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• 一番の謀略犯はHarryだなー、と実感

  相変わらずテンポよく暴走気味のHarryですが、今回は落とし前の付け方が、おぬしも悪やのー、という感じです。 英語も短く歯切れのいいのでページも進みます。 どっぷりとこのシリーズはフォロー中。

• 最後まで一気のローラーコースター推理小説。 ボッシュシリーズにはまりそうです。

  リンカーンロウヤーシリーズを３作ほど読んだところで、今回初めてハリー・ボッシュシリーズを読みました。この二つの小説は兄弟シリーズなんですね。 両シリーズへのレビュワーの方々の評価が高いのもうなずける面白さです。 マイクル・コナリーは読者を飽きさせないツボを心得ていますね。 本小説でもまるで映画を見ているかのようにストーリーが進んでいきます。きちんと30〜50ページに一度は見せ場（読ませどころ）が用意されていますのでページをめくるのが楽しみです。推理と、アクションと、疑惑と、駆け引き、ホラー、そして思いもかけぬ最終へ、、、。最後の最後まで読ませてくれます。 使われている英単語も、文法的にもそんなに難しくありません。また、センテンスも適度な長さですので初心者にはうってつけのペイパーバックでしょう。ただし、略号が多用されますので、一度出てきた捜査課の名前や部門、専門用語などはアンダーラインなどを引くなりして印をつけておくと後々役に立ちます。 英語小説の日本語翻訳版が少なくなっているこのごろ、「今」を感じる英語圏の小説を読もうとすれば原語しかありません。 それでもコナリーなどはほぼ日本語訳でカバーされていますが、この後も重版が出されていくか、といえば、、、？です。 原書はどうも、、、と思っている人でもコナリーならば入ってっていきやすいと思いますし、原書ならではのニュアンスの面白さ、英語の持つリズムや会話のジョークなどは原書でなければ味わえません。コナリーはこれからペーパーバックを始めようとする人にとっても最高に面白い米国の現代小説作家の一人じゃないでしょうか。

• Another excellent work of art

  Another excellent work of art of Michael Connelly. Bosh makes all stories so dramatic. Sure he did this one too. Nice job Michael !

• 一気に読め！

  初めての洋書、辞書を引きながら時間はかかったけど、ストーリーが 最高に面白いから楽しく読めたよ！登場人物のキャラもよく立ってるから 英語初級者にもわかりやすい。 それにしても「マイクル・コナリー」よりも「マイケル・コネリー」のほうが 響きがいい気がするのはおいらだけか？

• いつも通り！

  ハリーボッシュのシリーズは、最初から順番に読み続けています。 もう10冊を超えてます。 若干の出来不出来はあっても安定して面白い！ この本もオーケー。

• さすがにハリー・ボッシュは面白い

  13年前にハリーが担当した未解決事件の犯人が現れ、ハリーは真犯人であることに疑いを持ちながらも、検事や犯人を逮捕した刑事たちとともに、犯人の案内で、死体を埋めた現場へ向かう。 テンポがよく、ストーリーも滑らかで、シリーズ中でも傑作のほうに属すると思います。あいかわらず英文は読みやすく、申し分ありません。ただし、最後の謎解きの部分で、不正行為の始まりの部分は合理的とは思えませんが、特に気にはなりません。

• What an incredible book.

  What an incredible book. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to set it down. I even got yelled at by my boss for reading the book on company time. I've read it 4 times and each time is like the first time. There is alot of information to process so get ready be blown away. It's awsome. Also, if you missed reading Tino Georgiou's masterpiece--The Fates, go and read it.

• This is the twelfth novel featuring the LAPD detective Harry Bosch, but it can be read as a stand-alone story ... however, don't be surprised if, on reading this book, you decide to read others in the series and then find yourself totally addicted to the series, as I am! In this story you will find chillingly realistic characters (both good and bad), atmospheric locations, political intrigue, plenty of red herrings and suspense galore - what more could one ask for from a crime novel? The story opens in 1993 with the disappearance of Marie Gesto and the discovery of her clothes and car. Murder is suspected, so Harry is asked to investigate but with no body and little hard evidence he cannot bring charges against the person who he suspects of her murder. Now, 13 years later, there appears to be a break in the case following the arrest of Reynard Waits who confesses to a series of murders. In exchange for commuting his probable death sentence to one of life behind bars, he offers to reveal where Marie's body can be found. However, Bosch is not convinced Waits is Marie's killer. What follows is a fast-paced crime thriller as Bosch, with the help of current and former colleagues, race to uncover the truth of what actually happened to Marie Gesto and who killed her. There are many twists and turns and some quite dramatic moments in the course of their investigation and the ending caught me completely by surprise. In short, this is a brilliant crime novel written by a master story-teller.

• Typical Connelly brilliance Extremely readable

• Another terrific book by Connelly. I am rereading a few of his older novels and enjoying them immensely.

• Harry Bosch au mieux de sa forme !!!

• ECHO PARK (A HARRY BOSCH NOVEL BOOK 12) [2006] By Michael Connelly My Review Five Stars***** I finished reading ECHO PARK last night, and in the final analysis would have to say that this twelfth installment of Connelly's Bosch novels is among my very favorites. I read it for the first time years ago, or more accurately enjoyed the Unabridged Audio Book because I traveled extensively throughout the early 2000's. I thought it was outstanding then, and I was impressed even more the second time around because I took the time to savor what was truly a sensational reading experience. It was only after I had read THE WRONG SIDE OF GOODBYE [2016] did it occur to me that it would be really interesting to go back and read Connelly's Bosch series of books in chronological order. I could enjoy Connelly's gradual development of his fictional character Harry Bosch and simultaneously run across several of the novels I may not have been able to rent in unabridged books on tape during my traveling years. That said, it was both a good and a bad idea in retrospect. Good, because I was able to read many excellent novels from a true master story teller like Connelly that had escaped me before. Bad, because delving into the genesis of Harry Bosch and his character's arc over the course of a successive number of story lines led me to a disturbing revelation. I discovered that I despised most everything about Harry Bosch, and in fact, a few of the books left me still livid after I read the last page. It is for this reason that I can't read one Bosch book right after another, it is too exasperating to share that much time with the lead character of Harry Bosch. ECHO PARK is one of my favorites out of the first dozen Bosch books. Among the earlier novels I would consider CONCRETE BLOND as an especially enjoyable read. My all time favorite is A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT (which I have re-read a couple of times over the years and then purchased when the title came up in the chronological order reading list). We learn it in that Harry was profiled by FBI Profiler Terry McCaleb and determined to fit the criteria of what was classified as a "MO AV" (Mission Oriented Avenging Angel). This provides readers with psychological insight into what makes Harry tick so to speak. It is accurate to say that "the shoe fits", but it doesn't expand upon the tunnel vision that Harry applies to any case that he is pursuing. He finds it impossible to keep from judging the motivations of everyone around him, and to reflect that he could aptly be labelled a self-righteous hypocrite is being kind. He is a lone wolf, a reckless renegade, a shameless user of women, opportunistic at every turn, and would sacrifice anything and everyone to achieve his own personal concept of justice in any given criminal case. Harry will doggedly follow all leads, display the tenacity of a parasitic tick, and close a case by any means and at virtually any cost to friend, lover, or foe. Last year I re-read THE POET, a standalone Connelly masterpiece and followed it up with the sequel THE NARROWS. Ironically it provides the back story on Rachel Walling and her working and romantic interlude with Bosch. It certainly underscored the fact that Harry is an unsympathetic character at best, and despicable at worst. The novel I am reviewing ECHO PARK shares a common thread with the novels mentioned above, namely that the plot line includes the hunt for a ruthless serial predator. Obviously ECHO PARK is not just about a serial murderer, but rather an intricately plotted hard boiled police procedural with enough turns and twists to make the reader dizzy, yet grounded and sated by the end of the story. Connelly is without question one of the most successful authors of crime fiction who is writing today. He has earned that distinction by a succession of chillingly complex cop thrillers that never fail to please his audience and myriad fans. I would certainly recommend this book to any reader out there who enjoys crime fiction and in particular outstanding police procedurals. The serial killer component was simply a plus since I am a devotee of serial killer thrillers. Connelly is pretty much in a class of his own. ECHO PARK was a gripping story that kept the reader riveted until the last page. There will be no spoilers here, despite the fact that this novel was published almost a decade and a half ago. That said, the ending was quite revealing in that it clearly demonstrated the duplicity and the ruthless self-righteousness of Connelly's iconic anti-hero Harry Bosch. A sympathetically portrayed Rachel Walling gets a glimpse of the true Harry, the man behind the mask. She is (appropriately) horrified ("And, well, Harry, I guess this is the dog you chose to feed. I hope you're happy with it. And I hope it fits in perfectly well with the way of the true detective")

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