false<![CDATA[The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167520832m/24244.jpg2424431The corpse in the hotel room appears to be that of a missing LAPD narcotics officer. Rumours abound that he had crossed - selling a new drug called Black Ice from Mexico - and the LAPD brass are quick to declare his death aside.
But Harry Bosch isn't so sure; prompted by odd, inexplicable details from the crime scene, and attraction to the widow, he begins his own investigation. An investigation that takes him over the border to Mexico and into a dangerous labyrinth of shifting identities and deadly corruption.457882book1993The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2)total:1950|5:406|4:879|3:609|2:52|1:4|19507481244910942falsefalseWed Feb 13 07:24:15 -0800 2008Wed Feb 13 07:37:25 -0800 2008
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Michael Connelly's first Harry Bosch novel, The Black Echo, are completely cleared up for his second outing. Bosch's supervisor, Pounds, has some sentences that could use some contractions to make them more natural, but he doesn't spend enough time t...more...]]>
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40falsefalseTue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue Apr 21 22:21:30 -0700 2009Tue Apr 21 22:26:33 -0700 2009 This is the perfect blend of police procedural, private investigator (since Bosch is just as much outside of the police department as he is in it), and mystery. The mystery is unraveled as Bosch discovers it, with a nice reveal at the end.
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40falsefalseWed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009Thu Nov 05 20:41:16 -0800 2009Thu Nov 05 21:11:30 -0800 2009 and oh, the LA scene-setting! amazing. there is even an "Only in LA" column reference, to which i made an audible noise of delight while...more...]]>
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I've found it's best to NOT do P/N/R in Audio Book form while driving...
So the detective/crime novels are my "cup a joe" each day on the way to work.
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two books! I'd switched to large print books because I'm having such trouble focusing on regular print. It's really driving me crazy because I have hundreds of books I want to read but am not able to do so. I have an appointment to see my eye doctor tomo...more...]]>
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Harry Bosch series just really grips me. I'm not sure what it is about them.
Black Ice was my favorite so far (I'm reading them slightly out of order). The thread was twisted and convoluted enough to keep you interested...more...]]>
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40falsefalseThu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009Wed Jul 08 14:53:55 -0700 2009Thu Jul 09 09:29:43 -0700 2009 I am glad that Angela recommened this series to me. I enjoyed the pacing of the mystery and the development of the main characters. Looking forward to many more... I have already started book 3!]]>
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20falsefalseSun Jan 04 06:26:05 -0800 2009Sun Jan 18 06:25:02 -0800 2009 I read the summary of the entire series on Wikipedia (I cheated just to see if I wanted to keep reading), and it appears to waver back and forth between the two. I think I'll...more...]]>
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Connelly, Michael - 2nd in Harry Bosch series
The corpse in the hotel room appears to be that of a missing LAPD narcotics officer. Rumours abound that he had crossed selling a new drug called Black Ice from Mexico and the LAPD brass are quick to declare his death a...more...]]>
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