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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #10) in Books

Oct 21, 2018  
City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
Michael Connelly | 2002 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
6
8.2 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Can Bosch Solve a Cold Case?
Harry Bosch doesn’t take the call about a human bone serious at first, but this time it turns out that a bone from a human skeleton has been found in a Hollywood neighborhood. The skeleton is that of an abused pre-teen boy, and he’s been buried for 20 years. Can Bosch figure out who he was and bring the killer to justice?

I was looking forward to seeing Harry tackle a cold case, figuring we’d get some interesting twists along the way. Sadly, I was disappointed by the plot, which often gets overshadowed by the various sub-plots going on at the same time. The mystery’s still okay, but it’s not one of the better books by Michael Connelly. The characters are still strong, however, and much of what happens is working on Bosch, although I didn’t realize just how much character development we were getting until I reached the end of the book. The book has the usual levels of foul language, sex, and violence that fans of the series would expect, although it is more than my usual reading choices. Average Michael Connelly is still enjoyable, and I’m definitely anxious to find out what happens to Bosch next.
  
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1) in Books

Feb 13, 2018  
BD
Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #1)
Margaret Maron | 1993
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Not a classic, but certainly an enjoyable mystery novel. First in a rather large series (up to 12 books now, I think) featuring Deborah Knott. Deborah, the so-called bootlegger's daughter, is an attorney in a small North Carolina town. As often happens in such series, crime seems to follow her wherever she goes. In this book, she looks to solve a cold case murder that occurred when she was very young... and her investigation leads to several more deaths.

Margaret Maron's books are quite engaging and fun-to-read... I blew through this book in a few days.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #15) in Books

Aug 2, 2020  
Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
Michael Connelly | 2006 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
10
9.0 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
Does the Confession Solve the Cold Case?
Since Harry Bosch joined the open unsolved squad of the LAPD, he has been actively working on one of his own unsolved cases, that of a young woman who vanished thirteen years earlier. He has a suspect, but it is just based on gut feeling. Then he gets a surprising call. A man who was recently arrested with dead bodies in his car has reached a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. He’s going to confess to several other crimes, including Bosch’s cold case. Is the confession credible?

I had missed Harry Bosch, so I was thrilled to be back in his presence when I picked up this book. He’s a fantastic character, and he comes to life once again in these pages. FBI agent Rachel Walling is also present, and I enjoyed their interactions. The rest of the characters, returning and new, are just as vivid. I knew to expect twists, but they still caught me off guard when I reached them. Yet each one was logical. This series has more sex, language, and violence than my normal cozies, but they are never gratuitously put into the book but used to tell the story. I definitely count myself among Michael Connelly’s fans, and I can’t wait until I find the time to visit Harry Bosch again.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Third Time's a Crime (A Love Or Money Mystery #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
TT
Third Time's a Crime (A Love Or Money Mystery #3)
Diana Orgain | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Georgia Thornton is back for a third round on a reality TV show – this time working with her boyfriend Scott to solve a cold case. The castle where this show is set is super spooky, but things get very scary when Georgia finds a dead body in the empty swimming pool. Even weirder, the victim drowned. What’s going on?

Between the reality TV show and the case, there is always something happening, although I did feel the other happenings overwhelmed the main mystery a bit at times. Still, the mystery builds to a logical conclusion. The author does a great job of helping us keep all the characters straight while growing Georgia, Scott, and some of the other series regulars. And the reality TV setting is just lots of fun.

NOTE: I received a copy of this book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-third-times-crime-by-diana.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.