Book #250 of 2021: The Narrows by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #10) This is one of the more serialized Harry Bosch adventures, at least of what I’ve read so far. Terry McCaleb, protagonist of Blood Work and the detective’s reluctant partner in A Darkness More Than Night, is dead. His widow suspects foul play, and …
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Book #232 of 2021: Void Moon by Michael Connelly This title is a neat divergence from author Michael Connelly’s usual work. Although set in the same continuity and Los Angeles / Las Vegas locale as his Harry Bosch stories, it follows two new characters, with no appearance from the detective or his regular supporting cast. …
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Book #210 of 2021: Lost Light by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #9) This Harry Bosch title is told in first-person narration, which is a slight but noticeable deviation from the third-person-limited perspective of the last eight novels. It’s not immediately clear why the new POV has been adopted, although it may have to do with …
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Book #171 of 2021: City of Bones by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #8) I wouldn’t say this Harry Bosch novel is bad per se, but it’s probably my least favorite of the series yet. There’s a lot of attention placed on the reckless rookie cop that the detective is dating, coupled with a brusque rejection …
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Book #158 of 2021: A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #7) Author Michael Connelly’s first big crossover project is intriguing in concept, teaming up his usual hero LAPD detective Harry Bosch with retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb from the novel Blood Work. Jack McEvoy, reporter protagonist of The Poet, is here …
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Book #117 of 2021: Blood Work by Michael Connelly This 1998 novel is one of those Michael Connelly crime thrillers that’s not technically a Harry Bosch story, but still takes place in that same L.A. setting with a few shared characters. It also introduces protagonist Terry McCaleb, a former FBI agent who later features in …
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Book #102 of 2021: Angels Flight by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #6) This 1999 novel is interestingly (and depressingly) timely two decades on, as it plays out against a backdrop of police brutality and an ensuing race riot. Author Michael Connelly may have been drawing on the recent high-profile Rodney King and OJ Simpson cases, …
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Book #56 of 2021: Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #5) Like the other titles in its series, this is a reasonably solid procedural crime thriller — albeit a little heavy on coincidences, such as the protagonist encountering an old flame / new potential suspect while pursuing a lead in a different city or …
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Book #295 of 2020: The Poet by Michael Connelly (Jack McEvoy #1) Author Michael Connelly’s fifth crime thriller, the first not to feature detective Harry Bosch, has been written to stand on its own, although it introduces concepts and characters that will later cross over with the main series. Our protagonist this time is investigative …
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Book #239 of 2020: The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #4) I know it was only a matter of time before Detective Harry Bosch would get around to the cold case of his mother’s murder, but most of the investigation here plays out too straightforwardly to keep my full interest. The lack of …
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