
Patrice F. (
PatriceF) reviewed on 3/31/2009...
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I wanted to try an author I haven't read before and saw Michael Connelly on The Craig Ferguson Show. He was very humorous and the conversation was easy so I hoped that his writing style would be the same. I was not disappointed with this story. I felt that it developed well and I was satisfied at the end, although I had a suspicision of who the real culprit was from about the middle of the book. The main character of Harry Boush is a likeable one and I can't wait to keep reading this series. I would recommend anyone who likes mysteries and/or cop dramas to give Michael Connelly a try.

Stephanie W. (
mwgirl) reviewed on 6/30/2008...
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This is the first in the Harry Bosch series. This is the 1st book that ive read by Michael Connelly. I am hooked. The ending will surprise you.

Steven K. (
sjk54) reviewed on 2/10/2008...
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My first Harry Bosch novel. Good detective story that starts small and slowly builds into a complex caper. I liked the book, but Harry hasn't won me over yet. I'll suspend judgment until I read Black Ice.
3.5 stars out of 5

Kaye F. (
Mysty) reviewed on 3/11/2007...
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Harry Bosch investigates a body found in a drainpipe at a dam. This one is personal because Harry knew the victim. I love Harry Bosch.
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First of the Harry Bosch series. Solid story, very quick read.
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Connelly is a great story teller! I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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Great book! I am hooked on Connelly's thrillers and highly recommend them.
Michael Connelly is one of my favorite authors. This is the first Harry Bosch book and I've read several others so wanted to pick up from the beginning as I like his character.

Eileen M. (
Ei-M) reviewed on 10/23/2009...
Great thriller! Michael Connelly is a master story teller with great attention to detail. This is the second in the Harry Bosch series. He is a meverick LAPD homicide detective who gets assigned to a murder that becomes personal going all the way back to his Viet Nam days. A fascinating thriller and you'll be surprised who the final traitor turns out to be. Don't miss this one.
for readers of harry bosch this book should be read first.

Pamela S. (
Mamas) reviewed on 8/24/2009...
Great read. Fast moving and surprise ending.Yea!

Colette B. (
gracy66) reviewed on 8/9/2009...
This is one of those books that I had a very hard time getting into but I am the kind of person that must finish a book once I have started it. Boy am I glad I hung in there. The story became very entertaing and the polt was well written. This is one of those that I ended up not being able to put down for the last 100 pages.

Carla L. reviewed on 3/22/2009...
I'm new to Connelly's Bosch character, and while not usually a fan of on-going characters, I'll most certainly be making an exception for this one.

Debbie B. (
debs) reviewed on 2/14/2009...
Wow, another excellent book in the Harry Bosch series. Will keep you guessing with twists through and through, all the way to the end. Real page-turner.

FRANCINE T. (
PHEDRA) reviewed on 2/13/2009...
Fun to read, quick pace. Great for waiting and traveling.
One of Connelly's best, with echoes of the Vietnam War and a haunting narrative. Very memorable. Highly recommended.
Connelly is one of the best mystery writers around today. Articulate, literate, creative, he is for me one of those who are currently holding the gold standard. He can sometimes seem unrelentingly dark, but he's never boring, and never ever stupid.

Jack S. (
jshumor) reviewed on 5/4/2007...
A body in a drainpipe leads Harry Bosch into a case that becomes personal.He finds that the murdered man was a fellow "Tunnel Rat" Vietnam vet.Harry had fought side by side with this guy and has flashbacks of the hideous parts of the war. He fights his way through blind alleys that lead to a daring heist and other complications you need to read to believe.
the first of the Harry Bosch Books - great read
Visions of Vietnam and searching tunnels revisit Det. Bosch after a body is found in a drainage pipe who happened to be a former comrade of arms. Good reading.
I didn't read this one but my Dad did and he said it's typical Michael Connelly, GREAT!

Allison W. (
alliwag) reviewed on 2/24/2007...
This is the first book in the Harry Bosch series, and it was wonderful. I'm about to read the second, and I can hardly wait.
The first Harry Bosch novel. Great read.

Mike S. (
MichaelS) reviewed on 9/2/2006...
This is the first of the Harry Bosch books. I can't wait to read the rest.

Jacky K. (
Jacky) reviewed on 7/28/2006...
Good Harry Bosch tale. He surely has ESP as clues just seem to fall in his lap but there's enough good action to keep you interested and wondering.
In this book you learn a lot about Harry Bosch past. It is an excellent detective story.
First book in Harry Bosch series-excellent read.

Sharon R. (
BlueFox) reviewed on 1/11/2006...
The first Harry Bosch novel, winner of The Edgar Award for best first novel.
This book has it all suspense, chilling, fear, survival.
From book back: ...for maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe...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...
Another good read in the Harry Bosch series

Chris C. (
Cerwin) reviewed on 12/4/2005...
A great Harry Bosch book.
First book in the Harry Bosch series. Great fast paced read!