The Black Ice

[NOIRTRASH]

THE BLACK ICE by Michael Connelly

5 stars

Amazon reviewers dissed it but its action packed and interesting and intelligent from start to finish.

Detective Harry Bosch's boss tags Harry with Christmas duty, and Harry catches a cop death no one wants him near. So he moves to a homeless guy murder, and in no time he got 3-4 murders all tied to the cop death. But the brasshats warn him to stay clear of the cop death, so Harry goes rogue to solve all the killings. The same killer killed everyone. The end fooled me.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

At last we agree on something.

The Amazon series is good.

THE BLACK ICE by Michael Connelly

5 stars

Amazon reviewers dissed it but its action packed and interesting and intelligent from start to finish.

Detective Harry Bosch's boss tags Harry with Christmas duty, and Harry catches a cop death no one wants him near. So he moves to a homeless guy murder, and in no time he got 3-4 murders all tied to the cop death. But the brasshats warn him to stay clear of the cop death, so Harry goes rogue to solve all the killings. The same killer killed everyone. The end fooled me.

 

[Peach102]

At last we agree on something.

The Amazon series is good.

Once Michael bought back the film rights to Bosch, he made a point of only talking to studios that would give him control over the process AND would film in L.A., that was very important to him. Amazon had no problem with it and has been a fantastic partner in the process.

Titus Welliver does not look how I envision Harry, but he has the character down.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

I agree. He's kinda short. But perfect as Bosch.

Once Michael bought back the film rights to Bosch, he made a point of only talking to studios that would give him control over the process AND would film in L.A., that was very important to him. Amazon had no problem with it and has been a fantastic partner in the process.

Titus Welliver does not look how I envision Harry, but he has the character down.

 

[jomar]

Got The Black Box and The Crossing to go and I'll have worked my way through the series.

 

[jomar]

Once Michael bought back the film rights to Bosch, he made a point of only talking to studios that would give him control over the process AND would film in L.A., that was very important to him. Amazon had no problem with it and has been a fantastic partner in the process.

Titus Welliver does not look how I envision Harry, but he has the character down.

I'm a few episodes in now and it's a nice job. Dark and brooding, though they modernized it and lost Vietnam for Desert Storm...as well as the brush mustache.

 

[Peach102]

Got The Black Box and The Crossing to go and I'll have worked my way through the series.

If you enjoy the Bosch books, I highly recomend Robert Crais's Elvis Cole series and Dennis Lehane's Patrick and Angie series (Ben Affleck made a film of GONE BABY GONE). Both have won many awards and are among the best PI series ever written.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

If you enjoy the Bosch books, I highly recomend Robert Crais's Elvis Cole series and Dennis Lehane's Patrick and Angie series (Ben Affleck made a film of GONE BABY GONE). Both have won many awards and are among the best PI series ever written.

I like Robert Crais, too, and own several of his Elvis series where LUCY isn't in the book. LUCY suxs. The I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR bull shit doesn't cut it with me. Michael Connelly depicts women accurately. After 67 years I have yet to meet a LUCY.

 

[jomar]

If you enjoy the Bosch books, I highly recomend Robert Crais's Elvis Cole series and Dennis Lehane's Patrick and Angie series (Ben Affleck made a film of GONE BABY GONE). Both have won many awards and are among the best PI series ever written.

I've read Crais's Cole books and enjoyed them. Will check out LeHanes's series...thanks!

 

[Peach102]

I like Robert Crais, too, and own several of his Elvis series where LUCY isn't in the book. LUCY suxs. The I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR bull shit doesn't cut it with me. Michael Connelly depicts women accurately. After 67 years I have yet to meet a LUCY.

I understand not liking Lucy, but I have met many ladies like her....albeit not southern ones.

My fav Crais books are L.A. REQUIEM and SUSPECT. The latter tells part of the story from the perspective of a police dog.