so much ...

The Closers (Harry Bosch)

199 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little, Brown, 2005

greatest harry bosch novel
I bought the paperback copy months ago, before kindle was available. the closers is probably my favorite thriller by connelly. more brain than action, attention to details....I like bosch style. anyway, fyi after the closers I read all the others..

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