About this title: Detective Harry Bosch reopens one of his own unsolved cases and comes face to face with a psychotic killer he has been seeking for 11 years. When Bosch realizes he and his partner missed a clue that could have prevented nine additional murders, his whole being as a cop begins to crack.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780316734950ISBN:0316734950
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 416 p. Harry Bosch (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Hardcover, good condition; ships from St. Louis, MO read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Warner Bros., New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780446616461ISBN:044661646X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 446 p. Harry Bosch (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. VERY GOOD READABLE COPY! Tight binding; Interior pages clean; Covers have MILD shelfwear. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780446616461ISBN:044661646X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. has a slight tear in front cover. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 446 p. Harry Bosch (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780446616461ISBN:044661646X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine creasing and cover wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 446 p. Harry Bosch (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13:9780446616461ISBN:044661646X
Description: Very Good. 044661646X Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13:9780446616461ISBN:044661646X
Description: Very Good. 044661646X Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780316734950ISBN:0316734950
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780446616461ISBN:044661646X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VERY GOOD +++ CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, -SHIPS QUICKLY. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 446 p. Harry Bosch (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. VERY GOOD +++ CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, -SHIPS QUICKLY. Connelly, Michael-Grand Central Publishing paperback, 2007.1990's; 21st Century; California; Fiction; Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; Missing persons; Mystery & Detective; Police Procedural; Suspense; Thrillers read more
In my quest to get all caught up with the Harry Bosch series, I just finished book #12, Echo Park. I'm trying to get caught up so I can read the latest, Nine Dragons, which just came out this month. There's only one book standing between me and the dragons and that's The Overlook, which I hope to read shortly. With Echo Park now under my belt, this puts the grand total of Michael Connelly books read by me at 18. This means that I've read more books by this author than any other author. Guess it's safe to say he's one of my favorites.
This is the second book that finds Harry working in LA's Open Unsolved Unit trying to close those "cold cases"...some of which have haunted him for years. This is really the perfect job for Harry Bosch as he considers himself a true detective...."one who takes it all inside and cares." In his world, "everybody counts or nobody counts." Whether the victim is a prostitute or a millionaire, they are all the same to Harry. This philosophy most likely dates back to Harry's own mother who was murdered while he was a young boy and her means of support was none other than prostitution. Harry would probably be a dream patient on a psychiatrist's couch, especially since he was able to make something out of his life after a very poor beginning. Connelly describes LA as a "sunny place with shady characters" and this statement really sets the tone for this book.
The Echo Park case is one Harry has been trying to close for many years. The victim, Marie Gesto, has never been found and Harry is presented with a deal whereby he will be led to her burial ground if only he will fall into play with the LA politico. Fans of Harry will know that he is not easily led down someone's else's path and, in this case, he will fight tooth and nail to stand his ground. Harry's partner, Kiz Rider, will be right by his side as he interrogates the so-called killer and the two of him will go on the field trip together, with the killer, to find Marie's body. This field trip is not your usual junior high trip to the zoo. It's a trip into the dark side from which some never return.
As with all of Connelly's books, I thought this one was well thought out. Connelly has a way of allowing the reader to enter Harry's mind and come up with some of the clues at the same time as he does. I did pick up one or two a little earlier than Harry did but I'm sure Connelly wanted it that way. I have to say that I have enjoyed reading these last few books in the Harry Bosch series back to back. When I finish these, I might just do this with one of the other series of which I find myself in the middle.
So now it's on to The Overlook. Just wait for me "Dragons".....I'm almost there."
"Michael Connelly is one of the best when it comes to writing police crime thrillers!
In Echo Park, will the real serial killer make himself known, PLEASE?
From the beginning we know who the killer is.
What I like about Michael Connelly's books is he places us in detective Harry Bosch's mind. We follow his thought patterns and we agree with the direction he takes to solve the crime. We are so convinced he is on the right tract we miss clues that stare us in the face and we start doubting ourselves and turn our attention away from our original suspect, the right suspect, and start believing maybe we were wrong. I'm always amazed at how Michael Connelly does this. Harry Bosch is one of my favorite detectives and I await with baited breath for the next installment."
"This is my first of Connelly's series of books, featuring Homocide Detective, Harry Bosch. Back from retirement, Harry is assigned to a 'new' dept called "Open/Unsolved" cases. Harry finds himself haunted by a particular case of Marie Gesto. Harry's passion for the case and his guilt at having not found the killer before more murders occurred create a great beginning.
I think the characters and description of the location were very well written. I could easily visualize the story as it progressed as if I was waatching a movie."
"i want to say this book is okay, just okay -- good-ish story, good-ish characters, good-ish plot turns, good pace. bosch is a nice protagonist because he's haunted by demons and it's nice when your detectives are haunted by demons. it makes them look like the criminals they are pursuing, which is after all the whole premise of the genre.
(i hope i fed the right dog.)
it is not a book that deserves four stars because it's too improbable. that's a flaw in a mystery and it bothers me. so many mysteries are like that and that's maybe one of the reasons why i don't read mysteries. the main reasons why i don't read mysteries, though, is that you don't get enough of the characters' own psychology, and, generally speaking, there's no growth, no evolution, no learning curve in them. this is not what mysteries are about. they are about evil and perversion and the two faces of criminality.
but this book kept me out of the deep waters and close to the shore for a good four days and this alone makes it very dear to me. thank you, michael connelly."
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