About this title: Former FBI man Terril McCaleb is jolted out of retirement when he learns that the woman whose heart now beats in his chest, was not a willing donor--she was murdered. Burdened by a terrible guilt, McCaleb desperately searches for the truth behind the woman's death.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 03/1998
ISBN-13:9780316153997ISBN:0316153990
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 400 p. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 1998-10-01
ISBN-13:9780446602624ISBN:0446602620
Description: Good. Paperbacks are previously owned. They are all in readable condition. They may have previous owners stamps, labels or names written or on them. The covers and spine may have creasing from previously being read. The corners may be bumped and there may be a small number of bent pages. Older books may have fading/discoloration due to light exposure. * read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780446602624ISBN:0446602620
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Slight edgewear. No markings or creasing. Appears unread. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 528 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear. Good average reading copy. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date Published: 1998
Description: Good in good dust jacket. N ice hard cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to dust jacket, dust jacket taped on to cover, stk #2569j9. 393 p. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780446602624ISBN:0446602620
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light aging, light bend on front cover, stk #2362u6. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 528 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780446602624ISBN:0446602620
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light crease on spine, stk #2352s7. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 528 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13:9780446602624ISBN:0446602620
Description: Very Good. 0446602620 SS--A GOOD LOOKING mass market paperback book! ! FIRST EDITION! FULL NUMBER LINE--10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1! Some creasing of the spine & signs of wear from reading--nothing major. Red, black, and white cover. Has store stamp on top border. SMOKE FREE HOME! Do not settle for worn, torn, throwaways. Pay a few pennies more for a nice copy! read more
"I liked the book...the killer is not who you think it is, but someone you don't hear alot about...thought that was odd...the movie is most certainly better!!!"
"I was relieved that Harry Bosch was not the protagonist -- I just can't seem him picking up roots to move to Florida, and immediately getting involved in mysteries when he doesn't have Fla. credentials or knowledge of the social/criminal/law-enforcement scene. Excellent title, that works on several levels. The hero Terrell McCaleb is another "cop with a hitch." The hitch this time is not cynicism born of a long law-enforcement career, or being on the outs with his bosses -- instead, it's forced retirement due to a serious health condition that ended in a heart transplant for him. Nonetheless, the hitch does make him an outsider to conventional officers of the law, which creates the need for him to obtain info without a badge. I liked the way the present mystery (a string of several seemingoly unconnected murders) loops back into a big unsolved mystery fr. McCaleb's earlier career: the identity of the Code Killer, aka James Noone, aka "No One." Pacing of events does get to a fever pitch. Somehow, for me, though, the pacing slows again once McCaleb gets to Mexico and actually finishes off the Code Killer. McCaleb's doing so and not getting caught (although the lady cop does seem onto the deed) strikes me as a big b deus ex machina "cop out.""
"This is the first book I've read by Michael Connelly. I really liked it and plan to read more of his work. I have the first Harry Bosch book - The Black Echo - sitting on my to- read shelf, but there are some other things I'm going to get to first.
I got to hear Michael Connelly speak at ALA in Chicago this year - I went to as many author related events that I could. I hadn't even heard of him prior to this, but I was really impressed with what he had to say about libraries and writing. And there's an interview with him in this month's The Writer (Oct. 2009)with some great advice (for me) - since I need to get back in the habit of writing everyday.
"Keep your head down and write. Write at least 15 minutes every day because even if you only get minutes, your mind has to churn story. That keeps it fresh and in your creative mind. By keeping your head down, I mean don't stick your head out of the hole and look around for what to write. Write a story that you would want to read. Just you. It starts with writing for yourself.""
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