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Michael Connelly, whose novel The Poet won the 1997 Anthony Award for Best Mystery, is already recognised as one of the smartest and most vivid scribes of the hard-boiled police procedural. Now, with his much- anticipated sixth Harry Bosch novel, Angel's Flight, Connelly offers one of the finest pieces of mystery writing to appear in 1998. Bosch is awakened in the middle of the night and, out of rotation, he is assigned to the murder investigation of the high-profile African American attorney Howard Elias. When Bosch arrives at the scene, it seems that almost the entire LAPD is present, including the IAD (the Internal Affairs Division). Elias, who made a career out of suing the police, was sadistically gunned down on the Angels Flight tram just as he was beginning a case that would have struck the core of the department; not surprisingly, L.A.'s men and women in blue become the centre of the investigation. Haunted by the ghost of the L.A. riots, plagued by incessant media attention, and facing turmoil at home, Bosch suddenly finds himself questioning friends and associates while working side by side with some long-time enemies.
Angel's Flight is a detective's nightmare scenario and is disturbingly relevant to the racially tense last decade of the 20th century. Amidst the twists and turns of his complex narrative, Connelly affirms his rightful place among the masters of contemporary mystery fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley, Amazon.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A lawyer is found murdered on the eve of a landmark trial at the foot of Angels Flight in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The superb 6th Harry Bosch novel from the award-winning No.1 bestselling author.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'Angel Flight' tells the next adventure of disgruntled LA cop Harry Bosch. A highly media exposed lawyer has been murdered and the police are the main suspect. The lawyer made his name by suing the LAPD and in doing so made a lot of enemies. Can Bosch and his two partners sort through the politics and lies to see what the truth is. With red herring's and misdirection everywhere it looks like this could be Bosch's hardest case to date.
Connelly has produced yet another great read in 'Angel Flight'. It does not do much to progress the characters but highlights why we like Bosch and his dogged everyman style. The book is fast paced and enjoyable throughout. The darkness may not appeal to some but I felt was necessary for the book to work.
One area in which I felt this book fell down was the wrapping up of the case - I will not go into details but it is becoming increasingly clear that Connelly needs to find a new way of finishing his stories.
Apart from this small gripe 'Angel Flight' is a great read and one for all crime fans.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first of Michael Connelly book that I have read and I was pleased to find that it wasn't the same as so many other books of its type. There was just the right level of uspense and the characters were well balanced. However, the book did seem to tail off without fully wrapping up the story and I would have liked it to have gone on for longer. Despite this, it was still an excellent book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read my first Connelly book (Blood Work) while on holiday last year. It was an excellent page turner and I was always sorry when I had to put it down. It took me a lot longer to read Angels Flight...I found most of the time I could take it or leave it. It took over half of the book to get started and grab my attention and it lost it a little again before the end. It's still a good read and touches on subjects not normally discussed in fictional crime and there were some good twists and turns. That said, I found it very hard to relate to the main character..Harry Bosch and had a feeling the author was writing a little in cliches as if writing a script for a Hollywood film. Still a good book but it doesn't quite hit the mark.
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I have now read all of Michael Connelly novels so am obviously a fan. This
is another of the Harry Bosch stories, once again its a story that kept me interested with its... Read more
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Published 9 months ago by Romy W
Well written
Typical Michael Connelly, lots of twist and turns and Harry Bosch being his normal taciturn and individualistic self. A good read
Published 17 months ago by R. Goddard
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An excellent read as always from Michael Connolly. I am in the middle of this book and can't wait to get to the end. Full of twists and turns that keep you hooked. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2009 by Mrs. Lynne Colvin
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Another great Connelly novel that really keeps you pinned to the pages. Superb characterisations and dialogue make this one of my best reads this year. Buy it.
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Mr. Tony Griffiths
My forst foray into the world of Bosch
This was my first foray into the world of Harry Bosch - once i put it down i immediatley went and read (in sequence) every earlier effort. Read more
Published on 15 July 2009 by S. Glover
One of the best of the Harry Bosch series
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The fifth in the Harry Bosch portfolio and one of the best. Personally I made the mistake of not reading the fourth - TRUNK MUSIC - and quickly wished I had, because I now know... Read more
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