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A review by book_concierge
The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly
3.0
Book on CD performed by Dick Hill
3.5***
Book # 4 in the Harry Bosch series has our detective on ISL – Involuntary Stress Leave – after an “incident” involving an altercation with his supervising officer. In addition to having had to turn in his badge and his weapon, his home has been condemned after the latest earthquake. He doesn’t agree that it should be torn down, so he’s sneaking into it and living there while doing repairs on his own. And he’s using his “time off” to investigate a cold case – a prostitute found dead in a dumpster in 1961.
This is a pretty dark episode in the series. But the reader gets to know much more about Harry and the way he operates, his background and what drives him. To say he suffers from PTSD is putting it mildly, but that trauma is NOT all related to his service in Vietnam. As his therapist helps to peel back the layers a slightly more vulnerable Harry comes out.
Still, this is typical suspense-mystery-thriller, with lots of action, many clues (including red herrings), more than one suspect, and a fast-paced plot. Any fan of the genre will be interested and engaged from beginning to end.
Dick Hill does a great job of performing the audiobook. I really like the way he interprets Harry, and despite his natural low vocal pitch, he does a reasonable job of voicing the women characters as well.
3.5***
Book # 4 in the Harry Bosch series has our detective on ISL – Involuntary Stress Leave – after an “incident” involving an altercation with his supervising officer. In addition to having had to turn in his badge and his weapon, his home has been condemned after the latest earthquake. He doesn’t agree that it should be torn down, so he’s sneaking into it and living there while doing repairs on his own. And he’s using his “time off” to investigate a cold case – a prostitute found dead in a dumpster in 1961.
This is a pretty dark episode in the series. But the reader gets to know much more about Harry and the way he operates, his background and what drives him. To say he suffers from PTSD is putting it mildly, but that trauma is NOT all related to his service in Vietnam. As his therapist helps to peel back the layers a slightly more vulnerable Harry comes out.
Still, this is typical suspense-mystery-thriller, with lots of action, many clues (including red herrings), more than one suspect, and a fast-paced plot. Any fan of the genre will be interested and engaged from beginning to end.
Dick Hill does a great job of performing the audiobook. I really like the way he interprets Harry, and despite his natural low vocal pitch, he does a reasonable job of voicing the women characters as well.