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.

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

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

I always enjoy Bosch!

One of my favorite series! Wish they would make more made for tv episodes. Such a cool character!

This was sooooooo great! I’m about to listen again!

Superbly written. While I have only recently discovered Michael Connelly, I started with the Mickey Haler series! So i decided, before I listen to the last in that series, I’d to go back to the Bosch series and work forward.

This is after I googled and found the list of books available. How exciting to have such a large list to explore!
Ok let’s run it back!

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. 

Bosch is on the case, harder than ever!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, not the best Bosch, but still well worth the effort

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Got a bit slow in places but once I got into it, I got the usual Bosch rush.

What about Dick Hill’s performance did you like?

Dick Hill is Bosch, listened to others try but dick Hill just nails Harry, bet he even looks like him!

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

No, I needed a break here and there, didn't grip me like some of the other Bosch novels, still worth the listen..

Ice in the veins

This book is very believable and keeps you interested all the way thru. The characters seem lifelike and make you feel that you are part of the action.

Bosh is always great to read/listen...

...but much better when Dick Hill is not the narrator. It would be great if Len Cariou or Titus Welliver would re-read all the books that were read by Hill.
Hill just stinks. Way too many of his inflections and his own take on how the characters speak.
He makes women sound like bird brains.
His narrations are really irritating.

Harry Bosch - Drug Of Choice

Connelly and Bosch continue to be my drug of choice. Addictive reading/listening. The Police Department is made up of many brotherhoods each making their specialist area's (i.e drug squad, forensics) elitist. Black Ice isn't the first book to show how this attitude can affect the outcome of investigations, but does so in a manner that adds to the characterisation of the major players. The summary tells you the storyline so if you are feeling modicum of interest at that, let me assure you, that the presentation in words and reading makes the story far more compelling.
Great crime story telling, Bosch has street smarts, not a trigger finger, and you feel as if you are riding alongside Harry as he voices his thoughts and observations for consideration.
If you've never read a Harry Bosch novel, this is a great one to start your addiction with Harry.

Connolly does it again!

Another great book especially with the Harry Bosch character. I've seen the movies on Amazon Prime and they are excellent. Well written, acted everything is good about the book and the movie. I look forward to the ones where Titus, the actor in the movie, reads the story. That should be really good because he has an intense, infectious voice. Go Connolly! LA Held