Chasing the Dime

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearly aren't for him: "Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site." Pierce has just moved into a new apartment, and he's been "chasing the dime"--doing all it takes so his company comes out first with a scientific breakthrough worth millions. But he can't get the messages for Lilly out of his head. As Pierce tries to help a woman he has never met, he steps into a world of escorts, websites, sex, and secret passions. A world where his success and expertise mean nothing...and where he becomes the chief suspect in a murder case, trapped in the fight of his life.

A break from Bosch

For any Connelly fan, this book is a great break from Harry Bosch. Not a hard boiled detective book but a great thriller for anyone with a more than a few neurons flashing. It is a great listen and better than any James Patterson trash ever.

Connelly Strikes Out

I've read every other Michael Connelly book and loved them all. This one is the exception. The protagonist is such a moron I found myself yelling, "No! No!" when he was about to make one of his uncountable horrible decisions. The writing style is different than other Connelly books - almost like someone else wrote it, or he was trying to intentionally create a different style. The narrator doesn't help either - his tone makes most of the characters sound like hip, arrogant, self-absorbed jerks. What a disappointment. But don't let this review stop you from reading other Connelly books - they are VERY good.

Seriously Disappointed

I've read every Michael Connelly book written, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. But it didn't take long for the main character's stupidity to annoy the heck out of me. I was drawn in at first, but the whole premise seemed a reach. One minute he was doing something fairly intelligent, the next, totally stupid. I had to turn it off several times, and I finally ended up skipping a bunch of chapters to see if I was right about "who dunnit." I was. Between the Amazon series, and the pressure to keep writing, I guess he's maybe going a bit commercial. I'll always love Bosch, and the Lincoln Lawyer, but this was very disappointing. This was an outing I would expect from a writer with only one or two books under his belt.

A bit of a disappointment

This book was not bad, but it was somewhat disappointing. I'm a real fan of Connely's "Harry Bosch" novels, and this just didn't live up to what I've come to expect from this author.

After having seen the reviews that some others have written, I do have to defend this book to some extent. A number of reviews talk about the fact that the main character is supposed to be a super intelligent person, and yet he keeps making stupid decisions that make the story unrealistic. I have to disagree. Have you ever made one decision that you were embarrased by, and then had to cover up for it by making another bad decision? The next thing you know you are in over your head, and looking for a way out. It happens. This is just such a story, and the author does a very good job of making the reader/listener feel very trapped and uncomfortable. I'd say that's pretty good writing.

So why did I only give this book three stars out of five? Than answer is that although the writing was pretty good, it just wasn't a story that I cared much about. The science is plausible and accurate. The mystery itself is pretty good. But for some reason I just kept looking for more.

Would I buy it again? I might. Can I recommend it? That depends on which day you ask.

Ummm...

Not sure what to say about this book. Probably my least favorite of Michael Connelly. Just not a believable story.