Nine Dragons (A Harry Bosch Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160788254X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"That day was now." --Dave Callanan. Fans of Michael Connelly can expect another exceptional thrill ride, while newcomers will be immediately engaged by the tortured and unrelenting Bosch. Best of the Month, October 2009: An investigation into a cold-blooded murder introduces Detective Harry Bosch to a Chinese underworld lurking in the dark recesses of the City of Angels. "He knew one day it would come to this, that the darkness would find his daughter and that she would be used to get him," wri
And instantly his world explodes. Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family that he'll find the killer. LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is off the chain in the fastest, fiercest, and highest-stakes case of his life. The world Bosch steps into next is unknown territory. The one good thing in Bosch's life, the person he holds most dear, is taken from him and Bosch travels to Hong Kong in an all-or-nothing bid to regain what he's lost. He brings in a detective from the Asian Gang Unit for help with translation--not just of languages but also of the cultural norms and expectations that guided Li's life. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years. In a place known as Nine Dragons, as the city's Hungry Ghosts festival burns around him, Bosch puts aside everything he know
"PS these dragons don't belch fire" according to Lacelle. The murder of a Chinese owner of a small convenience store leads Harry Bosch down corridors he never would have dreamed of in his worse nightmares. While chasing down leads, he receives a startling video of his daughter, Maddie. Apparently she has been abducted in Hong Kong, where she has been living with her mother, former FBI agent, Eleanor Wish, Harry's ex-wife.Harry, believing that his current murder investigation, and Maddie's abduction are tied together, he hops on a plane to Hong Kong, where he is met by Eleanor, and what he assumes is her bodyguard. They find the apartment where Maddie had been held, but she wa. Excellent book. Carolyn J. Excellent story again from Michael Connelly. Some reviewers did not like that this book took Harry Bosch to Hong Kong but I thought that was an excellent locale to round out this book. You saw a different side of Harry, but not too different, now that his is now on his natural beat of LA. He goes to Hong Kong to rescue his daughter who is kidnapped. The daughter, Maddie lives with her mother in Hong Kong and that in itself is it's own story line of Harry and his ex-wife who he still loves. Mr. Connelly certainly can paint an excellent picture in his books explaining the details of any foreign city. You feel as if you a. Another winner Still one of my favorite characters. While many didn't seem to enjoy his sojourn to Hong Kong I found those 39 hours quite exciting and quite palpable, although he will always still belong in LA! While I wish Eleanor hadn't been portrayed as such an angry bitter woman--Harry does have a way of bringing that out in women; I really felt she should have been a much stronger person in crisis than was written--MAMA BEARS ARE FIERCE over their baby cubs and Michael Connelly clearly forgot that. Nice contrived twist at the end proving like father like daughter. Setting up for some amazing roller coaster rides between the two