For maverick Lapd homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal...because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who had fought side by side with him in a hellish underground war. Now Bosch is about to relive the horror of Nam. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city, his survival instincts will once again be tested to their limit. Pitted against enemies inside his own department and forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, Bosch goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will shock him.
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From the author of THE LAST COYOTE, THE BLACK ICE and BLOOD WORK, a crime novel featuring a detective who is investigating the death of a man with whom he fought in Vietnam. Together they faced the 'black echo' - the underground reverberation of one's own fear - and the sleuth must make sure his friend's death is avenged.
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Michael Connelly is a former journalist and has won every major prize for crime fiction. He lives in Florida.
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This was my first Michael Connelly book, and after breezing thru this I know it won't be my last. The action gets started right away & never lets up. Det. Harry Bosch is a former Vietnam War vet, a tunnel rat who saw plenty of action during his tour there. It turns out the case he's called in to work on involves the body of an old war buddy named Bill Meadows. Harry has to find out who killed him and why. His maverick ways of doing his job have gotten him in trouble in the past, transferring him to Hollywood Homicide where he is under surveillance by 2 IAD detectives named(I kid you not)Lewis & Clarke! I won't divulge any further info but must tell you if you like great mysteries with likeable detectives then get started with this book & look for further books with Harry Bosch as the main character. Highly recommended.
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How dark can you make a police procedural? Michael Connelly pushes the familiar noir envelope into new dimensions in this dark-as-night-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea story. I call it a triple noir mystery because detective Hieronymus (rhymes with anonymous) Bosch
1. comes from a horrible family background (his mother was a woman who rented by the hour and was murdered, leaving Harry to the foster care system),
2. lived a nightmare as a tunnel-rat fighter in the Vietnamese War, and
3. this investigation has enough darkness in it to put out a search light.
The book's title is a reference back to tunnel fighting.
Most new detective series begin with a character who is breaking in. During the subsequent books, the detective gradually develops skill and a career.
Connelly does something different: Bosch is a virtually burned-out case who lives only to bring down the bad guys (be they in LAPD or outside). He's beyond the classic rebel without a cause (James Dean would have been frightened of our Harry). This story picks up on Harry after he's well along on a slide in losing control over his anger.
It's the weekend and Harry's partner is out selling real estate. Harry covers what appears to be an OD by an addict until things don't add up. Pushing forward, Harry convinces himself it's a murder. No one is happy about it. But life is proceeding until Harry checks in with the FBI to find out about a bank robbery that seems connected. Harry feels like he's stepped into something he shouldn't, but the icy FBI agent, Eleanor Wish, attracts his interest anyway. Soon, the LAPD Internal Affairs team is after Harry. Can he brazen it out and keep his investigation?
This story has more surprises in it than you would expect. Harry also goes off like a Roman candle at the slightest provocation. His "payback" often reminds me of "Dirty Harry." Some of them are pretty funny, but all are powerful. You'll be cheering.
You'll know something funny is going on in the investigation, but you won't be ahead of Harry in figuring it out. Black Echo makes for a more interesting, adventure-laden story that way.
Very nice!
Start here and work through the novels in the order they were written. You have some amazing treats ahead of you.
1. comes from a horrible family background (his mother was a woman who rented by the hour and was murdered, leaving Harry to the foster care system),
2. lived a nightmare as a tunnel-rat fighter in the Vietnamese War, and
3. this investigation has enough darkness in it to put out a search light.
The book's title is a reference back to tunnel fighting.
Most new detective series begin with a character who is breaking in. During the subsequent books, the detective gradually develops skill and a career.
Connelly does something different: Bosch is a virtually burned-out case who lives only to bring down the bad guys (be they in LAPD or outside). He's beyond the classic rebel without a cause (James Dean would have been frightened of our Harry). This story picks up on Harry after he's well along on a slide in losing control over his anger.
It's the weekend and Harry's partner is out selling real estate. Harry covers what appears to be an OD by an addict until things don't add up. Pushing forward, Harry convinces himself it's a murder. No one is happy about it. But life is proceeding until Harry checks in with the FBI to find out about a bank robbery that seems connected. Harry feels like he's stepped into something he shouldn't, but the icy FBI agent, Eleanor Wish, attracts his interest anyway. Soon, the LAPD Internal Affairs team is after Harry. Can he brazen it out and keep his investigation?
This story has more surprises in it than you would expect. Harry also goes off like a Roman candle at the slightest provocation. His "payback" often reminds me of "Dirty Harry." Some of them are pretty funny, but all are powerful. You'll be cheering.
You'll know something funny is going on in the investigation, but you won't be ahead of Harry in figuring it out. Black Echo makes for a more interesting, adventure-laden story that way.
Very nice!
Start here and work through the novels in the order they were written. You have some amazing treats ahead of you.
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"The Black Echo" ist ein gelungener Krimi mit einem ungewöhnlichen Ermittler: Hieronymus (kurz Harry) Bosch von LAPD ermittelt in einem Los Angeles, das in seiner Düsternis und Bedrohlichkeit von seinem Namensvetter gemalt sein könnte. Harry Bosch ist ein rundum gelungener Protagonist; seine Härte, seine Aufmüpfigkeit und Coolness, seine Klugheit und Erfahrung, aber auch seine Angst vor Gefühlen und davor, verletzbar zu sein, sind manchmal fast beklemmend zu spüren. So schließt sich Harry Bosch an die Detektive von Hammett und Chandler an, und er erinnert an den Humphrey Bogart des Film Noir und an "Chinatown", und Bosch hält dem Vergleich mit diesen Vorbildern locker stand.
Die Story ist clever und komplex und wartet mit ein paar einfallsreichen Wendungen auf. Das einzige, was ein wenig des Guten zuviel ist, ist, dass Bosch und der ermordete Meadows gemeinsam als Tunnelratten im Vietnam-Krieg waren - einerseits dienen Boschs Erinnerungen an diese für ihn traumatische Zeit seiner differenzierteren Charakterisierung. Andererseits ist der Zufall irgendwo einfach zu sehr strapaziert - auch wenn dieser Zufall im Roman an einigen Stellen thematisiert wird, stellt das doch eine leichte Schwäche dar.
Aufgrund der leichten Schwächen viereinhalb Sterne, aufgerundet auf fünf, weil Connelly super schreibt und mit dem düsteren Bosch einen klasse Ermittler erschaffen hat, der hohe Erwartungen weckt für die weiteren Folgen der Reihe.
Die Story ist clever und komplex und wartet mit ein paar einfallsreichen Wendungen auf. Das einzige, was ein wenig des Guten zuviel ist, ist, dass Bosch und der ermordete Meadows gemeinsam als Tunnelratten im Vietnam-Krieg waren - einerseits dienen Boschs Erinnerungen an diese für ihn traumatische Zeit seiner differenzierteren Charakterisierung. Andererseits ist der Zufall irgendwo einfach zu sehr strapaziert - auch wenn dieser Zufall im Roman an einigen Stellen thematisiert wird, stellt das doch eine leichte Schwäche dar.
Aufgrund der leichten Schwächen viereinhalb Sterne, aufgerundet auf fünf, weil Connelly super schreibt und mit dem düsteren Bosch einen klasse Ermittler erschaffen hat, der hohe Erwartungen weckt für die weiteren Folgen der Reihe.
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Good story with a very contrived ending
I liked this book, but the revelations about a certain character's involvement in the case within the last 30 pages ruined it for me. It was way too farfetched and just not right.
Vor 23 Monaten von Nico1908 veröffentlicht
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A Triple Noir Introduction to a Great Detective Series
How dark can you make a police procedural? Michael Connelly pushes the familiar noir envelope into new dimensions in this dark-as-night-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea story. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. Juli 2008 von Donald Mitchell
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Predictable start-up problems for an author's first book
Since this was Connelly's first Bosch book, you have to cut him some slack for the story's shortcomings. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Januar 2006 von Mark O'Neill
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Grandioser Auftakt zu einer grandiosen Serie
Harry Bosch, der Top-Detective des LA Police Departments/ Morddezernat, wird nach Hollywood versetzt. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Oktober 2003 von Christian von Montfort
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Not My Favorite Connelly Novel, but it was still OK.
This being my 4th Michael Connelly novel, was not as good as the other three. I think that it was still a good novel, but just not great! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Juli 2000 von Brad Stonecipher
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Fantastic
Having been a Patricia Cornwell fan for years, it has been difficult to find another author of the same standard in mystery writing. Finally, i have found one. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht
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Glad to meet you Harry
I found this book online and ordered it, little did i know that i would start one of the greatest series i have ever read. Harry Bosch is an incredible character. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. März 2000 von Michael
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Buy This Book
again, annother great read. This was a very good read, and I had a really hard time putting it down. He really is a great writer.
Veröffentlicht am 14. Februar 2000 von Margaret A. Dubil
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Read this now!
What a fantastic book! If you enjoy great reading and great characters plus a fast paced novel than you must read this. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Februar 2000 von "doc_ew"
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Highly Recommended!
Just finished reading Michael Connelly's "The Black Echo". Being able to sit down and read the last 100 or so pages today made getting snowed in worthwhile. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Januar 2000 von Spock
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