- Mass Market Paperback: 488 pages
- Publisher: Warner Vision; Reprint edition (31 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446667900
- ISBN-13: 978-0446667906
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.2 x 17.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 559,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In A Darkness More than Night, Michael Connelly brings together in a clash of values Terry McCaleb, the semi-retired profiler of Blood Work and Harry Bosch, the burned-out LAPD veteran who most recently appeared in Angels Flight. McCaleb is called in unofficially when someone hog-ties acquitted rapist and murderer Gunn and leaves him to strangle himself, and he soon finds everything from the way Gunn died to the plastic owl left watching the corpse pointing him solidly in one direction. Meanwhile Bosch is orchestrating a high-profile case against a Hollywood producer with a taste for strangling his mistresses and a security adviser whose dislike of Bosch goes back a very long way... This is an ingenious thriller which is also a powerful parable about justice and just how far it is possible to go in pursuit of it; Connelly is as intelligent about human motivation and the misunderstandings that destroy friendship as he is about forensics, art history and the mechanics of prosecution. By bringing together two series characters, he ensures that we care passionately about the outcome of his puzzle and his argument; we have a lot invested in who is right, and who is innocent. --Roz Kaveney
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'Lots of authentic police procedure, and Michael Beck's pace and varied characterisation, add to the enjoyment' (Christina Hardyment THE INDEPENDENT )
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Best of All Worlds,
By Untouchable (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Darkness More Than Night (Paperback)
This is a celebration of Connelly's work so far. He has managed to tie in characters from all his other books. Terry McCaleb from Blood Work, Harry Bosch, the protagonist of 6 other books and Jack McEvoy from The Poet. He makes mention of the incident from which he was serving a suspension in The Last Coyote. Not only that, the assistant prosecuting attorney in the ongoing court case makes a reappearance after being introduced in Angel's Flight. Just for fun, see if you can spot the passing reference to a character in Connelly's other stand alone book, Void Moon.On top of everything else, Michael Connelly delivers yet another powerful thriller, combining McCaleb's profiling skills with the dark figure of Harry Bosch. Two stories are intertwined as Bosch is involved with a high profile court case, and McCaleb investigates a murder. I feel we're treated to the best of all worlds through the combination of all of Connelly's main protagonists. If you're a dyed-in-the-wool Michael Connelly fan, this book will bring back fond memories of his previous works. If it's the first Michael Connelly book you've read, I think you'll find your curiosity sufficiently aroused to go back and read the earlier stuff.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another best-seller from Michael Connelly,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch) (Mass Market Paperback)
How cleverly Michael Connelly has brought together his 2 most memorable heroes - Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb, in this exciting thriller.Although the plot is uncovered fairly early on, the tense court-room action and the brilliant characterisation of the central characters make this another 'page-turner' right up until the very end. I would definitely recommend this book to all fans of Connelly.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable if unsurprising thriller,
By CJ "Books, films, games, you name it - I love... (UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: A Darkness More Than Night (Paperback)
Michael Connelly brings together Terry McCaleb and Harry Bosch in A Darkness More Than Night and it works really well. McCaleb, now retired on a small island with his wife and family, still finds it difficult to leave his FBI profilign days behind and becomes embroiled in a murder case in which Detective Harry Bosch of the LAPD quickly becomes a prime suspect. Hard though this is to believe for McCaleb, the evidence begins to mount up, and McCaleb and Sheriff's Deputy Jaye Winston (another returning character) begin to close in on Bosch. Bosch, meanwhile, is the chief witness in a high profile murder case against a top Hollywood director. As McCaleb begins to intrude into this, Bosch has to juggle trying to prove his innocence with ensuring that the accused in his own case is put away. Connelly carries off the coming together of his two chief characters well, making their mutual respect obvious whilst keeping them detached enough that their is friction there. As well as McCaleb and Bosch there is also a cameo for Jack McEvoy, a reporter who was the central character in Connelly's The Poet (a brilliant serial killer novel, by the way). So, A Darkness More Than Night is an intriguing and beguiling read that uses the characters well to draw the reader in. However, it suffers from two serious problems that cost it the fifth star: the circumstances in which Bosch becomes a suspect are horribly contrived and unbelievable, and the twists are not as huge as you would hope. It can be fairly predictable, but nonetheless entertaining, stuff. Naturally, if you love Connelly's work, this is a must.
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