Saturday, January 23, 2010

Mini-Review: The Black Echo


By now most of the literate western world is aware of Michael Connelly's Harry (Heronimous) Bosch-- a rugged individualist with great detective instincts.  I finally got around to reading him last fall when I got an ARC of The Brass Verdict and decided I wanted to go back to the beginning of this fascinating character.  Black Echo is the first of what is now up to fifteen adventures.

With still vivid memories of his days serving in Vietnam, Bosch is called to investigate the murder of someone who served with him. In a plot with many twists, and indelible characters who keep us guessing as to who is on which side of good or bad, Connelly presents us with a protagonist who shows humanity along with ingenuity. Paired with a female FBI agent, Bosch is soon on the trail of bank robbers who seem to be tied to his homicide victim. There are Internal Affairs investigators, pompous Police Captains, and officious FBI operatives, but somehow Connelly avoids stereotyping. Definitely recommended.



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2 comments:

  1. BarbaraJanuary 23, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    Don't know why I've never read a Harry Bosch story. Here grows my list again.

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  2. SerenaJanuary 25, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    I'm assuming that you are not counting this for the Vietnam War Reading Challenge? Or are you? Just email us at warthroughgenerations AT gmail and let us know.

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