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Title: Trunk Music by Michael Connelly, Dick Hill, Kim King ISBN: 1590864697 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Pub. Date: August, 2002 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.21
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Strong Effort
Comment: This was another strong effort from Connelly. Bosch, one of the most interesting and compelling crime stoppers in the genre, is a sort of Dirty Harry with an even darker side. Trunk Music has a strong plot with nice twists and plenty of surprises. As always, Connelly does a superb job at portraying that gray area between good guys and bad guys. Once again Bosch is being investigated by IAD, but the telling line of the novel is Bosch's: "Who polices the police who police the police?" Things wrap up a little too neatly at the end, but otherwise I highly recommend this book. I rank it a little behind some of Connelly's earlier novels, but it still stands out amongst today's best crime fiction.
Rating: 4
Summary: Rises well above genre
Comment: This is the first Michael Connelly book I read (am currently reading the third). I was interested in reading one that just came out in paperback, but decided to read earlier books about the two lead characters first...good choice on my part. This is the earliest book I could find and was a good enough introduction to Harry Bosch, although I would've liked to have found earlier adventures of his.
It captured me from the beginning with the description of the crime scene and the Los Angeles area locale. The conflict between personalities and branches of law enforcement who should be working together to solve a crime is a constant theme woven throughout the book. And there is a fascination watching as a man's life is pieced together by the investigators.
But the real fascination is with the skillful guidance down the wrong path with the main character and the subsequent twists and surprises. There are clues, but I'm learning that Connelly is good also at tossing in irrelevant information in a way that makes it appear relevant for a time. There's no cheating. There's quite a bit that can be anticipated if the clues are caught.
The characters are stricty three dimensional, with no cardboard characters. Some you care for and some you don't. But they live and breathe.
This can be enjoyed either as an entertaining read, or as a puzzle, a game in which the author plays fairly, and yet very likely will manage to surprise you at least in some of the particulars. There's plenty of depth here if you choose to read from a deeper level.
Rating: 4
Summary: Another Bosch page-turner, but pc to the nth degree.
Comment: Very well plotted. Twists and turns to marvel at. Detective Harry Bosch is terrific. Boy, what a tough guy. You can't believe he is saying or doing THAT! Yet it makes sense, and, of course, he's one of the good guys to cheer for. Atmospherics also good. Subtleties of character interactions, conversations, etc., are exceptional. However, I'm personally not sure I will read another in the series, which would be my third. Underneath all of the toughness and seeming realism is political correctness to the nth degree, which almost becomes humorous. Except for the heroic main character (and by implication the author) and his love interest, you can almost predict the nobility and reasonableness of the characters by what demographic group they fall into. Guess who the biggest villain turns out to be? Don't worry, I won't tell, and you will probably never guess. Michael Connelly is a very good writer --but he should forget about trying so hard to advance social progress through hard-boiled detective fiction and just concentrate on telling his wonderful Bosch stories.
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Title: The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly ISBN: 0312958455 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Angels Flight by Michael Connelly ISBN: 0446607274 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Poet by Michael Connelly ISBN: 0446602612 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Black Ice by Michael Connelly ISBN: 0312952813 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly ISBN: 0312955006 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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