A Darkness More Than Night - Michael Connelly

I’m stupid. There I’ve admitted it now, not that some of you hadn’t figured this fact out all by yourselves anyway. Just thought I’d clear up any misunderstanding. Why stupid? Well, most normal (sane?) people tend to do things in an order, whilst some of us seem to go through life rather haphazardly, particularly when it comes to reading. I’m certainly in the latter grouping, and this is borne out by the book I’ve just finished reading. No prizes for guessing which one. Taken in order, “A Darkness More Than Light” is Michael Connelly’s most recent Harry Bosch novel. It is his 10th book to ...

There is a covert group of powerful bigwigs who are set on the notion that crossovers will bring in the big bucks. They have their tendrils in every form of media be it song, movie, books or another others. Who could forget the masterstroke of pairing Tom Jones with the youth? Or the genius mind burp that was having a film containing both Alien and Predator? Or finally my favourite, the pure geek domination of having a book starring Star Trek the Next Generation alongside the X Men!?! What do all these crossovers have in common? They were unadulterated pants. So can Michael Connelly possibly buck this trend with his novel, ‘A Darkness More Than ...

A Darkness More Than Night is award winning crime author Michael Connelly's 10th novel, and encompasses three characters from his previous novel. The Plot Connelly's favoured character, Harry Bosch, finds himself as a principle witness in the murder trial of a rich film director, at the same time as the detective finds himself investigated following the death of someone he had been targeting as the perpetrator of a crime. The police are confused by the case, and call in Terry McCaleb, ex-FBI investigator specialising in serial killers, retired following a heart transplant. Feeding the media in investigative reporter Jack McEvoy. McCaleb must decide ...