Echo Park

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Len Cariou

In 1995, Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket in Hollywood. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the 22-year-old woman never turned up, dead or alive. Now Bosch is in the Open-Unsolved Unit, where he still keeps the Gesto file on his desk, when he gets a call from the DA. A man accused of two heinous killings is willing to come clean about several other murders, including the killing of Marie Gesto. Bosch must now take Raynard Waits's confession and get close to the man he has sought - and hated - for eleven years. But when Bosch learns that he and his partner missed a clue back in 1995 that could have led them to Gesto's killer - and that would have stopped nine murders that followed - he begins to crack.
Michael Connelly's suspenseful new novel pits the detective People magazine calls "one of the most complex crime fighters around" against one of the most sadistic killers he has ever confronted. It confirms that Michael Connelly "is the best writer of suspense fiction working today" (Richmond Times-Dispatch).©2006 Hieronymus, Inc. All Rights Reserved; (P)2006 Hachette Audio. All Rights Reserved

Echo Park = Total Enjoyment

From first page to last, a highly gripping mystery of the highest order. Well written, well read, just a total pleasure.

Very Good

I really enjoyed this book. Lots of twists and turns and not a predictable ending.

It narrated by Titus Welliver, thank God

They took some of this book and incorporated it into the television series. That was okay but I wish that they had stayed true to the book. The story was engrossing and one Mr. Connelly's best. I love Bosch and I wait patiently for the next installment in his life. I am always afraid he's going to retire for good or Mr. Connelly will just stop writing stories about him. My other fear is that Titus Welliver will take over the character and the Bosch that we have all come to love and honor will disappear in the incompetence of this actor. Please get rid of him.

Harry is always great, but not a good narrator

Somehow Harry seems older and gruffer with Len Cariou narrating. It is hard to picture him as a relatively young man, given the characterization. However, the Bosch series never disappoint, and this fits the bill, as well.

Connelly at his best

If you have read Connelly and the Harry Bosch series, you'll not be disappointed by this book. If this is your first, well it shouldn't be for one thing, I recommend you go back and start at the beginning of the series. But this one stands on its own so new readers will enjoy this one as much as avid readers of the series. This was a good book with some twists and turns along the way. A less radical Bosch versus one more focused on getting the job done with some good detective work. There were moments of the “bad boy” coming out to play, but not so much that is took away from the story as in a few past books. One of those books I looked forward to on my commute. It even helped me get my garage cleaned out. Of course the narrator, Len Cariou, does an excellent job as usual. Worth the credit and must a listen for series fans.