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Void Moon
by
Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author),
L.J. Ganser
New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly writes novels of brilliantly original suspense. In this electrifying tour de force, he takes us into a world of extremes: too much criminality, too much money, and too many ways to die.
In L.A. Cassie Black is another beautiful woman in a Porsche: except Cassie just did six years in prison and still has "outlaw juice"...more
In L.A. Cassie Black is another beautiful woman in a Porsche: except Cassie just did six years in prison and still has "outlaw juice"...more
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September 15th 2009
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As we all know by now, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
Unless what happened is that you’re a professional thief and your lover/partner-in-crime gets caught trying rip to off a high roller in a hotel penthouse and ends up flying out the window, crashes through an atrium over the casino and lands on a craps table in front of you. If that occurs, then everyone will know your business, you’ll be leaving Vegas quicker than Sheryl Crow, and your transportation will be a prison bus.
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Unless what happened is that you’re a professional thief and your lover/partner-in-crime gets caught trying rip to off a high roller in a hotel penthouse and ends up flying out the window, crashes through an atrium over the casino and lands on a craps table in front of you. If that occurs, then everyone will know your business, you’ll be leaving Vegas quicker than Sheryl Crow, and your transportation will be a prison bus.
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4 ½ stars. The last two hours are edge of your seat. Great character development and outthinking each other. Excellent ending.
STORY BRIEF:
Cassie was in prison. She has been out on parole for 10 months. She works for a Porsche dealership selling cars. She is unsettled about something and wants to do another burglary job. She contacts her former buddy Leo who says he has a job needing someone like her - to steal money from a hotel room safe while the mark sleeps. The mark...more
STORY BRIEF:
Cassie was in prison. She has been out on parole for 10 months. She works for a Porsche dealership selling cars. She is unsettled about something and wants to do another burglary job. She contacts her former buddy Leo who says he has a job needing someone like her - to steal money from a hotel room safe while the mark sleeps. The mark...more
This one is a stand-alone Connelly novel featuring a totally new character, female cat burglar extraordinaire Cassie Black. Out of prison, burdened with psychological baggage, haunted by demons, she jumps parole in Los Angeles for one last big score in Las Vegas. An audacious caper if there ever was one, it's described in almost excruciatingly suspenseful detail. There's also an unsuspected death thrown in to raise the stakes. The story turns into a different kind of procedural: a cat-and-mouse ...more
Not a Bosch story - but intriguing, suspenseful thriller!
We're fairly new to Michael Connelly, having read only his detective Harry Bosch series entry "City of Bones" prior to "Moon". While his popular leading man Bosch is absent from this story, a compelling plot and an enjoyable villainess/protagonist made for a highly enjoyable novel. Cassie Black is an ex-con, in jail for cat burgling and accessory to murder, but is now out on parole and selling Porsche's no l...more
We're fairly new to Michael Connelly, having read only his detective Harry Bosch series entry "City of Bones" prior to "Moon". While his popular leading man Bosch is absent from this story, a compelling plot and an enjoyable villainess/protagonist made for a highly enjoyable novel. Cassie Black is an ex-con, in jail for cat burgling and accessory to murder, but is now out on parole and selling Porsche's no l...more
Possibly my most favorite of all novels set (at least in part) in Las Vegas.
This is not part of Connelly's Harry Bosch pantheon.
The central character is an audacious young female felon, Cassie Black, who lost her true love - a partner in crime - during a LV crime attempt that fails. She had been a casino dealer who meets her love when he sits down at her table one night, scoping out another player as his next crime target.
Now out on parole, Cassie decides to l...more
This is not part of Connelly's Harry Bosch pantheon.
The central character is an audacious young female felon, Cassie Black, who lost her true love - a partner in crime - during a LV crime attempt that fails. She had been a casino dealer who meets her love when he sits down at her table one night, scoping out another player as his next crime target.
Now out on parole, Cassie decides to l...more
A fast-moving, page-turning thriller, but not one of my favorite Connelly stories, and very much not one of my favorite characters. The heroine was just another amoral, unsympathetic petty criminal and to root for her success was like cheering for the curb over the gutter--not much difference, no good guys, no one even likable, just vile crooks and even viler crooks. The complexity of the story and the badder bad guys's dependence on "synchronicity" made the story seem more like Mis...more
This is a standalone title, not one of Connelly's Harry Bosch novels, and it's an out-and-out suspenser rather than a mystery or a psychological thriller. Years ago Cassie Black acted in collaboration with her lover Max Freeling to rob Vegas casinos, until one terrible night when they were caught and Max was killed. Now on probation after serving her time in jail, Cassie dreams of the day she'll be able to reclaim -- or steal -- her and Max's daughter Jodie from the child's adoptive parent...more
This rather long (400 pages) thriller consists of two halves. I gave up on the book half-way through the second half.
We learn in the early stages of the book that the main character, Cassie, has been out of prison for ten months, that she went to prison for a theft that went wrong in Las Vegas, in which she lost her boyfriend, and that she now plans to commit another theft very similar to the first - robbing a casino patron. The main focus of the first half of the book is on the...more
Out of all the Michael Connelly books I have read up to this point, this has been my least favorite so far. I had a hard time getting in to it, but once I did it was a pretty fast read. There really is no good guy/bad guy in this book. All the chracters are from the wrong side of the law, but out of those there is one character that makes you root for them~and that is Cassie Black. When Jack Karsh enters the scene, the book gets a little graphic and a lot bloody. I am all for mystery/good-g...more
I am a big fan of Michael Connelly, but this is not his best work. The main character in this book is Cassie Black, not one of his series characters. She had a bad childhood in Las Vegas and ends up getting a job as a dealer. Vegas is not as bad for people who live there as Connelly portrays it. He definitely prefers LA to Vegas! She is tired of that life and gets herself involved with a small time thief. They have a relationship until he is killed in the course of pulling a job. She is convicte...more
I am a huge fan of the Harry Bosch novels but this is my favorite Michael Connelly book. My guess is that there is a freedom when creating a character for a stand alone story that a writer would not have with a recurring character like Bosch. It's like driving a rental versus getting behind the wheel of the car that gets you aroud day after day. I enjoyed the ride.
CONNELLY MAKES A GRET READ BUT STUMBLES IN THE ENDING
cnnelly conceives a great read with taut ticking supense that does not let go until the very end, this time without Harry Bosh, a different approach and a plot featuring two strong antagonist characters coursing to their final clash. However, after a breathtaking start, it was possible to find some flaws in the ending that don't hang together with the rest of the story, the mistakes were made creating big expectations during the anti...more
cnnelly conceives a great read with taut ticking supense that does not let go until the very end, this time without Harry Bosh, a different approach and a plot featuring two strong antagonist characters coursing to their final clash. However, after a breathtaking start, it was possible to find some flaws in the ending that don't hang together with the rest of the story, the mistakes were made creating big expectations during the anti...more
This stand alone book from Michael Connelly is a bit different from his usual series in that it is about a thief - Cassie Black who steals over 2.5 million dollars from a mob courier in Las Vegas. Connelly writes a good enough story that I was not even bothered by the fact that I figured out every major plot point before the book was half done. In fact, considering the nature of the characters and their roles in life, most of the story was inevitable, but as I said, I didn't find that problema...more
This is one of Michael Connolly's stand-alones and in my opinion one of his best books. The female protagonist, Cassie Black, completely won me over, even though she's an ex-con and planning another casino heist in Las Vegas. She's got her reasons.
Connolly shows her preparations in great detail. She wants, needs and expects it to be a perfect heist. Wrong-O, Cassie.
Cassie hits the road to escape the psycho Vegas "fixer" sent after her by the mob. Strangely, or per...more
Connolly shows her preparations in great detail. She wants, needs and expects it to be a perfect heist. Wrong-O, Cassie.
Cassie hits the road to escape the psycho Vegas "fixer" sent after her by the mob. Strangely, or per...more
What an unusual Connelly book. Not only no Harry Bosch, but the heroine is actually the villain...sorta. Cassie Black is trying to make a life for herself after her stint in prison, following the death of her partner, Max, falling from a penthouse suite at a Las Vegas casino. But now comes the chance of a lifetime, the chance to make up for a decision she regrets, and to have more than enough money to disappear forever. She takes the job, which brings her back into the Las Vegas underbelly....more
I love anything/everything Michael Connelly writes/has written. Although this is one of his older books (2000), it's as good as any. The heroine(?) was a new character to me, and I think this was the only book she's been in. Her name is Cassie Black, and she's an ex-con written with compassion and complexity. Someday I'm going to decide whether to choose 1-5 stars based on other books in the same genre or not. Right now, I save 5 stars for those reads that are usually (a) literary and (b) outsta...more
Cassie Black-she my best loved characters in Michael Connelly world of LA crime. She is a multi dimension person. Found her fascinating. Have read this book at least twice and Cassie keeps popping up in many of Michael Connelly future novels in the Harry Bosch serial. Harry even met Cassie in Las Vegas and she is a client of Mickey Haller. I meet Mr. Connelly in early 2008 at a NYC book signing and I asked him when he was going to feature Cassie in a future novel. He answer was "when ...more
O.K. but not Harry Bosch .
I am a big Michael Connelly fan and wondered how I had missed this book. Well, perhaps it's because it isn't up to his usual standards.
Written in 2000, it describes the efforts of a Las Vegas thief and parolee, Cassie Black, to raise enough money to kidnap her natural daughter and take off for Tahiti.
It starts slow and then slows down. It finally picks up the pace about 150 pages in and in the last 40 pages moves very quickly to tie up all the loose ends. The ending ...more
Written in 2000, it describes the efforts of a Las Vegas thief and parolee, Cassie Black, to raise enough money to kidnap her natural daughter and take off for Tahiti.
It starts slow and then slows down. It finally picks up the pace about 150 pages in and in the last 40 pages moves very quickly to tie up all the loose ends. The ending ...more
9-4-2011 book on tape this time.... I'm consistent in my views from dec 2008 until now...I thnk there is a "farfetchedness" to the premise and to her gambling with her freedom. Of course, not having her experiences, hard to be in her shoes. Nevertheless, I'd think she'd be that much more sensitive to the consequences. I guess not.
I do like the more recent Michael and Harry stories.
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I think I've read this book sometime in the past.
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I do like the more recent Michael and Harry stories.
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I think I've read this book sometime in the past.
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Connelly is the excellent creator of the Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch series of police procedurals. His latest works have been a little different. A Darkness More than Night brings together two characters, Bosch and McCaleb (another Connelly character) in a story that pits one against the other, and this one that has neither. It concerns Cassie Black, ex-con on parole, who works at a car dealership in Los Angeles. She is haunted by the specter of the death of her lover and father of her child, who ...more
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This is a complex story of a young woman, Cassie, who has been in prison for her prior career of robbing casino winners in another complex method of entering secure rooms with secure safes while the victim is sleeping. But to protect herself from losing a personal secret, she reenters the "game" to steal $2.5 million from other crooks who are battling their fellows in a deal to buy the casino. Yes it is complicated but the author keeps us rooting for her all the way and it was hard t...more
Have now read several Michael Connelly books and have enjoyed them all. The characters are believable and are interesting. The plot is well conceived and keeps you reading to find out what happens in the story line.
As always the heroine has all kinds of problems to overcome and the story keeps you reading as she tries to do so. Will not tell you the finish.
This is a very good read for anyone who likes mysteries and supense.
J. Robert Ewbank, author "John ...more
As always the heroine has all kinds of problems to overcome and the story keeps you reading as she tries to do so. Will not tell you the finish.
This is a very good read for anyone who likes mysteries and supense.
J. Robert Ewbank, author "John ...more
As always a compelling read from Connelly, and one without references to his other heroes Bosch, Haller, McEvoy and McCaleb. At least not that I could pick up straight away - but after twenty book by the same author you do get a familiar feeling about places and events.
Cassie Black is the star, she is definitively a crook, but a very likeable one. Out on parole after serving five years for being involved in a crime that led to her partner's death, the question is whether she will tak...more
Cassie Black is the star, she is definitively a crook, but a very likeable one. Out on parole after serving five years for being involved in a crime that led to her partner's death, the question is whether she will tak...more
Not a bad story however it lacked the normal Connelly charm. All t main players were very 1D and as a result any tension that t plot was trying to build didn't work. There were no surprises in t story. You could see t ending a mile off! It was very odd that it was so transparent! The only bit that did surprise me was t revelation about Max's fall.
I'm glad I read it and I would probably have enjoyed it more if I wasn't used to the others Connelly has written. Having just finished a good Ha...more
I'm glad I read it and I would probably have enjoyed it more if I wasn't used to the others Connelly has written. Having just finished a good Ha...more
Cassie Black is on parole after being convicted as an accomplice in a Las Vegas casino robbery. She's determined to make a fresh start but she needs to score one more hit before that. Unfortunately her "mark" turns out to be a member of the Mob. The casino sends Jack Karch, their investigator/hit man to track Cassie down. Suspenseful and fast paced, this book will hold the reader's attention right up to its startling conclusion.
I read this book a few months ago and I enjoyed it so much I would consider it one of the best books I've ever read. I used to live in Las Vegas when I was 21 years old. I worked at Caesar's Palace as a change girl. Maybe that's why I got into the book so much. Because part of it takes place at a casino in Las Vegas. I don't really even like Las Vegas, I just liked this book! : ) Michael Connelly is a great mystery-suspense writer.
Fast pacing, interesting characters and situations make Void Moon a fun read. A reformed ex-con returns to a life of crime for a one time job only to find out that she ripped off the wrong people. Set in Vegas, populated with a crooked casino boss, shady private investigator, con men and a sympathetic anti-hero, Void Moon is a nice take on an old school crime caper. There is still plenty of room in the desert for more bodies. What happens in Vegas...
Although best known for the Harry Bosch novels - the west coast's procedural magnus opus to set against, say, James Lee Burke's southwestern atmospheric magnus opus - Michael Connelly allows himself to try out other characters from time to time. Void Moon - as far as I'm aware, the only one of his books whose principal character is female - is a little gem of a crime novel. Gutsy and fast-paced it's a real pleasure to read.
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