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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated Lost Light (Harry Bosch #9) in Books

Jan 26, 2019  
Lost Light (Harry Bosch #9)
Lost Light (Harry Bosch #9)
Michael Connelly | 2003 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry
10
8.8 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Bosch Shines Light on a Cold Case
It's been several months since Harry Bosch retired from his job as a homicide detective in Los Angeles. He's attempting to adjust to life as a civilian, but he can't resist when another former cop mentions a cold case they'd both worked on. Angella Benton was strangled in the entrance to her apartment building. Just as Bosch was beginning to investigate, the heist of two million dollars from a movie set gave the case a bigger profile, and the robbery homicide division took it over. Four years later, the murder remains unsolved and the money has not been found. But Bosch has barely begun poking into it again before he is warned off. Is someone still interested in this case? Can Bosch solve it without his badge to open doors for him?

I enjoyed seeing Bosch working without his badge, overcoming the added obstacle of not having any official business looking into this case. While he may not be a cop, we still did get cameos by many of the series regulars, and it was great to check in with them. The characters are strong as always, with Bosch leading the pack. I was surprised to find that this book was narrated first person, something I always enjoy. I hadn't run across that in a Harry Bosch book yet. The case itself was gripping with plenty of twists and turns to keep us engaged up until the end. I listened to the audio version narrated by Len Cariou, who does a great job except for one character. Fortunately, that character isn't a major player in the action of the book.
  
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Hazel (2934 KP) rated For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
FR
For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1)
Michael Wood | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
What a great book and, hopefully, the first of a series of many involving DCI Matilda Darke and the fantastic cast of excellent supporting characters. Well written at a great and unrelenting pace, the story follows the investigation of a cold case and the, possible, link to a recent murder.

Review at <a href="https://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/for-reasons-unknown-by-michael-wood.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated Cold Water Corpse (Luanne Fogarty Mysteries, #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Cold Water Corpse (Luanne Fogarty Mysteries, #3)
Glynn Marsh Alam | 2003
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A skeleton that Luanne found two years ago becomes part of a current case as Luanne and the sheriff's department start looking for a serial killer that preys on women. Not a serial killer book but a good procedural mystery with characters I enjoy and writing so vivid it puts you there.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-cold-water-corps-by-glynn.html">Carstairs Considers<a/>.