The Black Echo

Enjoyed the book for the most part, but it was easy to tell that this was Connelly's first book. The writing seemed rather heavy at times and even a bit formulaic. Loner cop who's better than good at his job but has issues in his past. Good guys who turnout to be bad guys. Slightly more defined than cardboard female character (at least until the last 30 pages or so). I spent a good part of the book wanting to know more about the case that laned Bosch in so much trouble than caring about tunnels and bank heists. I did like Bosch and am curious now to see where the author takes the character.

While the story felt a bit dated - written almost 20 years ago - it was fun to be a bit nostalgic about a time before we were all attached to our cell phones and other smart devices and actually had to make the effort to talk to people.