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The Black Box

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Michael McConnohie
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Publisher's summary

In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved.

Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box", the one piece of evidence that will pull the case together.

Riveting and relentlessly paced, The Black Box leads Harry Bosch, "one of the greats of crime fiction" (New York Daily News), into one of his most fraught and perilous cases.

©2012 Michael Connelly (P)2012 Hachette Audio

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Listened to All Bosch books at least three times.

Having been a small town patrolmanr, night shift Lt. An then investigator and having listened an read hundreds of police novels I can say Harry Bosch is the real thing.

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Great as always

What did you like about this audiobook?

The Harry Bosch series has always been great

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

Yes

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

A great reader with emotion

What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

All of it was great

Do you have any additional comments?

Awesome

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Didn’t think the narrator was that bad

I usually don’t write reviews, but I thought the narrator was fine. I agree he’s not as good as previous readers, but don’t let it put you off. It’s a good Bosch book.

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great as always!

I like narrator Len Cariou, better but this was good. would have liked more follow up on the ending.
excellent book in Bosch series.

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Winner winner

I have listened to this book for the second time and forgot how good this book is…the story is absolutely amazing. I loved this book. Will listen to it again in a year.

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Great story.

I never thought I would be a big fan of Harry Bosch. The story moves too slow for me. However, the storyline is so good that it keeps me glued interested in every detail. This was a good one.

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One of the Best!

I was surprised how good this story was so late in the series. Love to king forms to the next.

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Reader ruins the book!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Black Box to be better than the print version?

No because: The poor performance of the reader really detracts from the whole exprience.

What did you like best about this story?

I'm reviewing after only listening for 2hrs, so I can't say what I like best. But I felt I had to comment on how boring the reader is.

What didn’t you like about Michael McConnohie’s performance?

He sounds almost mechanical.

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I might finish listening but right now I'm really tempted to invest in the ebook as well and enjoy "Harry Bosch" that way because at this juncture I'm too distracted by the change in readers. Harry had a voice and it's not Mr Connohie!

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DECENT BUT...

Not enough character development not really too much of Harry Bosch the narrator made it worse. Not one of the better works.

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gap filler

I am a huge fan of the Bosh series. This book was hard to focus on and had to keep skipping back to grasp everything. It is nothing against Michael M., but used to Len's reading. The story opened a few topics that ended abruptly it felt a little off. I'm not sure if the next book or another will revisit these topics and characters. A lot of information was crammed into this book but it didn't feel the same.

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