Book #82 of 2019:
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #2)
I’m of two minds about this second Bosch novel. On the one hand, the detective and his associates feel more like the versions that I know from the TV adaptation of the series, which presumably means that they’ve settled more into their long-term characterization. And I can’t complain about the storyline itself, which is a solid enough police procedural. Yet on the other hand, a lot of the plot beats feel copied straight out of the first book, from a man Harry knows turning up dead to the final one-on-one standoff after a chase through a tunnel. It’s still enjoyable, but perhaps just a touch formulaic.
★★★☆☆
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