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Connelly is one of the finest authors working in the mystery/thriller genre. The Harry Bosch series is outstanding and should not be missed by anyone who enjoys mysteries or police procedurals. This is the first in the Harry Bosch series. Highly recommended!

In this book we get a deeper look into Harry Bosch's past and we learn just how deeply his time as a 'tunnel rat' in Vietnam helped to mold his character. This tale of murder and mayhem built around a bank heist (or two?) by tunnelers has the usual number of 'gotchas' as Connelly's characters reveal who they are and are not. Darn good read.

Just read this first installment of the Harry Bosch series and thought it was great! Great page turner, surprised me at the end.

While not the first book by this author I've read, this was the first Harry Bosch novel and I couldn't be more thankful for it. It was a delightful read clear through and reminded me of the detective novels of old. A great read for anyone who enjoys the genre!

Harry Bosch is one of my favorite detectives. This book has all the excitement and roller coaster feel of his best work. The atmosphere at the stakeouts are amazing and his thought processes is solving the case are just plain fun.

Harry at his best! If you are missing this one, pick it...you'll finish it the first day you get it in th mail. Harry hunting for a killer while fighting his own past.

Just finished this book. Harry Bosch is at it (again- is this the first). He needs to solve a murder of a man from his Vietnam past, the murder leads to a bank robbery and goes up from there.

Absolutely love the Harry Bosch series! This is one of the early ones.

Good read. Very entertaining.

Michael Connelly's first Harry Bosch-L.A. cop book. Fast moving,good reading who done it. four and a half stars.

Harry Bosch, my hero

Harry Bosch, one of the best series out there. Great characters and great story lines that keep you wanting to read more.

Another good book by Connelly.

For LAPD homicide cop Harry Bosch — hero, maverick, nighthawk — the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal.
The dead man, Billy Meadows, was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who fought side by side with him in a nightmare underground war that brought them to the depths of hell. Now, Bosch is about to relive the horrors of Nam. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city to the tortuous link that must be uncovered, his survival instincts will once again be tested to their limit.
Joining with an enigmatic female FBI agent, pitted against enemies within his own department, Bosch must make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, as he tracks down a killer whose true face will shock him.

The Black Echo won the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel awarded by the Mystery Writers of America.

For LAPD homicide cop Harry Bosch - hero, maverick, nighthawk - the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal.

For LAPD homicide cop Harry Bosch- hero, maverick, nighthawk- the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal. A great book!

Dective Harry bosch takes it personal when his friend Billy Meadows is killed.Joining him is a seductive FBI agent. Every good novel needs the romantic.

From Publishers Weekly: "Connelly transcends the standard L.A. police procedural with this original and eminently authentic first novel, featuring Hieronymus (aka Harry) Bosch, a former hero cop exiled to the small-time Beverly Hills force." Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal: "Harry Bosch likes order, contends that there are no coincidences, and keeps meticulous records in his ``murder book.'' When the body of a former ``tunnel rat'' from Vietnam is found in a drainpipe, Harry is the detective on duty and is called to the scene. His identification of the body begins an investigation that leads to more murder, bank robbery, heroin, diamonds, and betrayal. Connelly's descriptions of autopsies, murder scenes, and police procedure are vivid and realistic. The use of acronyms and police jargon puts readers in the middle of the action. A real page turner with gutty realism and an unusual twist." Debbie Hyman, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc

Early Harry Bosch mystery...

Ever since I read Connelly's The Poet, I have been well entertained by his novels. The Black Echo is no exception. Very well written.