The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

An LAPD homicide detective must choose between justice and vengeance as he teams up with the FBI in the first novel of the "thrilling" Harry Bosch series (New York Times Book Review).

For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal...because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who had fought side by side with him in a hellish underground war. Now Bosch is about to relive the horror of Nam. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city, his survival instincts will once again be tested to their limit. Pitted against enemies inside his own department and forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, Bosch goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will shock him.

Impressed? Ace detective Harry Bosch is also on the case in other exciting Michael Connelly crime-fiction novels.

©1992 by Michael Connelly. (P)1992 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

The Black Echo

What made the experience of listening to The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1 the most enjoyable?

A friend recommended this author. I began listening to the book and became hooked. It is very entertaining, and holds the listeners attention, wanting to hear more. I plan to listen to every book that was written.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1?

The tunnels, the way "Harry" handled the situations, and how he brings in the perpetrator.

Which character – as performed by Dick Hill – was your favorite?

" Harry "

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No.

Any additional comments?

Keep writing "Harry Bosh series. I am on book three.

Worthwhile read....

Kept the action going...good unexpected twists......great series. Good character portrayal and solid plot. Some edge of your seat action....

The Black Echo

My first audible book and I could not wait to hear the next chapter.

Great book, narrator irritated me

For the most part, I really enjoyed this book, and initially I liked the narrator. But the way he read the female lead's part became more and more irritating the longer I listened. He would have served the character--and story--better if he'd read her as the strong character she should have been, rather than the girly ingenue he mustered up as his "woman voice." In other words, instead of making "female" the most important part of her and defaulting to probably the only way he could figure out to do a woman's voice, he should have recognized that since she was an FBI agent who could swear with the best of them and was in no way virginal, she probably should not have sounded like a damsel in distress.

Add to that the voices of the teenagers (idiotic, whiny boy, instead of sullen or guarded and airhead, whiny girl rather than the street savvy and tough young woman she was) and any adult who wasn't white-collar (idiotic, whiny boy voice again), and by the middle of the book I was tempted to just stop listening.

Enjoyed the story, so trying the next...I hope the narrator's voice has matured.

Really like this!

I got this after watching Bosch on Amazon Video. I really enjoyed the show (new season please!!) and this book was so entertaining that I'm going to start listening and reading the other books in the series.

Not for heavy thinkers, but pure entertainment that's not silly or patronizing.

Narration was great, too.

A fun Listen

I usually don't go in for crime mysteries too much, but Audible was having a sale so what the heck. I was not disappointed. The story is about a smart street detective and a case he works with the FBI. This detective has a past which is revealed throughout the book and it is him against the world at times. It was fast paced and I enjoyed it a great deal. Dick Hill did the narration which is also a huge plus.

good listen

Good listening. I liked how Harry tied it all together in the hospital. Some things leaned toward more peoples involved.

I am addicted.

What did you love best about The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1?

Great story, I drive A LOT. It made me want to drive more.

Have you listened to any of Dick Hill’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was the first Dick Hill story I have listened to. He's great!

Any additional comments?

I am on book five now from Audible. Book 6 is not available in the unabridged form. I am annoyed.

My first, but not last encounter with Mr. Bosch

I normally don't enjoy police procedurals, especially the kind that run on TV, and especially those dealing with grisly murders. But the character of Harry Bosch pulled me in, right away. I love learning his history and how he was connected to the victim. And how he connected with all the people he meets -- an intense guy, but with a noble heart under the gruff, chain-smoking exterior.

A great contrast to my favorite PI pair, Robert Crais' Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. These guys need to meet up in LA for a big ol' mystery!

Great Story!<br />

Narration is 3 only Boush's character seemed realiatic the others did not.
But the story line great I finished in
2 days