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The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)

Michael Connelly

Start date: March 1, 2016

Finish date: March 31, 2016

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Apr 26, 2017 Sandra Hoover rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: psychological-thrillers, romance-suspense, suspense

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Four years after killing Norman Church, aka The Dollmaker, Harry Bosch is being sued for wrongful death by the man’s wife. As Harry defends his actions, another victim’s body is recovered and this one was murdered after the death of The Dollmaker killer casting doubt on Harry’s case. Harry knows it’s looking bad for him. Did he make a mistake? Or is there another explanation?

The Concrete Blonde is the perfect blend of suspense and police procedural ...more

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Mar 31, 2016 Robin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, 2016

Four years ago, L.A. Police Detective Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church, a man who he believed was a serial killer. Nicknamed “The Dollmaker”, Church was thought to be responsible for the rape and murder of eleven prostitutes. Now Harry is a defendant in a wrongful death suit brought by Church’s widow. Things are not looking good for his case when a new body is discovered. It looks like the work of The Dollmaker, except that the body is only two years old. Is there a copycat? Did Harry s ...more

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Feb 12, 2016 Andrew rated it really liked it

4.5 Stars. This is the third book in the series and at first I struggled to get into the book. However once I did it was a very enjoyable read and I loved the way the trial sequences linked up with the investigation of a Serial Killer. The trial sections were the favourite parts for me and I enjoyed the relationship between Harry Bosch and his adversary in court Honey 'Money' Chandler. I think by the end of the book I had work d out who the killer was but I did enjoy the journey to the final rea ...more

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Feb 12, 2016 Charlene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: follow-this-series, forensic, suspense, law-enforcement, crime, rated-not-reviewed, series-by-author, mystery, investigative-journalism, public-library

I'm reading this series with a group, and I think this third book in the Harry Bosch series is the best so far. Harry is in a courtroom, charged with killing a suspect in an unlawful manner.

There were twists and turns: was there a copycat killer out there? if so, did Harry have any clues who it would be? How many red herrings are in this book?

Is Harry's relationship with Sylvia in danger of imploding? and so on....

I almost never give 5 stars, but this one is close enough *imho* to rate the covet ...more

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