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Renny Barcelos

Now this is the Michael Connelly we all adore!

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2011

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Suicide run, the other three Harry Bosch short stories book released last month was a disappointment for most fans, myself included.

This book, on the other hand, is a great and exciting reading! Here you can see our old friend, Harry Bosch in his glory. The stories are good, with great plots, well written mysteries, and have a profoundness that is touching.
The first story shows us a little more about Bosch's war years - I'm never tired of hearing about them. Plus, it explains something I was curious about, but I'll not say more to avoid spoilers...

The second story is deep and sad. It makes one wonder about parenthood and its difficulties. We have Ignacio there, and I missed him...

The last story names the book and it starts at the very beginning of Bosch's career. He always talks about his first murder investigation now we can read it. It's great to be there with him, and to see him, years later, trying to bring justice to the case. Typical Bosch - never letting go.

*EDIT - technically, it's not his first investigation, it's his first dead body as a cop, when he was still a rookie but you'll see it's almost the same for him...-*

Those who canceled the pre-order for this book because of Suicide Run, please, think again. I believe this is a must read for all Harry Bosch's friends!

Josh Mauthe

A solid collection that shows the range of Connelly's Bosch stories

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2016

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As police procedural authors go, it’s hard to think of a more reliable or interesting one than Michael Connelly, who has been writing about Harry Bosch for more than twenty years at this point. Connelly’s novels are fascinating not just as mystery stories, but as snapshots of time – they’re uniquely contemporary, reflecting concerns of the time, and letting Bosch and the other characters age in “real time”, more or less. His short stories, by definition, aren’t as complex, and feel a bit less linked to their time and place; that doesn’t, however, make them less engaging to read, just somewhat less rich.

Connelly’s Angle of Investigation, then, is interesting partially just for how its three stories ran the gamut of possibilities for Connelly’s Bosch stories, in all sorts of ways – focus, approach, scale, and even quality. For instance, one story, “Christmas Even,” walks us through the mechanics of a murder investigation; the second, “Father’s Day,” mainly revolves around Bosch’s skills in the interrogation room; the third, the title story, follows Bosch using his years of experience to unravel a cold case with only one real lead. It all serves as a nice triptych of Bosch’s skills, and a sort of mosaic that presents his strengths. More than that, each gets into a different aspect of Bosch’s life: “Christmas Even” explores his isolation and love of jazz, “Father’s Day” gets into his relationship with his daughter (a bit), and “Angle of Investigation” gets into his history on the police force.

It’s the quality of each story, though, that tells you the most about them. “Christmas Even” is far and away the best of the three: it features the most compelling case, the most involved narrative, the best emotional beats for Bosch, and the most satisfying narrative that ties it all together. “Father’s Day” isn’t bad at all, though; the interrogation scene is riveting work, and a testament to Connelly’s gift for listening as cops work their magic to get a confession that they know is coming – it’s just that the Bosch emotional beats aren’t as strong. As for “Angle of Investigation,” it’s…fine, I suppose, as long as you can get past the least interesting story by far and a narrative that feels thrown together and barely holds up. There’s a great hook there, with Bosch being asked to revisit the first dead body he ever found on the force, but the story we get is weak, and far from Connelly’s usual careful work. Nonetheless, it’s a collection well worth reading, especially for fans; you have two really great ones, and even “Angle of Investigation” is intriguing for its window into a young Harry Bosch, fresh on the beat.

Nigel Cronshaw

Three for the price of one, by the best.

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019

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Alright, there are three short stories here, they feature our hero Harry Bosch, and they're great! (They would be.)
What I thought of soon after starting into the first story, how Michael Connelly started out his writing career. This was on the crime beat pages for a Miami, Florida newspaper. His thing was not the opening story, full of suppositions and guessing. He let it settle and achieve its investigative stride and direction before telling of the events. There is a collection of his reported pieces that will show this and is well worth getting hold of.
As for this "Angle of Investigation", it's Michael and Harry gold. Nothing but the best from the best.

RandomPhoto

For those of us that can't get enough Bosch

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020

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It's an addition I guess, but I just can't seem to get enough of Bosch! Absolutely love this character, his failures, triumphs and everything in between. So, while waiting on the next Bosch novel, this is a great read, with three quick but totally in keeping with Harry's storylines and career is just the ticket.
Very well done and actually helps fill out more of this character's life and storyline.
Loved it!

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E Evans

Three, short, punchy stories - download and enjoy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2019

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Three short stories featuring Harry Bosch. If you’re up to date with the Bosch series these sit much earlier in his career when he is still an active detective with LAPD (in fact in one we meet rookie Bosch, who has just joined the job).
The stories are tight knit and logical and cover 3 different suspicious deaths, which needless to say Harry figures out.
I found the Bosch character in the first two stories slightly sanctimonious for some reason. In the 3rd story he is investigating an old case – his first dead body as a LAPD cop. This one felt like it contained the Harry Bosch of today; a much stronger and more rounded character. Since it’s the story that gives the collection its title, maybe the author prefers it too.
Definitely worth the download.

James Brydon

Three great stories to add to the Bosch canon!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2018

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This collection of short stories spans the career of Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch with the Los Angeles Police Department. One of them offers an entertaining insight into his second day off the force, as a rookie in uniform, when he and his mentoring partner discovered the body of a middle aged woman who had been bound and then drowned in her own bath, along with her pet dog. That investigation was immediately turned over to the Homicide Division, and Bosch had no further involvement. However, more than thirty years later, after having retired and then been re-recruited to work on cold cases, that death (still unresolved) is still playing on his mind. A potential new lead is found and sets Bosch off on a completely new angle. The other two stories are equally engaging, and resonate with all the characteristics that we have come to savour when Bosch is involved.

I am not generally keen on short stories, feeling that all too often one has no sooner fully engaged with the emerging scenario and characters than it is all over. These stories, however, work excellently. Connelly's spare writing style is as well suited to the shorter format as it is to the novel, and the short stories offer Connelly the opportunity to fill in some of the gaps in Bosch's life.

LOU

Three great short stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2016

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I had been recommended by a friend to read Michael Connelly as I had said that I enjoy Harlen Cobden books. I choose this collection of three stories as I thought it would be good introduction to him and I can say that I was not disappointed. Although only short stories they were long enough to get the feel of the main character of Harry Bosch and were a great taster for what I imagine his longer novels are like. The stories moved at a great pace that meant they were hard to part down with enough going on on each page that keeps the reader interested. If you have not read Michael Connelly books before like me I would recommend this collection and I will definitely be reading more novels by this author.

pphillips

Very good but short

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2013

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As with the previous collection Suicide Run Michael Connelly has provided three very good and very entertaining short stories all involving the character Harry Bosch. In these three short stories Harry is faced with cases from his past and a moving short involving the death of a young boy. All three of these stories are very good however the fact that last thirty two percent of this book is taken up with an excerpt from "The Drop" one of Connelly's full novels and a plug for the other books that he has released was a bit much for me. Good stories but you shouldn't really use thirty plus percent of the product to sell other products.

Shirley Blane, author of The Widow's Revenge

Three good short stories featuring Harry Bosch

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2020

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This author is one of my favourites and I especially enjoy the Harry Bosch novels. These short stories are typical of Bosch and I enjoyed them all. For an introduction to the series, I would recommend them.

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