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Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch #14)

by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author), Len Cariou (Narrator)

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Harry Bosch is assigned a homicide call in South L.A. that takes him to Fortune Liquors, where the Chinese owner has been shot to death behind the counter in an apparent robbery.

Joined by members of the department's Asian Crime Unit, Bosch relentlessly investigates the killing and soon identifies a suspect, a Los Angeles member of a Hong Kong triad. But before Harry can cl...more

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Oct 19, 2009

Jeanette rated it

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Shelves: all-fiction, cops-and-pee-eyes, five-star-fiction, suspense-thriller

My Plan was to make this book last at least four days. HA! Who was I foolin'?!
Day 1: 135 pages
Day 2: 190 pages
Day 3: 50 pages
End of story. I just couldn't help myself!

Connelly cranks up the interest and excitement in this one by taking Bosch to Hong Kong for a big chunk of the book. And with his own daughter as the kidnapping victim, he's prone to tunnel vision and poor judgment calls he wouldn't otherwise make.

I loved the Hong Kong ve...more

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Dec 12, 2010

William Bentrim rated it

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9 Dragons by Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch is once again on the ropes with his peers. Harry seldom plays well with others. There is a murder, Harry takes is personally. The results involve Harry and his family, the cities of LA and Hong Kong and a diverse cast of characters.

Connelly always does a nice job setting the stage. Bosch is a hero who is hard to like. Prickly doesn’t begin to describe him. Harry’s passionate love of his daughter is one of his few redeeming...more

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Sep 11, 2010

Sandy Vaughan rated it

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Read well by Len Carion, unabridged (of course)! Won by Me!

Harry is a cop. A Chinese shopkeeper has been murdered. Was it a member of the Tong or someone else? How is this going to involved his daughter and her mother in China? Is there a leak in the cop house? Who can Harry trust? The answers will come as Harry 'globe trots'! The action and pace are fast and furious! 'Just the kind of book I like!

O, this is another of Hachette Audio books.. I like what they do!

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Nov 17, 2011

Cecilia Quick rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Who was this Harry Bosch? Not the one I've come to know and love over the years. This guy was a hamhanded bumbler who made rookie mistakes and got a small squadron of people killed because of it. It wasn't until almost halfway through, when Harry finds a key clue hidden by a murder victim, that he stops being inept and starts being the smart, canny, soulful guy we know him to be.
Pluses: Finally, idiot ex wife gets bumped off. Stupid character; never made sense and their love affair was neve...moreWho was this Harry Bosch? Not the one I've come to know and love over the years. This guy was a hamhanded bumbler who made rookie mistakes and got a small squadron of people killed because of it. It wasn't until almost halfway through, when Harry finds a key clue hidden by a murder victim, that he stops being inept and starts being the smart, canny, soulful guy we know him to be.
Pluses: Finally, idiot ex wife gets bumped off. Stupid character; never made sense and their love affair was never believable. Thank God she's gone.
Liked the references to his tunnel rat days; always found that aspect of him fascinating.
Liked that the author did not shy away from making Harry slightly racist. A realistic flaw, and I liked that Harry struggled with it.
Liked the resolution as to who did it and why.
Liked his relationship with his daughter, and how they ended up. Opens interesting future possibilities.
Liked his awkward relationship with his brother, who he likes more than he admits.
Liked Sun Yi. Can't figure out a way to bring him back, but I hope we see him again. And I also liked David Wu and hope he reappears.
Liked Len Cariou narrating (I listed to a book on tape).
Didn't like: Harry smashing and barreling his way through people and places with no plan, no thought, and no consequences.
Didn't like: the resolution with his partner.
Didn't like: much of the plot was a ripoff of 'Taken'.
Didn't like: that he lept to wild conclusions on the thinnest wisp of a suggestion. One of the things that has always made Harry a favorite of mine was his ability to think things through and plan and counterplan.
Didn't like: the rushed ending. We slog through pages and pages of a pointless and tedious digression through China, and then he's back in LA in less than 24 hours and a few pages later-oops, resolved.
Didn't like: that key plot threads were resolved suddenly, and off-screen.
I did get a laugh out of Matthew McConnaghy (sp) serving as a witness.
I'd like to see Harry take up sax lessons again. Maybe Maddie will be good at music and it will be something they can do together...
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Oct 04, 2011

Jane Stewart rated it

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Shelves: crime-mystery-suspense, 4-plus-star-other

4 ½ stars. Weak on character development but entertaining and engaging. More action/adventure than previous books.

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This book does not have enough character development for the villains and Bosch’s sidekicks (his LA semi-partner Chu and his Hong Kong helper Sun Yee). It reads more like a movie script than the previous Bosch books – lots of action and suspense. Some of the things I loved in the previous books were Bosch’s thinking a...more

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Sep 06, 2011

David rated it

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After catching the title of "9 Dragons" and glancing over some negative reviews, I began this book with deep suspicions. I wondered if Connelly had run out of "L.A." ideas and was moving Detective Harry Bosch somewhere else to come up with some new scenario. I was worried that Bosch would turn into a world travelling secret agent, like Steve Martini's lawyer turned action hero, Paul Madriani. In short, I was ready to slog through this one to get to the next Connelly book, ...moreAfter catching the title of "9 Dragons" and glancing over some negative reviews, I began this book with deep suspicions. I wondered if Connelly had run out of "L.A." ideas and was moving Detective Harry Bosch somewhere else to come up with some new scenario. I was worried that Bosch would turn into a world travelling secret agent, like Steve Martini's lawyer turned action hero, Paul Madriani. In short, I was ready to slog through this one to get to the next Connelly book, "The Reversal".

I was pleasantly surprised at first, and then began to realize this was a really gripping thriller. It begins with the shooting of a man Harry has met. Specifically, they meet in the final pages of "Angel's Flight", another great Connelly novel. The man is an Asian liquor store owner, who gave Harry a cigarette years ago as riots took place. He is the victim in this book, and Harry is soon on the trail of Asian crime organizations.

True, Bosch does turn into a bit of an action hero here, but for good reason. The plot motivates the actions that he takes, and they all flow logically from the story. Harry is racing around Hong Kong for good reason. There is a family connection. The action sequences -- not usually Connelly's bread and butter -- are really good.

Hong Kong is portrayed vividly, and I actually did a few Google searches to visualize Chunking Mansions and the view from the Peak. The festivals, living conditions and people of the city are described in ways that add to the story. The reader feels like they are along for the ride in a new and interesting city. It should be noted that only about a third of the book occurs overseas.

As for the mystery of who shot the storeowner, there are some nice twists to the plot. I was able to guess part of the story, but not all. Bosch is always driven, but here is emotional, and his emotions lead him to make some wrong guesses. The book ends with a new life situation for Harry that should prove interesting. There is an appearance by Mickey Haller and references to Jack McEvoy as well. After taking us on a wild ride, Connelly goes the extra mile and leaves us ready for more.

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Jun 05, 2011

Sidna Bookout rated it

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Once again we are taken back to an earlier case. In a very early book, Harry took refuge during the LA riots in a store called Fortune Liquors. As this book begins, the owner of the store, a Chinese man, is killed during an apparent robbery.

Harry assures the man's family that he will find the killer. The store owner was paying protection money to Chinese thugs from a triad and it looks as though they killed him because his store was losing money and he could not afford to keep paying...more

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Sep 21, 2010

Jenn rated it

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Shelves: fiction, mystery, novel, read-2010

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Not as good as the Bosch books of earlier years, this is still a solidly entertaining Connelly work. I skipped ahead in the series mostly because I ran out of books on a travel weekend and had to go to a NYT best-sellers stand. It's a little troubling to see that Bosch hasn't grown particularly as a character by the time this book comes around -- and some of the stasis seems to have the hands of the writer all over it, instead of actual character truth. The plot of his life has certainly gone fo...more

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Jun 16, 2010

Razzed rated it

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I've read a lot of the Harry Bosch series and while I find them entertaining, I realize that I find Connelly's writing slightly hard to digest. His endless descriptions of the L.A. driving routes (maybe interesting if you live in L.A.) and his way of describing, exactly, what the characters are thinking at times becomes stilted and doesn't grab the way I like novels to.

And I also realize that after reading 3-4 of the Bosch series I neither like the protagonist, nor do have a good pic...more

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May 09, 2010

Melissa Railey rated it

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In Michael Connelly's latest Harry Bosch novel, Harry faces his most emotional case ever. While investigating the murder of a Chinese store owner, Harry brings in a local Chinese gang member as his suspect. At the time he brings the suspect, his daughter is kidnapped all the way over in Hong Kong where she lives with her mother. Harry rushes to Hong Kong to chase down his daughter and bring her home.

I love the Harry Bosch books and have been reading them for a long time. Each year I ...more

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May 09, 2010

Kelly Hager rated it

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It's the latest Harry Bosch mystery and I really liked it. (I was a little worried because I've read some bad reviews, but I think it was solid.)

Bosch is a police detective, one of three recurring characters Connelly is writing about now (the other two being Mickey Haller and Jack McEvoy). He's also my favorite of the three. :)

In this one, he's working a murder case, one that looks like a robbery gone bad. A liquor store owner was found dead (shot) behind the counter. ...more

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Apr 12, 2010

J rated it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Harry Bosch gets entangled in a crime investigation that draws in his own daughter and ex, who are supposedly living safely half a globe away in Hong Kong.

Ironically Harry himself accidcentally draws the daughter in, by sending her a cell-phone photo of Chinese-character tattoos he wants translated for an LA homicide. He has no idea that the young teen daughter will not only show the pghotos around, but stage an abduction photo of herself qnd send it to Daddy in hopes she will be al...more

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Mar 28, 2010

Chris rated it

LA police detective Harry Bosch works the case of a murdered Chinese convenience store owner. Security camera footage and help from Asian Gang Unit Detective Chu lead him to the Triad, an extortion gang rooted in ancient Chinese tradition. But as Harry closes in, he receives a threat to back off and a video email attachment from his daughter, apparently kidnapped in Hong Kong where she lives with Harry's ex-wife (and forever love) Eleanor. In Hong Kong, Harry frantically pieces together clues...more

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Feb 12, 2010

Kathleen rated it

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Feb 10, 2010

Deborah Sloan rated it

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Detective Bosch working the murder of a South L.A liquor store owner is thrust into the world of Chinese Triad gangs, something completely new to him, although he and Mr. Li the store owner and deceased have met once years before. Determined to find the killer detective Bosch must seek the aid of another detective from the Asian Gangs Unit, but can he be trusted? Someone on the inside is leaking information, but who? When Bosch's daughter is kidnapped while living with her mother in Hong Kon...more

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Feb 09, 2010

Steven Kent rated it

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Shelves: light-reading, stuff-that-s-good-to-konw

Nine Dragons begins with a murder mystery--an Asian convenience store owner is found shot to death in his store in one of the worst neighborhoods in L.A. Tracing down the threads of the murder bring L.A.P.D. detective Harmonious Bosch in contact with the Chinese underworld.

This first part of the novel moves along smoothly enough, but it quickly becomes evident that the case in L.A. is sort of an introduction, a transition that enables Connelly to transport readers to Hong Kong, wher...more

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Jan 04, 2010

LJ rated it

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Shelves: california, china, contemporary_post_1945, male_author, mystery, police_procedural, so_cal_la

First Sentence: From across the aisle Harry Bosch look into his partner’s cubicle and watched him conduct his daily ritual of straightening the corners on his stacks of files, cleaning the paperwork from the center of his desk and finally placing his rinsed-out coffee cup in a desk drawer.

Harry Bosch and his partner are called out to the murder of a Chinese shop owner who gave Harry his last cigarette and a book of matches many years before. The murder appears to be the work of a C...moreFirst Sentence: From across the aisle Harry Bosch look into his partner’s cubicle and watched him conduct his daily ritual of straightening the corners on his stacks of files, cleaning the paperwork from the center of his desk and finally placing his rinsed-out coffee cup in a desk drawer.

Harry Bosch and his partner are called out to the murder of a Chinese shop owner who gave Harry his last cigarette and a book of matches many years before. The murder appears to be the work of a Chinese Triad member hitting the owner up for protection money. They arrest someone who is trying to escape to Hong Kong but can only hold him for the weekend as they don’t have enough evidence for an arrest.

Then Harry gets a call from his ex-wife living in Hong Kong; their 13-year-old daughter has disappeared and the police won’t do anything. Harry is off to Hong Kong to rescue his daughter.

If there is one thing Connelly knows how to do, it is tell an exciting, action-packed story. At the same time, he balances that with excellent details of police investigative forensics and procedures.

Although his sense of place may not be as strong as I’d have liked, particularly when he was in China, he still conveys the sense of how different everything is. “He knew he was in a world beyond his understanding.” I did appreciate the historical and cultural information on Hong Kong.

The characters are not the primary focus of his books, but still have a good sense of them. It’s nice to see Harry back working active cases and working well with his commander. I also enjoy the cross-appearances of Mickey Heller, as Bosch’s attorney, and the mention of journalist Jack McEvoy as it gives a sense of continuity to his books.

What brings me back to read Connelly again and again is the plot and the plot twists; the action and the suspense.

This may not be a great literary book, but it’s a very good read for a Sunday afternoon.

9 DRAGONS (Pol. Proc-Harry Bosch-Los Angeles/China-Cont) – VG
Connelly, Michael – 14th in series
Little, Brown and Company, 2009, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780316166317
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Dec 03, 2009

Jennifer (JC-S) rated it

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‘Bosch knew a fresh kill was coming.’

Harry Bosch and his partner Ignacio Ferras are assigned a homicide call in South L.A. They are called to Fortune Liquors, where the Chinese owner has been shot to death behind the counter in a robbery. Working with members of the department's Asian Gang Unit, Bosch investigates the killing. A suspect, a Los Angeles member of a Hong Kong triad, is quickly identified.

Harry then finds out that his young daughter Madeline, who lives in ...more

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Dec 01, 2009

Tony rated it

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Michael Connelly- 9 Dragons (Little, Brown and Company 2009) 5 Stars

Harry Bosch is sent to investigate what appears to be a routine robbery gone wrong, when he discovers that he has met the victim in one of his previous cases. Looking into the matter he determines that it was not a robbery, and it certainly was not routine. The more he digs the more tangled the weaving web becomes. After discovering evidence leading to the Hong Kong Triads the case steps up a notch on the danger mete...moreMichael Connelly- 9 Dragons (Little, Brown and Company 2009) 5 Stars

Harry Bosch is sent to investigate what appears to be a routine robbery gone wrong, when he discovers that he has met the victim in one of his previous cases. Looking into the matter he determines that it was not a robbery, and it certainly was not routine. The more he digs the more tangled the weaving web becomes. After discovering evidence leading to the Hong Kong Triads the case steps up a notch on the danger meter. Suddenly his life is thrown into turmoil. His daughter goes missing and a video is sent to him from her phone, now he is not only investigating a murder, but he must fight to get his daughter back and fight he will. Taking the first flight to Hong Kong he cuts a deadly swath across Hong Kong all in the hopes of getting his daughter back safely, in a manner the Triads can understand despite the language barrier. The world is about to find out just how tough and deadly Harry Bosch can be.

Wow! Yes 9 Dragons is as good as it sounds. This was probably my favourite in the Harry Bosch series yet. We see Bosch’s soft side as well as his brutally tough side. I was impressed by just how deep the characters were. I loved the fact that 9 Dragons took Bosch across the globe into a world completely unknown to him as it gave the readers a chance to see how Harry Bosch handled strange situations and foreign language barriers. We also get to see how he deals with his many mistakes. The setting was described wonderfully, even when in some of the raunchiest areas of Hong Kong. Twist after twist keeps this storyline fast-paced and works to run your mind in circles. Just when you think you have everything figured out Connelly flips the case upside down, and Bosch doesn’t just magically figure out the answers, he has to work to the point of insanity to find any ounce of truth/evidence. It was a wonderfully created plot and I look forward to seeing more from Connelly.

I recommend 9 Dragons to Connelly fans and anyone who enjoys mysteries/thrillers.

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Nov 28, 2009

Sandie rated it

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Shelves: 2009-books, contemporary-lit, thrillers-and-mystery

In NINE DRAGONS we meet an older, but not necessarily wiser, Harry Bosch whose life is a tangled web of problems both personal and professional. First, he is working hard to fulfill a promise made to the family of convenience shop owner named John Li and find the person or persons who killer their father. From all appearances it looks like the culprit may be connected to a Chinese Triad. Second, Harrys’ most recent partner, Ignacio has been dogging it on the job since being shot in the line of ...more

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Nov 23, 2009

Elizabeth rated it

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Shelves: mystery, series, thriller

LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is back in Michael Connolly's latest, Nine Dragons, and he is as intense as ever. While investigating a robbery and murder in a liquor store, Harry and his partner Ignacio Ferras that the crime may be linked to a Chinese triad extorting money from small business owners. With a suspect in custody, Harry receives a video message from his teenage daughter Madeline, showing that she has been abducted and is being held somewhere in Hong Kong, where she lives with her mother...more

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Nov 12, 2009

Tony rated it

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Shelves: thrillers

Connelly, Michael. 9 DRAGONS. (2009). ****. Here’s another fast-paced thriller from the dean of thrillers featuring his popular protagonist, Harry Bosch. The plot’s a little shop-worn, but Connelly gives enough new twists and wrinkles to keep you reading on. It all starts with the shooting of a Chinese liquor store owner during what seemed initially to be a robbery. Later, it is learned that thugs from a Triad might be involved, and that this might be a gang-related killing. Bosch is ass...more

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Nov 07, 2009

Morris rated it

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When a liquor store owner is gunned down inside his own store, L.A. Police homicide detective Harry Bosch is assigned the case. What seems like a cut and dry triad payoff gone wrong turns into a nightmare when Harry's daughter Madeline is kidnapped. Now Harry must fly to Hong Kong to save his daughter and return in time to solve the murder.

Michael Connelly delivers another thrilling episode in the life of Harry Bosch. This book is a perfect hard boiled detective novel. The Harry Bosc...more

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Oct 26, 2009

Kathleen Hagen added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009-audio-books, 2009-mysteries

Nine Dragons, by Michael Connelly, B-plus. Narrated by Len Carriou, produced by Hachette Audio, downloaded from audible.com.

This is Harry Bosch, now assigned to an elite crimes unit. I guess he’s out of retirement. He is brought in on a case where a liquor store owner is killed, John Li. He has met the man once and likes him and promises his family he’ll find the killer. His diligence at trying to find the killer backfires, and his daughter, now living in Hong Kong with his forme...more

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Oct 19, 2009

Lisa rated it

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L.A. police detective Harry Bosch is trying to figure out how to deal with a gun-shy partner while unraveling a fatal shooting at a liquor store. As he pulls together the clues in the hardworking immigrant’s death, he begins to uncover a web of threats and payoffs connected to “triads,” Chinese organized-crime groups.
But when he gets a video message from his teenage daughter’s cell phone apparently showing her kidnapped and then a creepy phone call telling him to back off, the case gets pe...more

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Oct 18, 2009

Cheryl rated it

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Detective Harry Bosch is back but this time the case is personal. Detective Bosch and his partner, Ignacio Ferras respond to a shooting at Fortune Liquors. A place that Harry knows very well. For many years Harry has carried a matchbook that has the following motto printed on it...”Happy is the man who finds refuge in himself”. The owner John Li and his family are good friends of Harry. When Harry learns that it is John that has been killed, he vows to the Li family that he will o everything he ...more

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Oct 15, 2009

Gaby rated it

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Shelves: detective-and-mystery

Synopsis:
The 15th and latest in the Harry Bosch series, Nine Dragons, opens with a murder of John Li, the owner of a liquor store in a tough South L.A. neighborhood. Having met John Li years earlier and during one of the most dangerous nights of his life, Bosch is determined to find Li's killer even if this involves taking on the Triads.

Bosch looks to Detective Chu of the Asian Gang Unit for help. Just as Bosch and Chu investigate the robbery and murder, they discover that thei...more

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Dec 18, 2010

Dave Riley rated it

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Shelves: crime-fiction

Much as a like the Harry Bosch franchise in each case I've read Connelly inevitably pushes the envelope too far and incredible carnage ensues . The deftly handled plot and manipulated drama is spent in an indulgence of mayhem I always find unnecessary. If you did the stats, I'm sure Harry Bosch would have to be rated as a LA based mass killer with many more notches to his gun than Billy the Kid. I don't mind deaths a plenty, but in Connelly's case, the final toll of bodies undermines the skill ...more

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Oct 15, 2009

Amy rated it

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Shelves: 2009-reads, challenge-fall-2009, mystery, favorite-books, fiction

This is the first 5 star book I've read in over 2 months, so first off, THANK YOU MICHAEL CONNELLY!

I read this book in about 4 hours today which is a lot faster than I usually read Connelly books. Usually I like to savor them slowly, analyze all of Bosch's moves, and then realize I love his character SO much that I want him to come to my house so I can cook him dinner and cookies and talk to him all night. I come to this same conclusion after reading each Bosch book, and I really thi...more

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Oct 21, 2009

Crystal rated it

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Shelves: series, read-october-2009, reviewed

A few years ago I started reading the Harry Bosch books then I stopped because I found other authors and started finding other new books. There was never a "I don't enjoy Harry Bosch anymore" or anything like that, it's just that other newer books started catching my attention. The last one I read was book #6 Angel's Flight and I loved it. I kept meaning to get back to the series, but never did.

Then I was offered a chance to review the newest Harry Bosch book (#14) which is...moreA few years ago I started reading the Harry Bosch books then I stopped because I found other authors and started finding other new books. There was never a "I don't enjoy Harry Bosch anymore" or anything like that, it's just that other newer books started catching my attention. The last one I read was book #6 Angel's Flight and I loved it. I kept meaning to get back to the series, but never did.

Then I was offered a chance to review the newest Harry Bosch book (#14) which is Nine Dragons for the Nine Days of Nine Dragons Book Tour. I am so glad I accepted this and read the book for review. I now remember that I love Harry Bosch and even though I haven't read all the books, I was not lost in this book. The daughter was new to me, but that was okay. I remember Eleanor from the books I read so she wasn't a surprise and some cases are alluded to, but nothing to ruin another book that I haven't read. In fact I would say that this book could stand alone quite well. I do think reading the series as a whole gives a better feel for the character of Harry and how he is, but the book works on it's own also.

So I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns in this book and the newer Harry who is now a father. Being a parent definitely changes your life and I like seeing the changes in Harry's life when it comes to having a family. He still takes chances and has a good head for detective work, but he also has something to live for which makes him different. But thankfully not too different. I loved the police work, I loved the foreign setting of Hong Kong (which I know little to nothing about) and some of the Chinese history. It was an enthralling plot and I could hardly put the book down. In fact I broke my self-imposed bed time last night to read a few more chapters and only put it down because my sleep medicine kicked in.

It's a great read full of twists and turns that I enjoy in my police procedural type suspense. Connelly is a master and I can't wait to get back to the Harry Bosch series where I left off. And I can't wait until the next Harry Bosch novel comes out either.(less)

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Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one o...moreLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with 18 more novels.
Connelly's books have been translated in 35 languages and have won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), and Premio Bancarella Award (Italy).
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael was one of the creators, writers, and consulting producers of Level 9, a TV show about a task force fighting cyber crime, that ran on UPN in the Fall of 2000.
Michael lives with his family in Florida.

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Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch #14)

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