Questions About The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)

by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)

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Are there any sex scenes in this book? I am looking for a book by Michael Connelly or Grisham which has no sex in it for my son.

kittykat AKA Ms. Tortitude Late response, but I always think it's so very sad when a parent thinks sexual content is much more offensive than graphic violence and other types of…moreLate response, but I always think it's so very sad when a parent thinks sexual content is much more offensive than graphic violence and other types of abuse in books when considering it for their kid to read.(less)

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I just discovered this series and never read a book by M. Connelly. Is it best to start with this book or is it OK to start with let's say The Lincoln Lawyer Novels? Thanks

Michael Boyd You can read anyone and enjoy he has like 21 Harry Bosch books. I just went back and started at 1 and enjoyed reading them all again up the present. H…moreYou can read anyone and enjoy he has like 21 Harry Bosch books. I just went back and started at 1 and enjoyed reading them all again up the present. Harry Bosch on Amazon tv takes parts from some of his books and uses them for the plots. He only uses parts and sometimes takes parts from a couple of books in one episode. All very good. All books and all 4 seasons very enjoyable (less)

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Paulami I thought about it as well but I must confess that it did not spoil my experience. I think that might also be because of my cynical view of bureaucrac…moreI thought about it as well but I must confess that it did not spoil my experience. I think that might also be because of my cynical view of bureaucracy. (less)

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Jim O'Donnell DNA analysis wasn't widely used at that time, and I would think it's hard to get prints from a cigarette butt (not sure, just my thought). Nonetheless…moreDNA analysis wasn't widely used at that time, and I would think it's hard to get prints from a cigarette butt (not sure, just my thought). Nonetheless Bosch notices cigarette butts as a possible clue. He will sometimes note the brand and whether they're filtered or unfiltered, in case he comes across them again in his investigation. For example, if he interviews someone later as a person of interest and he sees they carry the same variety of cigs that were in the ashtray at Meadows', it raises Harry's interest -- for example, was this person at Meadows' apartment?, etc.

This thing with Harry taking notice of the cigarettes, whether at a crime scene or in someone's possession, recurs throughout the book series.

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How exactly had Eleanor planned to seek revenge/ justice for her brother? By seducing Rourke to rob the diamonds in a bank locker? And then what? Keep the diamonds and enjoy the spoils? She did not seem to have any plan to get Rourke implicated in the heist (as she would have been caught). Her only plan came later when she got Bosch to investigate the murder. Really I am confused by Eleanor's motive.