• The Concrete Blonde: Harry Bosch Series, Book 3

  • By: Michael Connelly
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (11,526 ratings)

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The Concrete Blonde: Harry Bosch Series, Book 3

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Publisher's summary

Detective Harry Bosch was sure he'd shot the serial killer responsible for a string of murders in LA...but now, a new crime makes him question his convictions.

The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.

But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man - an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.

So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go - the darkness of his own heart.

With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle - and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.

Impressed? Ace detective Harry Bosch is also on the case in other exciting Michael Connelly crime-fiction novels.
©1994 Michael Connelly (P)1994 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

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One of Connelly's Best

Would you listen to The Concrete Blonde: Harry Bosch Series, Book 3 again? Why?

Yes, it has twists and turns that keeps you wanting to find out what happens next. Performance by Dick Hill is excellent. I think he is the best narrator for Connelly's Bosch novels. I've listen to other Connelly books and Hill's voice is the best even tho I liked Grupper's voice in the Lincoln Lawyer. He sounds like Haller should sound!

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

Yes. It kept me listening with only a break for sleeping.

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

Hill performs each character very well, however I guess I like Harvey "98" Pounds the best of all the recurring characters in the Bosch series

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

Yes... but couldn't.

Any additional comments?

I like the Harry Bosch series because Bosch is human. He is a tough cop who makes mistakes and get things wrong yet he is compassionate, kind and considerate.

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The Concrete Blonde

I have read all of the Harry Bosch books and I am now starting over.It is a great book, truly keeps you guessing up until the very end. It is great to go with all of the others or as a stand alone book! Highly Recommend!!

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HARRY BOSCH

Harry is back and in great form. I enjoyed all the twists that are common in a Michael Connelly novel. This one had me fooled to the end!

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Great author. Extraordinary narrator

Although l almost always give the star ratings after l listen to a book, l seldom take the time to write a review but l had to for this book. I have read all of Michael Connelly’s books and this has always been my favorite. Listening to this book took it to another dimension. I almost felt like l was watching a play; the characters voices were distinct and consis

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Excellent Detective Story

Even if this book is 25 years old, it was well told and well read enough to keep my interest. One of the better stores in the Bosch series.

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Best yet

Strong story with excellent reading! Good listen! Made trip go faster. I highly recommend this book

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Lip smacking!!!!

Good story but couldn’t listen with headphones . The non stop lip smacking wasn’t just disgusting !!!!

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Loved!

This is one of my favorites in the Bosch series thus far! I've listened to about 6 of them (not in order) and this one was suspenseful!

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great twists, perfectly read

I loved this one, was always needing to go one more chapter because it had me hooked. love this reader.

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This one is my favorite Bosch story so far!

The narration with different voices was exceptional and the story was riveting. My only complaint was that when I turned it on after waking in the middle of the night, I could not stop listening and was up for hours!

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