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  • The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1

  • By: Michael Connelly
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (17,821 ratings)

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The Black Echo: Harry Bosch Series, Book 1

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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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.

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Great book!

I just decided to start the Bosch series and this was a great way to start. Very interesting story that kept me entertained throughout. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Great books I'm really liking this series

I'm really enjoying this serious Can't wait To listen to the rest of this series I really like this character

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Love this

I loved this book and the story. The series is different but keeps true to the characters. Fun summer book.

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Read This Series

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

Excellent Story, Excellent Narration. No one has mastered the modern crime novel than like Connelly.

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

The ending.

What about Dick Hill’s performance did you like?

Dick hill's performance was excellent like always.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It is a page turner, so to speak.

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Great beginning of the series

Well worth reading and the audio book better than most. Highly recommended by those that enjoy reading and then listening to an audio performance. As a writer it adds an additional perspective. Enjoy!

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Bosch Series

I just finished Black Echo. Really looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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Enjoyed it very much

I liked the suspense in the book, I would recommend it. And I would listen to it again..

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Another good Harry Bosch mystery

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This is my 3rd book in this series that I have read. I enjoy the Harry Bosch stories but haven't been reading them in order. This was a great read with lots of typical twists and turns of Bosch books you are used too. I had read "Nine Dragons" before this book (#14 in the series I think) and in Black Echo I got find out the back story of Bosch and Elanor Wish and their daughter, who plays a big role in Nine Dragons. This book was exciting and fast paced, with a couple good laughs along the way and an ending that kept me guessing.

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good read

It is good book , and it kept my interest my interest and developed the characters well..

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1970's - 1980's setting, well worth a listen

Tough as nails protagonist, Bosch, narrated by the fantastic Dick Hill. Set in a 70-80s time frame underlined by the stark absence of the forensics and spy tech prevalent in recent entertainment media. Enjoyable listen with some expected/anticipated twists and turns--insights and tie ins to Bosch's early life as a tunnel Rat in 'Nam.

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