The Black Box
Ratings38
Average rating4.1
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Ratings38
Average rating4.1
In this "superb" thriller, Detective Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to the unsolved killing of a young female photographer during the 1992 L.A. riots (Wall Street Journal). In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved. Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull the case together. Riveting and relentlessly paced, The Black Box leads Harry Bosch, "one of the greats of crime fiction" (New York Daily News), into one of his most fraught and perilous cases.
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The 3rd book in the Mickey Haller legal thriller series, I couldn't put this one down.
Absolutely riveting plot.
Lost a star for the rather anti-climactic ending after such a huge build up.
Still looking forward to the next one though.
I finished this book in six hours, and that was with looking up all the places that Harry Bosch visited and even computing the cost of his meal at Craig's on Melrose (Yes, I'm that anal). The story was a really good one, and the build up was incredible. Every one of Mr. Connelly's books has been gold in my opinion. The only thing that I will say is that the build-up was let out as quickly as a popped balloon. It felt a little bit one note, and disappointing.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I think it's obvious by my short reading time. I'd recommend it, I just wish the final pages were as good as the beginning.
I always like seeing cold case mysteries get solved. The families should get that closure, at least. That makes this Bosch novel good in the end.
Some aspects of it are a little crunchy, at times. Like the scene where Bosch wonders if he was being disrespectful to his colleagues by calling them by their last name only. I guess, if literature is supposed to reflect the times, that is a good thing. Hard to picture Mike Hammer wondering if he was being disrespectful, though.
Maybe Bosch is mellowing with age.
At least he's still putting away the bad guys.
Series
25 primary books29 released booksHarry Bosch is a 29-book series with 25 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Michael Connelly, Stefano Tettamanti, and Patrizia Traverso.
Series
38 primary books43 released booksHarry Bosch Universe is a 43-book series with 38 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Michael Connelly.
