Echo Park (Harry Bosch)
by Michael Connelly (Goodreads author!)
published
October 9th 2006
by Little, Brown and Company
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binding
Hardcover, 416 pages
literary awards
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (2006)
isbn
0316734950
(isbn13: 9780739475706)
description
Detective Harry Bosch reopens one of his own unsolved cases and comes face to face with a psychotic killer he has been seeking for 11 years. When Bosc...more
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Read in September, 2008
Not a great book, but one of those books with a page-turning sort of plot that you don't want to stop reading.
It's funny, I read this one because My Dad gave me a handful of books to read, and this one had some favorable Amazon reviews that made it sound like it was right up my alley. But, the same review said it wasn't full of Hard Boiled Crime Cliches. Oh, man, was that a lie. This book contains:
-An evil oil baron with a gilded dragon at the top of his cane buys his kid's way out ...more
It's funny, I read this one because My Dad gave me a handful of books to read, and this one had some favorable Amazon reviews that made it sound like it was right up my alley. But, the same review said it wasn't full of Hard Boiled Crime Cliches. Oh, man, was that a lie. This book contains:
-An evil oil baron with a gilded dragon at the top of his cane buys his kid's way out ...more
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Read in November, 2006
ECHO PARK (Police Procedural-Los Angeles-Cont) – G+
Connolly, Michael – 17th book
Little Brown, 2006- Hardcover
***Back from retirement, Detective Harry Bosch is still haunted by the kidnap and disappearance of Marie Gesto from 1993. Now serial killer Raynard Waits is willing to lead police to Marie’s grave as part of a plea bargain ensuring he will not receive the death penalty. When Waits escapes during the outing and the tape filming the event is obviously doctored, Harry suspects ...more
Connolly, Michael – 17th book
Little Brown, 2006- Hardcover
***Back from retirement, Detective Harry Bosch is still haunted by the kidnap and disappearance of Marie Gesto from 1993. Now serial killer Raynard Waits is willing to lead police to Marie’s grave as part of a plea bargain ensuring he will not receive the death penalty. When Waits escapes during the outing and the tape filming the event is obviously doctored, Harry suspects ...more
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Michael Connelly fans, Harry Bosch fans, mystery fans
unsolved murder of Marie Gesto has stayed with Harry Bosch since he first investigated the case in 1993. Now working in the Open-Unsolved Unit, Bosch routinely studies the case, looking for missed clues. When Bosch learns that a serial killer has confessed to the murder of Marie Gesto, he’s thrown off balance. For years, Bosch has targeted another man for the murder. As validation, Bosch is required to take the killer’s confession, then accompany him and other law enforcement officials to th...more
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
Mystery and suspense fans
Harry Bosch is a very interesting, complex character--one you don't know whether to love or hate--and in Echo Park, Michael Connelly crafts a great plot. People and events come together at the end of the book in a very surprising way. This is an excellent suspense novel, and I will undoubtedly read others in the series.
There's just one thing: I'd very much like to send Mr. Connelly as large box of apostrophes in the hope that he'll use them more generously in his dialog. It's not that...more
There's just one thing: I'd very much like to send Mr. Connelly as large box of apostrophes in the hope that he'll use them more generously in his dialog. It's not that...more
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Read in September, 2008
Just what I needed after a couple of subpar books: a fantastic thriller.
I'd always looked at Michael Connelly books at the bookstore, but they never grabbed my attention enough. I got this one for $1 at a book fair and decided to dive right in. I'm glad I did.
Apparently Harry Bosch is a long-standing character, but each of the books is a stand-alone novel. So I was able to easily get into this one, which is one of the most recent, without reading any of the others.
Connelly weaves a p...more
I'd always looked at Michael Connelly books at the bookstore, but they never grabbed my attention enough. I got this one for $1 at a book fair and decided to dive right in. I'm glad I did.
Apparently Harry Bosch is a long-standing character, but each of the books is a stand-alone novel. So I was able to easily get into this one, which is one of the most recent, without reading any of the others.
Connelly weaves a p...more
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The Bosch Series just keeps getting better and better. Harry is told of a possible confession in a case he has been trying to crack for years. The murder of Marie Gesto was never solved but Harry kept a copy of the murder book and revisited the details periodically to see if anything new would pop up. The man who supposedly committed the crime seems to know even the most secret detail and is able to lead a team of detectives to the body of Marie Gesto. But something goes wrong at the scene ...more
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This is my second Michael Connelly / Harry Bosch audiobook. This one is not as fast paced as the Concrete Blonde, but the plot is still just as intriguing. The one thing that bothers me is that the narrator on this one (different from the Concrete Blonde) sounds like he had a cold which was very distracting to the story. I felt like blowing his nose every chapter or so. I also agree with the other person who is complaining about men doing women's voices. It is annoying. Why not just hire a w...more
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who likes to make fun of police thrillers
This book went from predictable to ridiculous to ludicrous in a very short span. I guessed what had happened less than a third of the way in and the plot twist at the end to make me only 95% right was ludicrous from a legal point-of-view. (A full confession from someone who should know better when confronted with a flimsy hypothesis, without even asking for a lawyer, no rights read, nothing.) However, it DID have three gunfights, five people killed, one nearly killed, and the detective who re...more
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Read in April, 2007
It was great to sink my teeth into yet another gritty Harry Bosch novel. There is something about this intense cop who places victims well above office politics and bureaucracy that just appeals to me.
However, Michael Connelly might be slipping a bit: a vital twist in the tale was obvious very early on in the book, and it was frustrating to have to keep on till page 245 or so before Harry finally "gets" it. Ditto for a vital clue a mold-infested evidence box.
In the end, how...more
However, Michael Connelly might be slipping a bit: a vital twist in the tale was obvious very early on in the book, and it was frustrating to have to keep on till page 245 or so before Harry finally "gets" it. Ditto for a vital clue a mold-infested evidence box.
In the end, how...more
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Read in August, 2008
i liked this book and i like the harry bosch series, but the "twist" ending didn't flow very smoothly. it was too big of a case with too much information needed and not enough time to put into the twist to make it flow well and make it seem believable. it was figured out too quickly and too easily. the end (past the twist) was good but again it was too easily wrapped up. these books would make great tv shows. i liked "the closers" better, but i will get another harry book
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Read in January, 2007
A decade old case still haunts LAPD detective Harry Bosch. It haunts him so much that every few months, he still pulls out the file in hopes of finding something he hasn't found before. And, then, suddenly a break in the case… Echo Park is another in the fine Bosch series. It is very much like all the rest - tightly written, excellent story, great characters. I don't think there can ever been too many in this series. I'm already ready for the next one.
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Read in July, 2007
I read Connelly's newest book "The Overlook" and thought it was very light. Almost fluffy. But Connelly and Bosch aren't supposed to be fluffy. I was disappointed.
So I decided to go back and re-read some Connelly and "Echo Park" is brilliant. Then I couldn't stop and I re-read 2 more older Bosch mysteries.
Reading a Harry Bosch novel is like seeing an old friend. Please give me a btter book than "The Overlook" next time, Mr Connelly.
So I decided to go back and re-read some Connelly and "Echo Park" is brilliant. Then I couldn't stop and I re-read 2 more older Bosch mysteries.
Reading a Harry Bosch novel is like seeing an old friend. Please give me a btter book than "The Overlook" next time, Mr Connelly.
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
Connelly fans!
As with all of the Harry Bosch books by Connelly, Echo Park is very good. For years now I have enjoyed these stories...however I wait for the release of a H.B. novel that truly stands out the way that the non-Bosch books like The Poet and Blood Work did. Still I would recomment this book to fans of the genre as well as casual M.C.fans. Me I'll keep reading the H.B. books and hopfully that great one will come soon in 2008.
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Another home run. Connelly can write in this genre like no one since Raymond Chandler. I can't put his book down once I start. I once spent an entire weekend going through 2 of his books! I love them! Well-paced, anti-social hero, interesting women characters (usually difficult for men to write), and great action with twists and turns. Good stuff - what more could you ask for? I just finished The Poet, another good novel.
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Read in October, 2006
Once again, Connelly fills a fast-paced novel with his gritty, realistic prose. Harry Bosch is one of my all-time favorite characters. His vulnerability, sharp intuition, and doggedness have made him stand out book after book. Echo Park continues Harry's journey into the darkness of men's souls and once again, he comes out a bit damaged, but stronger than before. I will faithfully read anything Connelly writes.
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
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I just finished this as well. It is the second Harry Bosch I have read. I really like him as a hero. He is hard, but you can tell he cares and has great intuition, instincts, whatever. The stories are always intriguing as well. I read a ton of murder mystery, suspense type novels and some of them end up being so similar you know the ending almost from the first few chapters. Not with Michael Connelly!
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Read in February, 2008
Another Harry Bosch novel where Harry sets up a killer to be killed. You're left once again not liking Harry and feeling sorry for Rachel Walling (the FBI girlfriend in at least three of these books). I stopped reading the Harry Bosch books after the one that Terry McCaleb helps solve. It's decent;y written but the Harry has the dark side and he doesn't care who knows it.
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Read in June, 2007
Not a bad audiobook (though my standard for comparison was low...I'm finishing one other one, and it is not very good). I've only listened to two audiobooks ever, but I really hate when male readers do female voices. Why are they all so breathy!?
Anyway, I didn't realize Harry Bosch was an ongoing character, but it was an entertaining story despite the cheesiness.
Anyway, I didn't realize Harry Bosch was an ongoing character, but it was an entertaining story despite the cheesiness.
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Read in August, 2007
Connelly's books are more procedurals than mysteries. I found this one quite good in particular because of the early part of the book where Detective Harry Bosch interviews a serial murder. I does a good job portraying the tension that exits for the officer in such situations. Trying to be calm enough to ellict information from a person you abhor can take a toll.
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Read in January, 2008
My MIL lent me this book. I'd never read anything by Mr. Connelly before. This mystery was really good.
I work with law enforcement officers and have some experience with the subjects in this novel and it was portrayed pretty accurately.
The characters were well-written and interesting. The story had no obvious flaws (to me) and kept me reading until the end.
I work with law enforcement officers and have some experience with the subjects in this novel and it was portrayed pretty accurately.
The characters were well-written and interesting. The story had no obvious flaws (to me) and kept me reading until the end.
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