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Echo Park

Echo Park
by Michael Connelly
Hardcover: Oct 2006,
416 pages.
Paperback: Aug 2007,
464 pages.

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BOOK SUMMARY

In 1993 Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the twenty-two-year-old was never found. Now, more than a decade later, with the Gesto file still on his desk, Bosch gets a call from the District Attorney.

A man accused of two heinous murders is willing to come clean about several others, including the killing of Marie Gesto. Taking the confession of the man he has sought-and hated-for thirteen years is bad enough. Discovering that he missed a clue back in 1993 that could have stopped nine other murders may just be the straw that breaks Harry Bosch.

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  The Washington Post - Kevin Allman
That sense of uncertainty and dread, combined with Bosch's going from middle age to the precipice of old age, informs every page of this novel.

  The New York Times Sunday Book Review - Marilyn Stasio
Connelly gets everything else right too, layering his fast-moving narrative with problem-solving details; using sound principles of psychology to give life to his characters; setting scenes to convey the fabled aura of local landmarks like Beachwood Canyon and the High Tower Apartments; and, all in all, delivering terrific bang for the buck.

  The Washington Post - Kevin Allman
Echo Park is simple, straightforward writing that plumbs beneath the deceptive surface of a deceptively surfacey city, and Connelly's chronicles of Bosch -- like the detective himself -- are aging like a fine Scotch.

  Publishers Weekly
Smooth prose and plausible characters even the secondary figures elevate this several notches above the standard cop vs. serial-killer thriller.

  Library Journal
Connelly offers strong action writing and exciting plot twists, coupled with more development of Bosch's character and his internal conflicts. Another excellent and riveting entry in the longstanding series by one of mystery fiction's best writers.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Daniel Bakree
Great Book!
This is a well-written and exciting novel that leaves the reader hungry for me. A must read book.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Lynn
I love Harry Bosch
Michael Connelly never lets me down when he writes a Harry Bosch book. Every page contains something interesting about this character. Oh, and the mystery is a great one, too. A really page turner and I was caught by surprise by the ending.

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