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 The Overlook - Michael Connelly
Newest Review: ... relationships. This book falls within the crime genre and the first thing we're thrown into is the murder of a physicist in ... more  ... LA, whose body was found on the Mulholland overlook. It appears the dead man was able to get his hands on Caesium because of his job, and it's not long before it seems he was blackmailed into handing over this highly dangerous chemical to highly dangerous criminals.
Bosch takes up the lead with his new partner, Ignacio Ferras, but soon finds there's more than what meets the eye to this case. The possibility of a terrorist plot is on the cards, and the difficult relationship between the LAPD, of which Bosch is part of...more |
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The Overlook - Michael Connelly: Lookout For The Overlook (663 words)
by - written on 18/10/09 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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I've read a couple of Michael Connelly books and was eager to go back for some more. I picked up The Overlook from the library and, as always, the blurb sounded good - an intelligent crime novel by one of the top crime writers. On the front of the book is a quote from the Independent On Sunday, claiming 'Connelly is a crime-writing genius'. I would agree with this, even having only read a few of his novels. As per the text which features on the back of all his books, it's '100% Connelly 100% Addictive'. Unfortunately, I didn't think that this book was as good as I had expected, but it was still a good read. The Overlook is part of the Harry Bosch ... Read the complete review
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