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Working my way steadily through the Harry Bosch series and here I am at number 10. I can always rely on Michael Connelly for a good read and as usual he did not let me down. Harry is working really well at the moment, using his smarts and keeping ahead of the FBI in his investigations. He is still working as a PI but it appears that he is about to go back into the police force. The Narrows is the usual format - lots of police procedure interspersed with action and plenty of suspense. The way Con
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The Poet is back! It's been years but he's resurfaced by leaving a note for FBI Agent Rachel Walling. She's called into a new task force as an "observer" since she's still banished to undesirable outposts because of what happened during the original investigation. Meanwhile, Harry Bosch is asked to look into the death of a friend who appeared to die from natural causes. But, it doesn't take long for his investigation to intersect with the FBI's task force.
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The Narrows
3 Stars
When an old friend dies suddenly, Harry Bosch is approached by the widow with evidence that her husband may have been murdered. As Harry delves deeper into the case, he finds a connection to a serial killer long believed to be dead. With the FBI reluctant to share information, Harry and disgraced agent, Rachel Walling, team up to uncover the truth.
Series note: It is necessary to read The Poet first in order to understand the backstory.
Like many of Connelly's books, the build ...more
3 Stars
When an old friend dies suddenly, Harry Bosch is approached by the widow with evidence that her husband may have been murdered. As Harry delves deeper into the case, he finds a connection to a serial killer long believed to be dead. With the FBI reluctant to share information, Harry and disgraced agent, Rachel Walling, team up to uncover the truth.
Series note: It is necessary to read The Poet first in order to understand the backstory.
Like many of Connelly's books, the build ...more
Harry Bosch is working as a private investigator when he is contacted concerning the death of a friend. Was it natural causes or was it murder? Harry's investigation leads him to the California desert where he finds the FBI uncovering several bodies. He also finds FBI Agent Rachel Walling. After years of silence, Rachel has received a note from the Poet, a serial killer who disappeared without a trace several years ago and Rachel's former boss. Harry and Rachel join forces when they realize they
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Nov 28, 2017
Sandra Hoover
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Another intriguing read in the world of Harry Bosch! Every single detail is important - you can be sure of that. Connelly is methodical as he lays the groundwork and progresses through each story - no detail is left hanging in the wind. As with some of the other books, it seemed to take awhile for the action to pick up, but having said that, there are no wasted words in this book. Each and every one of them serve a purpose in the set up and execution of the story. The second half of the book is
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This was just okay for me. I read the novels referred in here a while ago so I didn't really remember the Poet and therefore wasn't invested. This novel also emphasized how Michael Connelly just can't do a decent female character for the life of him. All of the prominent female characters sounded exactly alike! But the story did move along fairly well but it just wasn't as good as the previous one.
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The book brings closure but The Poet is still most amazing. Pretty hard to top. This was a good Segway to rope Bosch back in though.
Nov 06, 2011
Alex is The Romance Fox
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Oct 18, 2015
Melissa
marked it as to-read
