Angels Flight

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Peter Giles

Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

An activist attorney is killed in a cute little L.A. trolley called Angels Flight, far from Harry Bosch's Hollywood turf. But the case is so explosive - and the dead man's enemies inside the L.A.P.D. are so numerous - that it falls to Harry to solve it. Now the streets are superheating. Harry's year-old Vegas marriage is unraveling. And the hunt for a killer is leading Harry to another high-profile L.A. murder case, one where every cop had a motive. The question is, did any have the guts?

©1999 Hieronymus Inc. (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Great story, bad narration

The first few books were good and the narrator did a good job. I’ve listened to a lot of audio books but it took me a long time to get used to this narrator’s diction.

The story itself is great and probably the best so far in the series. If you can get past the narration it’s a great story.

Great story, mediocre reading

This is another thrilling Bosch story, but it’s let down by the narration. Peter Giles reads like he’s narrating the trailer for an action movie, poorly. He makes Bosch’s voice drip with an unbelievable, forced aggression that detracts from the story. He also pauses at every comma in a way that people don’t usually do when in natural dialogue which I caused me speed up the playback to 1.25x. That is not a good thing.

Great story minus the ending.

One of the best HB stories I have read. Really disappointed in the silly ending. Rest of book was great.

Old narrator was much better

Read at your own peril. The new narrator sounds like lego batman when he does Bosch's voice. Once you hear it you can't unhear it. I liked Dick Hill's performances much better.

Another good 'un !!

Through the years I have enjoyed Bosch's character very much! I would suggest Liam Neeson for his cinematic player.

More please!?

Narrator SOOO dramatic! Annoying

How could the performance have been better?

I think this narrator must be the same guy who narrates the overly dramatic animal shows that I can't stand watching. Every sentence is read with great drama, and all interactions between characters sound like pivotal moments (when most of them are not). I personally found this super annoying and the reading really took away from the story for me. Listen to the clip before buying!

Liked the previous narrator better.

I liked the narrator for the previous books better. This guy was still okay. Still a good story

Here to defend the narration

Where does Angels Flight rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

A good Harry Bosch book 4th I have read, all are good, not crazy about the ending though

What was one of the most memorable moments of Angels Flight?

the hidden hyperlink. sad to think there are really people doing this stuff

Which character – as performed by Peter Giles – was your favorite?

Bosch himself

Any additional comments?

Just wanted to chime in I saw some not so great reviews of the reading. Well I personally found the reader to be great, yes different from the reader of pervious Bosch stores, but nonetheless great.

Great story terrible reader

I've grown used to the different voices used for each character in this series. Not having that brought it down for me.

Loved the Story, Performance--Not-So-Much

Connelly engages again, but I found myself having a more difficult time listening to the performance and wanting more to sit and read. I knew I had been spoiled by the first five books brought to us by Brilliance Productions and aptly "brilliantly" read performed by Dick Hill, but Mr. Giles' "performance" made it very difficult to discern one character's voice from another's when in conversation with another. It was very confusing. Mr. Hill also went as far as to use changes in his voice (sound effects, like talking into a tin can or muffling his voice) to indicate being at the other end of the phone or even a police radio--no such luxury with Mr. Giles. Mr. Giles' reading was simply a reading. Not particularly exciting. I would not go out of my way to seek him out as a narrator, but if he's all I've got for my future Harry Bosch series installments, well... (I'm hoping not.)

Angels Flight, Book Six in the series, definitely delivers all the grit, mystery, intrigue, frustration, and vindication, but there are just enough questions left unanswered or doors left open that you'll want to read further into the Hiernonymus Bosch series.