The plot twists are everywhere, and Harry has one of the most dangerous fights of his life with the perps in this case. It is one of the best of the Bosch series!
Another extremely well written and plotted entry in the Harry Bosch series. I continue to enjoy the character's growth and his humanity. Very highly recommended.
Another great story about Harry Bosch, solving an old case that ties together a misisng FBI agent, a robbery and a murdered woman whose hands still haunt him, years after he first investigated the case while still an active member of LAPD. It is a quick, enjoyable read that I could not put down.
Harry Bosch has turned his back on his job as an LAPD detective. Although Bosch has a private eye license, he hasn't decided to take up that job. Instead, he is haunted by a case that took place 4 years before. But the powers-that-be are all aligned against him as he searches for answers. The FBI, LAPD, and others are set against Bosch.
There's $2 million dollars cash that is still missing from a movie set, a missing (and presumed dead) FBI agent, a dead and gravely-injured former LAPD detectives who were caught in the line-of-fire while trying to solve a young woman's murder, and so on. This story is very complex and has many parts that must be wound back to their source.
Most of Harry Bosch's stories are solved cerebrally but in this one there is action. The reason I could belive that Harry held his own is because of his Vietnam skills honed years before. Actually, this story is superb. There are so many parts to this story that the reader must stay tuned at all times to follow the diverse (and sporadic) clues to the solution.
Besides all of this on his professional plate, Harry is troubling over his former wife. Eleanor has become very successful as a Las Vegas gambler. Harry realizes that he is still emotionally involved with Eleanor Wish and he wonders how he can approach her with his feelings. One hint: LOST LIGHT and THE 9 DRAGONS are the two Harry Bosch stories that cause the personal life of our hero to change the most.
I don't usually comment on the readers of audiobooks but Len Cariou has captured Harry Bosch's persona. Some readers tell you what is happening but Cariou brings the listener along for the wild ride.
Harry Bosch Series
6. AngelsFlight (1998)
7. A Darkness More than Night (2000)
8. City of Bones (2002)
** 9. Lost Light (2003)
10. The Narrows (2004)
The vision has haunted him for four years...a very young woman lying crumpled in death,her hand out stretched in silent supplication.
Harry Bosch was taken off the Angella Benton murder case when the production assistant's death was linked with the violent theft of two million dollars from a movie set...
Another great read from Michael Connelly and my fav, Harry Bosch
I enjoy all Harry Bosch books and anxiously await each new book. Some I read and listen to on audio books. When Harry Bosch finally has to retire, I will miss his character very much. The Mickey Haller character is a close second, but Harry Bosch being a Vietnam veteran adds so much to his story line.
What an ending! Sheesh...I can't get enough of the Harry Bosch series!
This is the hard-core Connelly that I like, plenty of twists and intrigue, with good solid writing, must-have for any Connelly fan.
After introducing the circumstances of the story and some of the players, this book starts to move, increases speed and finally moves at breakneck pace until the end. I dont usually comment on the readers of audiobooks but Len Cariou has captured Harry Boschs persona. Some readers tell you what is happening but Cariou brings the listener along for the wild ride.
Harry has retired from LAPD and is working some of his old cases. One of his cold cases has always bothered him; Harry starts looking into the death of Angella Benton, an employee of Eidon Productions, who was found dead in the foyer of her apartment building.
A few days later, Bosch was on the set of a film where $2 million was used as a prop. During a risky daytime robbery of the set, Harry wounded one of the robbers; but none of them were ever caught. Because of the media glare, the murder and robbery were paired and taken from Harry. They were turned over to 2 Robbery Homicide detectives.
Days later, the 2 Robbery Homicide detectives were eating lunch; a shooter came into the diner and shot one detective dead and permanently paralyzed the other. It seems that cops are suspicious of coincidences; they dropped the Benton death and heist cases and moved on to other incidents.
Bosch is aggravated that he has no real authority without his badge. However, he sees that he still has a mission to see justice done. He will pursue the killers/thieves with or without the badge. Bosch soon finds himself afoul of a federal terrorism task force and some of the coworkers in his previous life as a cop.
When Bosch finds out that an FBI agent disappeared while following the trail of the missing money, he knows he is onto something.
Harry Bosch
1. The Black Echo (1992)
2. The Black Ice (1993)
3. The Concrete Blonde (1994)
4. The Last Coyote (1995)
5. Trunk Music (1997)
6. Angels Flight (1998)
7. A Darkness More than Night (2000)
8. City Of Bones (2002)
9. Lost Light (2003)
