I do like to read the occasional thriller and Michael Connelly writes some excellent ones and especially those featuring the character Harry Bosch. This is the second book to feature Bosch. He is a detective in the Los Angeles area covering Hollywood which is not all glamour as it is in fact a rather seedy area of the city. Bosch used to be a high flyer however he came under investigation for the shooting of a killer and was demoted, in this book he once again finds himself under investigation by Internal Affairs. Bosch himself is a bit of a loner after being raised in childrens homes after his mother was deemed unsuitable to raise him as she was a ...  Read the complete review

The Black Ice is the second novel from award winning author Michael Connelly, and the second involving his character Detective Harry Bosch. The Plot Harry Bosch is spending Christmas alone when he hears a call on the dispatch radio regarding an apparent suicide. Confused as a call of such nature should have come through to him first, he assumes it is related to the recent disappearance of Calexico Moore, undercover narcotics detective. Bosch attends the scene and soon comes to the conclusion that it was no suicide, despite everyone else believing to the contrary, apart from Moore's wife, to whom Bosch feels an attraction. He starts ...  Read the complete review

Ah, back into the comfort of a well-known and loved character. After the shock that was “Void Moon”, although a reasonably pleasant one at that, it is always good to settle down with a book featuring a character you really know. “The Black Ice” if taken in strict order is Michael Connelly’s second Harry Bosch novel (after The Black Echo). I guess I’m quite typical in that I never seem to read these things in order, so I can tell you from personal experience that this will have no bearing on your enjoyment of the book or hinder the characterisations in any way. In fact, I seem to be reading his novels backwards! ...  Read the complete review