The Narrows (Harry Bosch)
by Michael Connelly
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Author: Michael ConnellyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-02
ISBN: 0446699543
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Reviews of The Narrows (Harry Bosch)
Book Review: The thrilling sequel to "The Poet"
Summary: 4 Stars
Connelly's ability to build his Los Angeles universe, tie his characters' background and stories together and continue to extend their already richly developed personalities is pure magic. In "The Narrows", Harry Bosch, LA homicide detective retired and now erstwhile private investigator, is asked to look into the death of his friend Terry McCaleb. McCaleb's widow is not convinced that his death was as simple as it seems and knows that Terry would have wanted Bosch to tie up any loose ends.
The revelation that "The Narrows" is, in fact, a sequel to his first stand-alone novel, comes early in the novel. Bosch's labyrinthine investigations have put him onto the trail of Robert Backus, the former FBI agent turned rogue serial killer (known as "The Poet") who had been presumed dead at the end of that novel. It's now clear that Backus has re-surfaced and is back on the killing trail with a brutally renewed vigour. In fact, he's got his sights set on anyone that took part in his first takedown and #1 on that hit list is FBI agent, Rachel Walling.
Despite the fact that Connelly's skilled plotting never leaves anything to be desired in the way of thrills and shivers, red herrings, surprises and about-faces, the real beauty to the Harry Bosch novels is the intricate attention to procedural details and a deep, complex, angst-ridden psychological structure for each and every character that is capable of overwhelming any sniffing reader with a real-world aroma. Connelly's characters' perfumes are a rich and heady metaphorical mixture ranging from delicate, beautiful floral notes to overtones of bleak, raw, undiluted sewage.
Harry Bosch fans who have ridden Connelly's success train from that very first novel, "The Black Echo", will smile as the blossom of Bosch's love for his newly discovered daughter continues to open, as he struggles to understand and resolve his frustrating relationship with his ex-wife, Eleanor Wish (now working as a professional gambler in the Las Vegas casino circuit), and as he falls into the complication of a new attraction for FBI agent, Rachel Walling.
Harry Bosch is a classic character in the making who will stand beside the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot for many, many years to come. Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
Summary of The Narrows (Harry Bosch)
FBI agent Rachel Walling finally gets the call she's dreaded for years, the one that tells her the Poet has surfaced. She has never forgotten the serial killer who wove lines of poetry in his hideous crimes--and apparently he has not forgotten her.Former LAPD detective Harry Bosch gets a call, too--from the widow of an old friend. Her husband's death seems natural, but his ties to the hunt for the Poet make Bosch dig deep. Arriving at a derelict spot in the California desert where the feds are unearthing bodies, Bosch joins forces with Rachel. Now the two are at odds with the FBI...and squarely in the path of the Poet, who will lead them on a wicked ride out of the heat, through the narrows of evil, and into a darkness all his own...
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