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Grand Central Publishing (1998), 528 pages
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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:From the #1 bestselling author of the Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer series and who "is the master of the universe in which he lives" (Huffington Post), comes the gripping novel that inspired the film starring Clint Eastwood. When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister, Gloria, was murdered, Terry realizes he has no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau-as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth. *Winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière- International Category *Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel *Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel… (more)
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LibraryThing member rolyaty
Solid book. Just finished it up. Starting to get a feel for Connelly's tight plots.
The characters were pretty good, although I found it slightly difficult to get into the book, as I didn't identify much with the main character, but the plot was interesting enough.
One thing I appreciate in his books
All in all, I appreciated the book, and how well it was written, the plot, the characters, and the interesting aspects of the story, but I didn't connect with the story in such a way that would cause it to be a better than 4 star book, but make no mistake, it was quality from start to finish.
The characters were pretty good, although I found it slightly difficult to get into the book, as I didn't identify much with the main character, but the plot was interesting enough.
One thing I appreciate in his books
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is that he leaves enough inconsequential details in there to throw off a clear guess as to what's really going on. There is misdirection that leads the more experienced mystery readers to make guesses that implicate other characters, or that might take the plot in other directions...there's a depth to the plots that are absent some other, less complicated mystery writers and I appreciate that.All in all, I appreciated the book, and how well it was written, the plot, the characters, and the interesting aspects of the story, but I didn't connect with the story in such a way that would cause it to be a better than 4 star book, but make no mistake, it was quality from start to finish.
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LibraryThing member ChristineEllei
I have been enjoying the Mickey Haller series, and decided to see what Mr. Connelly’s other books were like. In this book he introduces a new character in Terry McCaleb, an FBI agent forced into retirement due to a heart ailment. Terry is trying to live the quiet life to let his body adjust to
The basic premise for this book … finding out whose heart has been received and feeling an obligation is not a new story line … its been done many times before. How could it not? However, aside from drawing McCaleb into the investigation, its not the major focus of the story and I could appreciate that. It’s a good suspense thriller with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting to the end. I like Mr. Connelly’s characters because they are not perfect. A personal flaw every now and then makes them a little more real
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the new heart he received in a transplant. That all changes when Graciela Rivers tracks him down and asks him to investigate her sister’s “accidental” death. McCaleb refuses, until he learns its her sisters heart now beating in his own chest.The basic premise for this book … finding out whose heart has been received and feeling an obligation is not a new story line … its been done many times before. How could it not? However, aside from drawing McCaleb into the investigation, its not the major focus of the story and I could appreciate that. It’s a good suspense thriller with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting to the end. I like Mr. Connelly’s characters because they are not perfect. A personal flaw every now and then makes them a little more real
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LibraryThing member armysparkey
An exelent page turner ,nice pace thoughout .Should be a film but they probably would not do it justice.
I will definately seek out more Michael Connelly books.
I will definately seek out more Michael Connelly books.
LibraryThing member imota
BLOOD WORK is not a boring book, but it lacks a convincing characterization and some situations are predictable. You have a man approached by a women for help. This man, an ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has serious health problems (having a transplanted heart). So, in real life he is not likely to
In short, this is a decent crime (mystery) novel, but this is not exceptional literature which makes you wonder, cry, think and ask for more.
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be a candidate to lead a murder investigation. However, the story is different...Next, why this woman (Graciella) has to be young and beautiful....Why not old and average looking ? Why should this private detective get emotionally involved with Graciella ? If so, is it likely that Graciella would fall in love with this man in real life considering his poor health? And Graciella, she appears to me as stiff as a a wooden figure - no life, no real emotions, doubts or weaknesses on her part... In short, she is just a decoration, a necessary character which helps move the plot along, but without real blood and flesh. The same could be said for all supporting characters...As soon as the book is over, they are all forgotten. In short, this is a decent crime (mystery) novel, but this is not exceptional literature which makes you wonder, cry, think and ask for more.
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LibraryThing member melindabilecki
pretty good, mine copy has Clint Eastwook on the cover
LibraryThing member Bookmarque
That last part was a little extreme. I don’t think it’s the most horrible thing he’s ever seen but it’s close. The upshot is this; he figures that Graciela’s sister’s death is tied to two others. They were caught on surveillance tape and a HK P7 was found to be on both tapes. A weird
So was the killer hoping for organs himself or for someone else or was he just trying to move up on the list? Terry gets his doctor to help him find out who the other recipients were. In the mean time, the cops are getting nasty. While he’s out, they toss his boat with a warrant and discover the missing personal items from two of the three killings. But they do not find the gun. They were supposed to but Terry surprised someone in the night and ran him off the boat. But the carpet was wet. Why was that? What were they doing? He sends his next door neighbor down to investigate and what he finds is the P7 in a dive bag tied to Terry’s boat. Good thing he finds it first.
Then he figures out that the eye witness to the 2nd killing was faking his hypnotic state during their last round of questioning. From that he determines that the Good Samaritan on Gloria’s killing was the same man. The shooter needed the victim found right away so they wouldn’t die & the organs could be used. He was doing for Terry specifically. He was a serial killer called the Code Killer that Terry’s FBI Task Force failed to capture. He wanted Terry to know that he killed Gloria for him and him alone.
But it backfired. They got prints from him in the interrogation room and found out who he was. They tossed his warehouse room to find that he set up Terry to take the fall and disappeared. But Terry remembered the vivid description of a place that the killer mentioned in his "hypnotic” state. He tracked him there and killed him. It was taken to be a suicide – wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
It wasn’t bad. Some of the clues were pretty thin but it’s fiction. The relationship between Terry & Graciela was ok – not forced, not sexually gratuitous. Cautious. Of course they are together in the end. On the boat. Romantically sailing to Catalina.
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gun to be used as a stick-up gun. So a few more clues come together and Terry figures out that they all had the same blood type; his type. The killer was killing people for their blood type and presumably for their organs since they were all organ donors. The first two killings were botched because the victim died before getting to life-support and the organs were wasted. But Gloria’s death was found in time and her organs were saved – the heart for Terry himself. So was the killer hoping for organs himself or for someone else or was he just trying to move up on the list? Terry gets his doctor to help him find out who the other recipients were. In the mean time, the cops are getting nasty. While he’s out, they toss his boat with a warrant and discover the missing personal items from two of the three killings. But they do not find the gun. They were supposed to but Terry surprised someone in the night and ran him off the boat. But the carpet was wet. Why was that? What were they doing? He sends his next door neighbor down to investigate and what he finds is the P7 in a dive bag tied to Terry’s boat. Good thing he finds it first.
Then he figures out that the eye witness to the 2nd killing was faking his hypnotic state during their last round of questioning. From that he determines that the Good Samaritan on Gloria’s killing was the same man. The shooter needed the victim found right away so they wouldn’t die & the organs could be used. He was doing for Terry specifically. He was a serial killer called the Code Killer that Terry’s FBI Task Force failed to capture. He wanted Terry to know that he killed Gloria for him and him alone.
But it backfired. They got prints from him in the interrogation room and found out who he was. They tossed his warehouse room to find that he set up Terry to take the fall and disappeared. But Terry remembered the vivid description of a place that the killer mentioned in his "hypnotic” state. He tracked him there and killed him. It was taken to be a suicide – wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
It wasn’t bad. Some of the clues were pretty thin but it’s fiction. The relationship between Terry & Graciela was ok – not forced, not sexually gratuitous. Cautious. Of course they are together in the end. On the boat. Romantically sailing to Catalina.
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LibraryThing member debavp
Ok, so I am starting to read A Darkness More Than Night and realize that Blood Work is no longer a stand alone and now I need to read it first. If you're going to read all of Connelly's series I suggest you do read it first, but if you're not interested in the Harry Bosch series you can read this
Connelly chose a very interesting subject to deal with while introducing Terry McCaleb to us. I won't give it away, but this was one well written and interesting thriller. A bit of Michael Palmer and Robin Cook thrown in with the Connelly we all like. This has some great dective work in it.
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one whenever. Also, in the first pages there is a mention of the Poet case and of course I then had to stop right there and read Connelly's The Poet before I went any further with this book. Trust me--you don't have to because that is the only mention, so save that series for another time :) Connelly chose a very interesting subject to deal with while introducing Terry McCaleb to us. I won't give it away, but this was one well written and interesting thriller. A bit of Michael Palmer and Robin Cook thrown in with the Connelly we all like. This has some great dective work in it.
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LibraryThing member PIER50
Excellent book by Michael Connelly, a good plot and the whole thing romps along. What i like about Connelly's books is how the characters interact between different books and series. i.e reference is made to a lawyer called Micheal Haller, who appears in his own series of books later as the
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'Lincoln Lawyer' It gives the whole thing a joined up feel so that you get involvedwith the whole LA thing. Show Less
LibraryThing member teeth
This is a great suspense book about a retired FBI agent Terry Mcaleb who recieves a new heart and tries to find the murderer of his donor. There are lots of twists and turns.
LibraryThing member Kathy89
I really enjoyed this page turner. Terry McCaleb, retired FBI, is recovering from heart transplant surgery when a woman comes to him asking him to look into the death of her sister who died in a robbery because she was in the wrong place. He tells her that wasn't the kind of work he did but she
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LibraryThing member hchannell
I've liked every Michael Connelly book I've read and this one was no exception. The only negative thing about it is it didn't have one of his better endings. To me, the ending wasn't very satisfying. It seemed to me to be a little rushed and also far-fetched. If the ending was better, I would have
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given it 5 stars because up to that point, it was excellent and had me hooked. Show Less
LibraryThing member seldombites
Blood Work is a good, old-fashioned detective novel. Ex-FBI agent is convinced to take on one more case; case becomes complicated; agent finds himself in trouble; situation is resolved; everybody but the criminal is happy. Thrilling enough to hold my interest, but familiar enough to be comforting
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and comfortable, this book was perfect for my state of mind when I read it. I would certainly recommend it. Show Less
LibraryThing member Speesh
The first thing I thought about this one, was that there's more than a hint of The Rockford Files about it. Terry McCaleb used to be in the FBI, but now lives on a boat he's slowly repairing, has had a heart transplant and has a slightly quirky mate living on a boat further along the marina. There
The premis of the book is, that McCaleb has recently had a heart transplant. The donor, it seems was murdered and McCaleb gets contacted by the sister of the donor and asked to investigate her murder, as the Police seem to have drawn a blank and may, or may not, have put it to one side as merely a 'wrong place, wrong time' kind of crime. Initially reluctant, McCaleb eventually allows guilt and/or feelings for the sister and the orphaned son of his donor, to win him over and he begins to investigate using his previous experience, and not the least contacts, to slowly begin to realise that there is perhaps more to this than at first meets the eye.
Whilst I got this for free - I got first dibs on the collection of a friend of my father-in-law's who died a year or so ago - I knew something of Michael Connelly before starting Blood Work. I remember reading one of his, The Poet, many years ago and whilst I couldn't remember anything of the plot, I went into reading this with a good feeling and remembering that I had enjoyed that book, which was why I chose to take this book when offered after all.
Well, there's no denying it's nicely written and well-plotted and I developed some sympathy for McCaleb's investigation, reasons and methods, there's just too little happening over too long a period for it to be anything other than mildly diverting. It was only after around 250 pages that something(s) really started to happen. Now the strands will finally start coming together and making sense, I thought. But then I thought; what strands? Nothing I can think of so far that he has described often in almost pedantic detail could be worthy of being pulled together. But then, that could be a sign that instead of being overly long and a bit dull, Connelly has been unbelievably clever, pulled the wool over our eyes and is about to pull the rug out from our feet (think those two will work together)! Yes, that must be it. He's actually a genius, when I was thinking he wasn't.
However, the surprise, the 'this is the who and the why' wasn't that much of a surprise. Not worthy of all the struggle and the investigation and the pages and pages of minutiae I had waded through. Not a slamming the book on the old coffee table, with a series of expletive deletes of surprise - as has happened before recently and as the wife has grown to love…As well plotted as it is, it is rather, how can I put it, emotionlessly done? Rather like putting a difficult, 10,000 piece jig-saw together, than getting swept up on a wave of emotion and logical progressions before being dropped from a great height onto the beach of realisation...erm… I felt it should have been more of a roller coaster - than a slow train - to an ending and a shocking revelation of who it was that had done it and why. Someone we'd overlooked in the course of reading? Someone we'd forgotten about or dismissed? I just thought that the final revealing and the after the event, had a little too much of the 'meh' to it.
If you're a Michael Connelly fan, this wouldn't I guess, disappoint. If you're not, it probably isn't the best place to start. Good job I got it free.
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isn't a quirky father popping round, but his father is still a presence in his life.The premis of the book is, that McCaleb has recently had a heart transplant. The donor, it seems was murdered and McCaleb gets contacted by the sister of the donor and asked to investigate her murder, as the Police seem to have drawn a blank and may, or may not, have put it to one side as merely a 'wrong place, wrong time' kind of crime. Initially reluctant, McCaleb eventually allows guilt and/or feelings for the sister and the orphaned son of his donor, to win him over and he begins to investigate using his previous experience, and not the least contacts, to slowly begin to realise that there is perhaps more to this than at first meets the eye.
Whilst I got this for free - I got first dibs on the collection of a friend of my father-in-law's who died a year or so ago - I knew something of Michael Connelly before starting Blood Work. I remember reading one of his, The Poet, many years ago and whilst I couldn't remember anything of the plot, I went into reading this with a good feeling and remembering that I had enjoyed that book, which was why I chose to take this book when offered after all.
Well, there's no denying it's nicely written and well-plotted and I developed some sympathy for McCaleb's investigation, reasons and methods, there's just too little happening over too long a period for it to be anything other than mildly diverting. It was only after around 250 pages that something(s) really started to happen. Now the strands will finally start coming together and making sense, I thought. But then I thought; what strands? Nothing I can think of so far that he has described often in almost pedantic detail could be worthy of being pulled together. But then, that could be a sign that instead of being overly long and a bit dull, Connelly has been unbelievably clever, pulled the wool over our eyes and is about to pull the rug out from our feet (think those two will work together)! Yes, that must be it. He's actually a genius, when I was thinking he wasn't.
However, the surprise, the 'this is the who and the why' wasn't that much of a surprise. Not worthy of all the struggle and the investigation and the pages and pages of minutiae I had waded through. Not a slamming the book on the old coffee table, with a series of expletive deletes of surprise - as has happened before recently and as the wife has grown to love…As well plotted as it is, it is rather, how can I put it, emotionlessly done? Rather like putting a difficult, 10,000 piece jig-saw together, than getting swept up on a wave of emotion and logical progressions before being dropped from a great height onto the beach of realisation...erm… I felt it should have been more of a roller coaster - than a slow train - to an ending and a shocking revelation of who it was that had done it and why. Someone we'd overlooked in the course of reading? Someone we'd forgotten about or dismissed? I just thought that the final revealing and the after the event, had a little too much of the 'meh' to it.
If you're a Michael Connelly fan, this wouldn't I guess, disappoint. If you're not, it probably isn't the best place to start. Good job I got it free.
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LibraryThing member buffalogr
Good Connelly book...a classic whodunit where the cops/FBI begin to investigate the detective. Interesting premise -- detective sleuth's his heart donor's suspicious death. I like the imagination. This is book one of several; think I'll continue.
LibraryThing member JudithDCollins
Really liked this book! (Terry McCaleb Series). I missed the movie with Clint Eastwood (my favorite actor), so plan on viewing it as well! When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart
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transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister Gloria was murdered, it leaves Terry no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau--as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth. Show Less
LibraryThing member jodyjoujou
My first mystery book in high school. It puts you on the edge of your seat when you are reading. I didn't want to let go of the book. Once I finished a chapter I wanted to keep going. That's how good it is. Makes you want to know what will happen espacially when things turns upside down in the plot.
LibraryThing member kenzen
Good book, but the ending ruined it somewhat.
LibraryThing member edwardsgt
The first novel I read by Michael Connelly and was completely hooked by the depth of charactisation and local colour in the novel. An unusal topic where a heart transplant police officer traces the source of his donated organ, with unexpected results. Made into a film starring Clint Eastwood
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LibraryThing member idiotgirl
Audiobook. Book definitely better than the movie, which was without energy. This has an interesting premise--looking for the murderer of the person who was donor of heart hero now lives on with. Enjoyed. But I'm easy to please with a thriller.
LibraryThing member jamespurcell
A new characterbut another high quality story from Michael Connolly. Lots of interesting twists and turns as a retired FBI agent with a new heart tracks down the killer that made the organ available.
LibraryThing member TysonAdams
One of the best crime fiction books I have read. Can't really say much more than that without sounding like a fanboy.
LibraryThing member SamSattler
This 1998 novel introduced retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb into the Harry Bosch "galaxy," and is a wonderful standalone thriller on its own. For those keeping track of things like this, Blood Work is considered the 8th book in Harry's world because he and Bosch interact in books following this
Blood Work introduces Terry as a shell of a man who almost died waiting for the heart transplant that barely happened in time to save his life. Now he is living on the boat he inherited from his father as he recovers from the surgery and time to prove that his body will not reject the donated heart. All is going well until Terry receives and unexpected visit from a woman who tells him that his heart came from her dead sister - and that the donor was murdered in a convenience store robbery.
When the sister asks Terry (she knows that he was a serial murder profiler for the FBI in his previous life) to look into her sister's murder since the police seem to have given up on solving it, Terry's world is changed forever. What he learns about the murder and himself is devastating in more ways than one and the ultimate question is whether or not Terry will find the will to go on with his life.
Blood Work is brilliantly plotted and written - but it's Michael Connelly, so that's come to be the norm for many of us. It's what we expect.
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introductory one.Blood Work introduces Terry as a shell of a man who almost died waiting for the heart transplant that barely happened in time to save his life. Now he is living on the boat he inherited from his father as he recovers from the surgery and time to prove that his body will not reject the donated heart. All is going well until Terry receives and unexpected visit from a woman who tells him that his heart came from her dead sister - and that the donor was murdered in a convenience store robbery.
When the sister asks Terry (she knows that he was a serial murder profiler for the FBI in his previous life) to look into her sister's murder since the police seem to have given up on solving it, Terry's world is changed forever. What he learns about the murder and himself is devastating in more ways than one and the ultimate question is whether or not Terry will find the will to go on with his life.
Blood Work is brilliantly plotted and written - but it's Michael Connelly, so that's come to be the norm for many of us. It's what we expect.
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LibraryThing member Eyejaybee
Michael Connolly has a knack of creating very tough yet also empathetic protagonists, the most famous being Heironymous “Harry” Bosch, detective on the Hollywood Homicide Squad. In this book, he introduces a new one, Terrell “Terry” McCaleb, until recently a high ranking Special Agent with
As the novel opens McCaleb is a few months into early retirement, and is still recovering from a heart transplant operation a few weeks previously. He has nothing in mind but maintaining his boat (on which he lives), fishing and sailing. Those plans fall by the wayside after he is persuaded to investigate what appears to have been a fairly ordinary shooting in a liquor store in Los Angeles.
Connolly is excellent at constructing plots, throwing in twists that are always as entirely plausible as they are wholly unforeseen. He also develops very credible characters. In this book, we witness the extreme resentment of local detectives towards the perceived ‘intrusion’ into their cases by the FBI. McCaleb’s retired status does not protect him from just such resentment, and the local police forces prove to be one of the biggest obstacles in his pursuit of the killer.
Connolly has more or less created his own genre, combining great writing with watertight plots, solid characters and gripping action. An unbeatable combination
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the FBI. As the novel opens McCaleb is a few months into early retirement, and is still recovering from a heart transplant operation a few weeks previously. He has nothing in mind but maintaining his boat (on which he lives), fishing and sailing. Those plans fall by the wayside after he is persuaded to investigate what appears to have been a fairly ordinary shooting in a liquor store in Los Angeles.
Connolly is excellent at constructing plots, throwing in twists that are always as entirely plausible as they are wholly unforeseen. He also develops very credible characters. In this book, we witness the extreme resentment of local detectives towards the perceived ‘intrusion’ into their cases by the FBI. McCaleb’s retired status does not protect him from just such resentment, and the local police forces prove to be one of the biggest obstacles in his pursuit of the killer.
Connolly has more or less created his own genre, combining great writing with watertight plots, solid characters and gripping action. An unbeatable combination
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LibraryThing member MikeBruscellSr
Michael Connelly again demonstrates his mastery of the police procedural in 'Blood Work'. Fast paced, believable characters, and an ever changing story line full of twists and turns grabs the reader and keeps his/her attention throughout. Terry McCaleb is damaged, flawed and at times vulnerable,
Connelly is always a great read and was on top of his game for Blood Work!
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but smart, resilient and tough-minded, willing to risk his life in his quest for justice. One thing I did learn is that he appears to have a complete disdain for burglary detectives for some reason. That hit close to home, but I was able to relate to the character and the story anyway. Connelly is always a great read and was on top of his game for Blood Work!
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LibraryThing member Lauren2013
Blood Work
4 Stars
Former FBI profiler, Terry McCaleb is recovering from a heart transplant when he learns that his donor was murdered during a robbery, and the case remains unsolved. McCaleb decides to investigate the crime himself, and soon realizes that a diabolical killer with a disturbing motive
Series note: This is book #1 in the Terry McCaleb series. Book #2 is a continuation of the Harry Bosch series and slots in after book #7.
Additional note: This book has been made into a movie and seeing the movie prior to reading the book had a significant impact on my perceptions of events in the story. Knowing the identity of the killer from the movie led me astray while reading.
McCaleb is an intelligent, skilled and resourceful investigator, and following along with him as he works through the clues is enjoyable. There is, of course, the inevitable comparison with Connelly's signature character, Harry Bosch, and suffice it to say that McCaleb is far less angsty or prone to deep psychological musings than Harry.
The case is very compelling and the killer's motive and machinations are very intricate yet plausible. Nevertheless, as is always the case with Connelly's writing, there is too much repetition in some of the descriptions of events and evidence.
Overall, a solid police procedural with a likable main character, but it is long winded at times and could have been 50-75 pages shorter.
4 Stars
Former FBI profiler, Terry McCaleb is recovering from a heart transplant when he learns that his donor was murdered during a robbery, and the case remains unsolved. McCaleb decides to investigate the crime himself, and soon realizes that a diabolical killer with a disturbing motive
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is at work. Series note: This is book #1 in the Terry McCaleb series. Book #2 is a continuation of the Harry Bosch series and slots in after book #7.
Additional note: This book has been made into a movie and seeing the movie prior to reading the book had a significant impact on my perceptions of events in the story. Knowing the identity of the killer from the movie led me astray while reading.
McCaleb is an intelligent, skilled and resourceful investigator, and following along with him as he works through the clues is enjoyable. There is, of course, the inevitable comparison with Connelly's signature character, Harry Bosch, and suffice it to say that McCaleb is far less angsty or prone to deep psychological musings than Harry.
The case is very compelling and the killer's motive and machinations are very intricate yet plausible. Nevertheless, as is always the case with Connelly's writing, there is too much repetition in some of the descriptions of events and evidence.
Overall, a solid police procedural with a likable main character, but it is long winded at times and could have been 50-75 pages shorter.
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Subjects
Awards
Edgar Award (Nominee — Novel — 1999)
Anthony Award (Nominee — Novel — 1999)
Macavity Award (Winner — Novel — 1999)
Barry Award (Nominee — Novel — 1999)
Deutscher Krimi Preis (2000)
This Mystery is Amazing! (#6 — 2001)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1997
Physical description
528 p.; 4.25 inches
ISBN
0446602620 / 9780446602624