When B-grade L.A. movie producer Tony Aliso is found stuffed into the trunk of his Rolls Royce, all signs point to "trunk music" --a mob hit. Dete...
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Apr 20, 2010
Joyce
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5th in the Harry Bosch series.[return][return]The death of a B-grade movie producer looks like a mob hit in the parlance of the LAPD, trunk music because that s where the bodies wind up. Harry s investigation leads him to Las Vegas and what seems like the killer. But the lead blows up in his face, getting him into serious departmental trouble as well.[return][return]In addition, during his Vegas trip, he meets Eleanor Wish, the ex-FBI agent Bosch helped to convict for fraud, and who is
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Nov 09, 2011
Steven
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The mystery starts with a body found in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce on a ridge overlooking the Hollywood Bowl. Harry Bosch, LAPD's laconic super-detective, leads a team of three investigators as they attempt to solve the murder.
Like most Michael Connelly novels, the power of Trunk Music is in the details. Whether or not Connelly really knows police work is never in question, his books are so filled with details that you buy into everything he says.
So Bosch and his team--Det More...
Like most Michael Connelly novels, the power of Trunk Music is in the details. Whether or not Connelly really knows police work is never in question, his books are so filled with details that you buy into everything he says.
So Bosch and his team--Det More...
Oct 14, 2011
Brian
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Trunk Music is #5 in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. In this installment our LAPD murder detective has just come off of his involuntary leave suspension in The Last Coyote. Trunk music is a term used by mobsters when someone is offed in the trunk of a car and that is just how the story begins when an LAPD patrol officer finds a body in the trunk of a Rolls Royce above the Hollywood Bowl.
As usual the internal affairs boys will play a role in the story. Harry also has a ne More...
As usual the internal affairs boys will play a role in the story. Harry also has a ne More...
Aug 09, 2011
Jane
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Definitely above average for a crime mystery police procedural with a happy ending, but 2 stars for the narrator.
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I was interested throughout. A woman comes into Harry’s life which made him more likeable. I loved Harry’s actions when a mobster kidnapped someone he cared about. It surprised me. This is my second Harry Bosch novel. There are at least 17 in the series. Book 1 had too many unlikeable characters. This (book 5) had several characters I liked More...
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I was interested throughout. A woman comes into Harry’s life which made him more likeable. I loved Harry’s actions when a mobster kidnapped someone he cared about. It surprised me. This is my second Harry Bosch novel. There are at least 17 in the series. Book 1 had too many unlikeable characters. This (book 5) had several characters I liked More...
Apr 10, 2011
Sidna
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Number 5 in Connelly's series about Hollywood Police Detective Harry Bosch. This is Bosch's first case back on the job after a suspension. I'm amazed that anyone who has been investigated and suspended as much as Harry has is able to keep his job, but of course we readers are privy to Harry's reasoning. His superiors never seem to understand what he is doing.
In this case a man is killed in the trunk of his car. Finding the killer has all of Connelly's usual twists and turns, but Harr More...
In this case a man is killed in the trunk of his car. Finding the killer has all of Connelly's usual twists and turns, but Harr More...
Jul 03, 2010
Tony
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Michael Connelly- Trunk Music (St. Martin’s Press 1998) 4.25 Stars
Detective Bosch has been on an involuntary stress leave and when the body of a cheap movie producer is found dead inside the trunk of his car, it looks like a mob hit, but Bosch does not want to give up his first case in a long time. Money is usually a great motivator and it appears to be the same with this case. When the money takes Bosch to Vegas he discovers that the man was dealing was some dealing with some unsavo More...
Detective Bosch has been on an involuntary stress leave and when the body of a cheap movie producer is found dead inside the trunk of his car, it looks like a mob hit, but Bosch does not want to give up his first case in a long time. Money is usually a great motivator and it appears to be the same with this case. When the money takes Bosch to Vegas he discovers that the man was dealing was some dealing with some unsavo More...
Aug 15, 2009
Donna
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Trunk Music does its job--that is, it's compelling enough to make the real world go away for awhile. For anyone who's been to Las Vegas--especially "then" and "now"--the character of the city, as depicted in this book, may be as interesting as any of the human characters.
The plot is complex but well crafted, although plenty of questions are left unanswered. But this is escapist literature, and much can be forgiven. There's a certain brutality, though, that made me More...
The plot is complex but well crafted, although plenty of questions are left unanswered. But this is escapist literature, and much can be forgiven. There's a certain brutality, though, that made me More...
May 04, 2010
Anne
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In this adventure, Harry is fresh off his suspension when he is assigned to the murder of an entertainment industry bigwig found shot and stuffed in the trunk of his car. Suspecting a mob hit, Harry makes his way to Vegas, where he once again crosses path with former lover, Eleanor Wish. As with most of Connelly's books in this series, Harry chases down false leads, always suspects the wife, and has a hunch that there might be some LAPD insiders on the make. This one held together quite well for
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May 13, 2011
Tony
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No sooner does Detective Harry Bosch seem to get things reasonably back together again-- he's been reinstated to his LAPD job, his house has been rebuilt after succumbing to an earthquake--then everything goes south on him again. He uncovers an apparent mob hit, a body in the trunk of a car parked in the Hollywood hills, and runs afoul of Los Angeles Police internal politics, Las Vegas detectives, Federal agents, and an old flame who seems to be pure trouble. It's a chore to remain patient with
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Feb 23, 2011
Avelino
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Another of a series of Harry Bosch novels. Harry Bosch is a Vietnam veteran homicide detective in CA's Hollywood. He is a grizzled , no nonsense, throw out the book cop whos results are sterling but not his reputation.
In this novel, Harry Bosch and his team Jerry Edgar and Kiz Rider investigate the death of a B movie producer who is found in the trunk of his car with 2 bullets in him hence the title. All clues point to an organized crime hit but is this what really happened?
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In this novel, Harry Bosch and his team Jerry Edgar and Kiz Rider investigate the death of a B movie producer who is found in the trunk of his car with 2 bullets in him hence the title. All clues point to an organized crime hit but is this what really happened?
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Jun 10, 2009
Casey
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The body of a straight-to-video movie producer is found in the trunk of his car. Something about the set up just seems off to Detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch. During the investigation he finds out more than he wanted to about his new partner, his new boss and the old love he never thought he would see again.
Michael Connelly is fast becoming a favorite of mine. A few of the things I like is that his lead character in the Harry Bosch series is fully fleshed out, he's a complicated More...
Michael Connelly is fast becoming a favorite of mine. A few of the things I like is that his lead character in the Harry Bosch series is fully fleshed out, he's a complicated More...
Apr 23, 2008
Kate
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Fun easy read. His style makes me want to take up detective writing as he makes it seems so easy. I just realized I have read seven of his books in about a month!
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Apr 18, 2009
Jessica
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I am reading all the Harry Bosch novels in order and I think I like this one best. "The Last Coyote" gives the reader a long look at LAPD Detective Harry Bosch's past as he solves the decades-old murder of his mother. This book dips into his personal history again as an apparent mob hit leads Bosch to an old girlfriend. Connelly adds a few laughs to this book, so if you like dark humor and well-plotted mysteries, either pick up this one or start the series with "The Black Echo.
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Oct 28, 2008
Jce
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As always, Michael Connelly provides incredible entertainment in the form of a thoroughly admiral detective!!
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Aug 24, 2011
Scott
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Reading Michael Connelly is like seeing an old friend. There are still a few straggling books of his I haven't read, but I don't want to get into the same place I'm in with Dennis Lehane, my other favorite, that problem being I've read everything they have out. I'll eventually get to all of them, but I'm in no hurry.
Another strong book and series. I'm not one to get sucked into series, either, they usually get to a point where there are just too many things that could happen to More...
Another strong book and series. I'm not one to get sucked into series, either, they usually get to a point where there are just too many things that could happen to More...
Sep 21, 2009
Margaret
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I've been working my way through the Harry Bosch novels: Black Echo, Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde, The Last Coyote and this one. They've all been fine -- typical of the genre -- but not great. I don't think I like Bosch as much as John Sanford's Lucas Davenport. While both characters are head strong and pay little attention to the rules, I think Davenport has a better sense of humor. I also think Sanford's bad guys have been more interesting than the ones Bosch has been faced with so far.
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Jan 13, 2012
Aaron
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While kind of a letdown after the awesomeness that was The Concrete Blonde, there's a lot for fans of Michael Connelly to love in Trunk Music.
There's the addition of a new Lieutenant, and she's three times as likeable as the man she replaced. There's also a "Wait a minute! What just happened?" moment about halfway through that changes the game for the remainder of the novel.
While I think the return of a character from the first novel is possibly unnecessary, Co More...
There's the addition of a new Lieutenant, and she's three times as likeable as the man she replaced. There's also a "Wait a minute! What just happened?" moment about halfway through that changes the game for the remainder of the novel.
While I think the return of a character from the first novel is possibly unnecessary, Co More...
Apr 09, 2011
Nancy
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I've read all the books in Connelly's "Harry Bosch" series, and Connelly is my favorite crime author of all time. If you like crime fiction, DO NOT MISS this series! I always read a series in order. As the series progresses, the reader gets to know Bosch on a very personal level. Connelly takes us inside Harry's soul, and while reading these novels, one gets to know him so intimately, that it's hard sometimes to remember that he isn't real. I would get WORRIED about Harry in betwee
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Dec 06, 2009
Dave
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Another tightly written mystery seen through the eyes of Detective Harry Bosch. A dead body discovered in a trunk takes Bosch back to Las Vegas where he runs into his ex-FBI, ex-con flame Elanor, the woman he fell for in The Black Echo. Bosch's tragic past impacts his approach and authority flouting tactics. A fine ripping yarn, engaging description, a good balance of tension and the expected twists. The plot is complex with multiple characters playing more than one side of the game and having
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Jan 22, 2012
John
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Connelly successfully weaves another detective novel around the lone wolf Harry Bosch. I like the Bosch character and Connelly paints a LA landscape that is recognizable and tawdry. This is the LA I know, not the mythologized Beach Boys LA of sand and sun but the wind blown trash of dusty street corners LA. Bosch takes us on an adventure in equally dusty and sweaty Las Vegas where the gleam and glitter don't shine much pass the strip. I like that, Connelly certainly has an knack for verisimili
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Jan 13, 2012
Matt
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While not one of my favourite Bosch novels, I enjoyed the book and its reintroduction of a long-lost character. Connelly did a good job continuing his opening of Bosch's personal life, while still painting him as a rough cop.
When a body is discovered in a trunk in the outskirts of LA, Bosch and his team try to determine who it is and why he died. The hunt is on as to why the body was dumped so unceremoniously (and the Mafia tagline of 'trunk music', how they dispose of their enemies More...
When a body is discovered in a trunk in the outskirts of LA, Bosch and his team try to determine who it is and why he died. The hunt is on as to why the body was dumped so unceremoniously (and the Mafia tagline of 'trunk music', how they dispose of their enemies More...
Feb 04, 2011
Kinkajou
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The first four books in the Harry Bosch series were page-turners. Couldn't put them down. Stayed up way beyond my bedtime on work nights to get them finished. Read all four in about a week and a half.
Then I started Trunk Music. The drop in quality from The Last Coyote to Trunk Music was startling. Harry Bosch was nearly unrecognizable and the story dragged to the point that I nearly took the book back to the library without finishing it. I actually wondered whether Connelly had writt More...
Then I started Trunk Music. The drop in quality from The Last Coyote to Trunk Music was startling. Harry Bosch was nearly unrecognizable and the story dragged to the point that I nearly took the book back to the library without finishing it. I actually wondered whether Connelly had writt More...
Oct 19, 2008
Cheryl
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LAPD detective Harry Bosch is back. Bosch’s new case will have him traveling to “Sin City” Las Vegas as well as seeing old acquaintances. What happens when a Hollywood movie producer is found shot twice and his body left in the trunk of his car? Harry will ask himself these same questions, while trying to solve this homicide. Tony Alisio was found dead and it seems for some people that are just fine with that. The suspect list is long from Tony’s wife, Veronica and a stripper by the name of Layl
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Aug 21, 2008
Kellie
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Another Bosch book. (#5 in Bosch Series) Exceptional. "Following on the heels of his extraordinary New York Times bestseller, The Poet, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly brings you Trunk Music, his most electrifying Harry Bosch novel to date-a taut, complex thrill ride that confirms Connelly's standing as one of the premier crime writers of our day.
Detective Harry Bosch is back on the job and working on the hottest murder investigation in Hollywood. The body of a movie produ More...
Detective Harry Bosch is back on the job and working on the hottest murder investigation in Hollywood. The body of a movie produ More...
May 16, 2008
jcg
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If you like police procedurals with alpha-males trying to out-tough each other, then this is as good as any other. The dénouement is a bit of a cliché "person you would least suspect", so you can't figure out who the villain is from the clues in the book.
As with any police procedural there are long interviews with suspects, but Michael Connelly's dialogue is mostly good. In fact, dialogue is probably his strong point as the narrative is spare on description. There are a few More...
As with any police procedural there are long interviews with suspects, but Michael Connelly's dialogue is mostly good. In fact, dialogue is probably his strong point as the narrative is spare on description. There are a few More...
Jun 30, 2011
Natalie
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Would have been a four-star if <spoiler>the climax hadn't been so compactly Shakespearean</a> followed by an ending that was straight out of a B movie. Other than that, quite a lot of fun, on 3 CDs, just perfect for a 3 hr drive! I'll be reading more Michael Connelly and am looking forward to spending more time with Harry Bosch.
Aug 13, 2010
Karen
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OK, I've found a "new" detective mystery author who I'm really enjoying. After all, how can you go wrong with a main character named Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch? ;) There are now 13 Harry Bosch books, Trunk Music being number 5. Occasionally you felt like you were missing some background info on Harry that would've been helpful, but it was still a very good story. But it's clear that Harry's personal life progresses in each novel, so I suspect it's best to read them in order.
Apr 22, 2011
Meredith
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An excellent member of the Harry Bosch canon - I was surprised that I hadn't already read it, since this is one of my favorite series of crime novels. This filled in some of the story that had been missing for me - e.g. how he and Eleanor Wish came to be married. And it was written back in the day when Michael Connelly could still write a book with some substance to it - in extreme contrast to the recent garbage he has cranked out, such as The Overlook. A good read.
Nov 07, 2010
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Jan 09, 2011
Timothy
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When I separated from my wife several years ago I started reading pulp; in this case, Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, and the great John D. MacDonald. Connelly is the best of the lot. Trunk Music is perhaps his best book. Harry Bosch is the protagonist police detective in LA and Connelly writes the world's best police procedurals. Harry is a force of nature; brilliant, methodical, persistant, solely focused on his work, and of course, alone (except for the love of his life, Eleanor Wish, who a
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