The Black Ice: Harry Bosch Series, Book 2

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

When an LAPD narcotics officer is found with a fatal bullet wound and a suicide note, Detective Harry Bosch follows a bloody trail of drug murders across the Mexico border.

Working on the case, LAPD detective Harry Bosch is reminded of the primal police rule he learned long ago: Don't look for the facts, but the glue that holds them together. Soon Harry's making some very dangerous connections, starting with a dead cop and leading to a bloody string of murders that wind from Hollywood Boulevard to the back alleys south of the border. Now this battle-scarred veteran will find himself in the center of a complex and deadly game - one in which he may be the next and likeliest victim.

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©1993 by Michael Connelly. (P)1993 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

A very engaging police procedural.

As an author, Michael Connelly has the unique gift of portraying the personalities and inner thoughts of his characters. This gift makes his books rise above the usual run of mystery novels. ``The Black Ice'' is like a jigsaw puzzle where the picture is not really complete until the final piece is fitted into place. I read ''The Black Ice'' a number of years ago and the book got me ``hooked'' on Bosch. I recently finished the Audible book and I think that due to the excellent reading by Dick Hill, I derived a better insight into the complexity of the plot and depth of the characters.

Narration is terrible.

The lousy narration, after listening to Titus Welliver narrate the black echo what a let down to hear this guy. The story is still Michael Connelly but should have had a better narrator. If the narrator is the same in subsequent books I’ll skip them

The interesting plots and developments that keep ones interest.

I like the verbal portrayals, except for the poor attempts to imitate the accents of minority characters. Otherwise, all characters are believable, and create a sense of reality in how they are involved. 

Narcotics before xmas

Disclaimer: I am a big fan of Harry Bosch serie.
After introducing series on audible, I started to listen to it from the beginning. Although this book has all characteristics of the series (lonely wolf Harry, thrilling story, different environment), I found the plot where key part is internal politics less interesting.
Still worth to listen, narrator is excellent.

Farfetched?

The story is a bit farfetched (too complex for reality) but the pace is good if you can suspend disbelief it's a worthwhile listen.

Well done who done it

Loads of memorable characters, good action and thoughtful contemplation in this story of a would be suicide that is a murder.

exceptional book

loved this book, turns and twists that keep your interest all the way through.

Great Book

I just loved the twists and turns in this book. Harry's mind had to work hard on this story. The end was satisfying.

Suspenseful

This book kept you guessing and had some interesting twists that kept you on your toes. The ending was great and unexpected. Loved it!!

Great series, loved it

I was expecting this to be more political after reading all the reviews, but it did feel any more political than the first book. I really enjoyed this book and love the series so far.