Tag: Fiction
Michael Connelly
Copyright 2017
I read this in early March 2023. One of my favorites so far. I’ve been hung up on Michael Connelly novels for a couple of years. When I had Covid probably Jan 2020 a friend brought me The Lincoln Lawyer, I’d seen the movie but hadn’t thought of reading him. I’ve read five or six of them now.
Again this is not a book review site. Rather it’s me documenting my reading. Something I wish I started long ago.
Author Ken Follett
Copyright 1995
I finished reading this probably the end of January 2024. This is the 6th Ken Follett novel I’ve read.
Michael Connelly
Published in 1993, this is the 2nd of Michael Connelly’s mystery novels. The first The Black Echo, was published in 1992 and won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel. As of this writing he has published an additional 35 novels. Most if not all were best sellers – I wasn’t able to figure that out exactly.
The Black Ice has been reviewed on Amazon almost 11,000 times. I’m not a good enough writer to imagine that I can add anything original to that discussion other than my opinion, such as it may be.
It’s the second in the Harry (Hieronmyous) Bosch series, I love the character and the setting. As a resident of Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley for the last 30+ years his local references are fun, the sense of familiarity they add are – hmm I don’t have a good adjective – but I enjoy it. It’s a quick read, nothing to ponder here.
I watch the television series as well. Unlike most book/tv series combos I’m able to enjoy the show after the book. Typically if I want to enjoy both I have to watch the show first – generally speaking I find television can’t hold up to the book – like the Outlander series. I was obsessed with the books but don’t find the show at all entertaining.
For a quick and engaging read pretty much any Michael Connelly book will do the trick, The Black Ice is no exception. I finished reading this Jan 9, 2023. That note is for my own reference – mostly because I don’t know where else to put it and I want to publish these posts as I finish the books.