Suicide Run: Three Harry Bosch Stories

Im not sure about how I feel about these short stories and I really dont understand why popular authors are made to write them. They always kind of have an "Im not really into this but I have to do it" kind of feel. The stories werent bad but its hard for me to really get locked into a short story like I do regular novels. As far as the performance goes...I like Len Cariou in all of the other MC books, he is usually spot on and as good as the previous reader of Harry Bosch, Dick Hill. However, for some reason he sounds weird in "Suicide Run", almost like he didnt have the art of narrating down pat yet. Had I listened to "Suicide Run" first I would have never gone onto other Harry Bosch books because of how weird Cariou sounded. Overall not bad, for 3.99 its good entertainment....exhausting a whole credit on the other hand for this is not worth it. You pay 14.99 for a gold membership so why would anyone give up a whole credit for a book that costs 3.99??

I am a HUGE Bosch fan. Especially when Len Cariou is the narrator. Short, and enjoyable stories that weave in nicely with previous Bosch books. Just purchased the next set of Connelly short Bosch stories as well. [Smile]

Not really, once I read something, I want to get to something else/new.

All three of the stories were nice and neat with real conclusions.

Len is perfect for Connelly's work. He delivers another fine performance.

Three Short Stories

I am not a fan of Short Stories and only listened because they were written by Michael Connelly. These stories were much better than the

I was tempted to give this 5 stars for the last story. Harry is up against a professional poker player in the interrogation room. I loved the ending of that one. The other stories were good.

NARRATOR:
Sadly I have problems with the narrator. I used to love him, but he has changed. He has trouble pronouncing certain sounds like K and S. It’s stressful to hear him talk. I wonder if he has ill-fitting false teeth. Other than that he is good with acting and tone of voice.

Genre: crime mystery

More good cases solved by Bosch, but shorter and sweeter in 3 stories. Good writing as usual but Len Cariou is having a tougher time reading in these stories. He once was the best but now is still good but strikes me as fading. Still good Bosch stories, just not as long and involved as the usual stuff.

I did not enjoy this book as much as his full length books. I also prefer Dick Hill to Len Cariou. The stories had potential, and they were basicially a condensed version of the full length stories. The short stories were not terrible, but again I prefer the full length stories.

some where in the middle, with the second story being my favorite in the set

The second story

Not that I can remember

Solving the old murder

No

Maybe.

The reader did a good job; the story was just not that good for me. On the other hand, I did buy the book for my grandson. He, age 13, is enjoying the story very much.

Yes, I think young teens would like to follow the young hero.

This is was one of the first books I downloaded and did not notice it was for teens. But it was entertaining for a short road trip we took up to the mountains. Plus I found a good book to buy for my grandson.

Just when you think you know the ending...pow..here comes a twist. These stories are very entertaining

Suicide Run and Angle of Investigation - two short story compilations - were pointless. They are out of context timewise with the series. Each story (less than an hour each) were WAY to short to be anything but pointless.

That he would waste our time and money on these "stories."

He's a good narrator. His voices and inflection bring out the characters of the stories he does. But he could nothing to save these.

Only to convince me to never buy another short story compilation!