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“This one is up there among his best.”
Ethan wrote this review Saturday, August 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“MC is so consistent. I'm not a crime fiction reader, but MC rights so punchily and manages to bring contemporary concerns into the narrative. Lost light considers the loss of civil liberties post 9-11 as a backdrop to another crime page turner.”
Paul L wrote this review Saturday, May 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“First Harry Bosch i read. The plot is brought about nicely with the old officer having vengeance rather slyly. The hard way of a retired officer in dealing a case is shown here. On the whole I liked it.
Manoj K wrote this review Wednesday, October 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“first Bosch book I read, and then I had to go and read another.”
roman g wrote this review Tuesday, June 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Michael Connelly is one of the authors whose new novels can't come soon enough. I like novels with recurring characters and Harry Bosch is a favorite, although I perceive that in the earlier novels Harry's persona seemed darker, more troubled and dangerous and therefore more interesting. The Poet is probably my favorite. ”
tishiejean wrote this review Saturday, March 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“All of Michael Connelly's books are great quick reads. My husband, mother and father all read them along with me. Just fun books and keep you turning pages!”
swtpea.deanna wrote this review Sunday, February 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Enjoy the Harry Bosch books. Good mystery.”
J R wrote this review Friday, February 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Harry Bosch is back!! He has retired from the LAPD and is now a private detective. This time, however, he is working for himself on an unsolved murder of a young woman whose hands, posed in prayer as she lay dead, he can't seem to get out of his mind.
jeanne-scott wrote this review Tuesday, February 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is a classic novel along the lines of Chandler and Hammett. The story is very good, the dialogue is great and there is just enough detail to intrigue you and yet give nothing away. Connelly combines Harry Bosch, murder, terrorism, millions of dollars and Hollywood into a fast paced, taut novel that never drops the ball.
Connelly writes this novel in the first person, which means that Harry reveals more of his "inner workings" than he ever has before. This is definitely a new level of getting to know the heart and soul of Bosch.
This novel can be read on it's own, but the more you are familiar with the character Harry Bosch, the greater this novel will be, especially when you reach the end.
Michael Connelly stated that he hoped to create a book that pulled the reader in and commanded their full attention, like being inside a giant wave for a surfer, a world where everything else but one thing is blurred outside the lines of reality, and I think he has created a story that does just that.”
