- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Orion; First Edition edition (13 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752889680
- ISBN-13: 978-0752889689
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 318,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'...by then I was hooked, as is so often the way with Connelly, and as the pace quickened it slowly became clear that this was another classic by the best crime writer in America today.' (Henry Sutton THE MIRROR )
'The final chapters contain chases and twists galore - even so, there is time for some of that hard-nosed poetry which makes Connelly a cut above his competitors.' (Mark Sanderson EVENING STANDARD )
'When you pick up one of Connelly's novels, be resigned to losing the rest of the day. He is one of those get-you-on-the edge-of-your seat, can't-put-it-down storytellers - and he can write.' (GLASGOW EVENING TIMES )
'[Bosch is] still a brililant detective, and the only one to solve Connelly's well-constructed puzzle.' (Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'Some people get very excited about the propect of a new Harry Bosch book ... But its' not suprising. Fifteen years and umpteen books on, Connelly is still pulling in the crowds ... Thrilling rollercoaster? Take it as read.' (DAILY SPORT )
'Connelly has established himself as one of crime's most satisfying reads.' (METRO )
'This gripping Harry Bosch mystery starts with a terrorist-style execution ... this is an increasingly cynical and dyspeptic Harry's first case in his new job' (IRISH INDEPENDENT )
'The final chapters contain chases and twists galore - even so, there is time for some of that hard-nosed poetry which makes Connelly a cut above his competitors.' (Mark Sanderson EVENING STANDARD )
'When you pick up one of Connelly's novels, be resigned to losing the rest of the day. He is one of those get-you-on-the edge-of-your seat, can't-put-it-down storytellers - and he can write.' (GLASGOW EVENING TIMES )
'[Bosch is] still a brililant detective, and the only one to solve Connelly's well-constructed puzzle.' (Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'Some people get very excited about the propect of a new Harry Bosch book ... But its' not suprising. Fifteen years and umpteen books on, Connelly is still pulling in the crowds ... Thrilling rollercoaster? Take it as read.' (DAILY SPORT )
'Connelly has established himself as one of crime's most satisfying reads.' (METRO )
'This gripping Harry Bosch mystery starts with a terrorist-style execution ... this is an increasingly cynical and dyspeptic Harry's first case in his new job' (IRISH INDEPENDENT )
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'...by then I was hooked, as is so often the way with Connelly, and as the pace quickened it slowly became clear that this was another classic by the best crime writer in America today.' -- Henry Sutton THE MIRROR 'The final chapters contain chases and twists galore - even so, there is time for some of that hard-nosed poetry which makes Connelly a cut above his competitors.' -- Mark Sanderson EVENING STANDARD 'When you pick up one of Connelly's novels, be resigned to losing the rest of the day. He is one of those get-you-on-the edge-of-your seat, can't-put-it-down storytellers - and he can write.' GLASGOW EVENING TIMES '[Bosch is] still a brililant detective, and the only one to solve Connelly's well-constructed puzzle.' -- Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Some people get very excited about the propect of a new Harry Bosch book ... But its' not suprising. Fifteen years and umpteen books on, Connelly is still pulling in the crowds ... Thrilling rollercoaster? Take it as read.' DAILY SPORT 'Connelly has established himself as one of crime's most satisfying reads.' METRO 'This gripping Harry Bosch mystery starts with a terrorist-style execution ... this is an increasingly cynical and dyspeptic Harry's first case in his new job' IRISH INDEPENDENT
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There's less of this book than there ought to be, and it's by far the shortest of the excellent Bosch novels. But actually, there's just enough plot to fill it and to give us the charateristic Bosch investigative brilliance.
But if Bosch really existed, if he had a full filing cabinet full of cases that could be written up to entertain the public, you wouldn't have chosen this one.
But if Bosch really existed, if he had a full filing cabinet full of cases that could be written up to entertain the public, you wouldn't have chosen this one.
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Michael Connelly is one of the few authors that I automatically buy in hardcover whenever a new book is first released. Whether I do so again is now debatable. As a story "the Overlook" is O.K. Not great, but acceptable. The real problem is that it isn't a proper novel: at 260 pages of fairly large font text its a pumped up short story, that while highly topical (it refers to the poisoning by Polonium of Alexander Litvenenko in London last year) just doesn't have enough substance to satisfy. It was first published in serial form in the New York times and doesn't it just show! Even the style of writing seems somewhat simpler than normal and Bosch is possibly getting old because "the overlook" could be refering to the clues he missed rather than the crime scene. Lines like "Bosch couldn't possibly understand why the FBI would take cigarrette ash as evidence" just defy belief.
I'll stop now before I do a real hatchet job on this book, but hopefully Connelly will read this and take note: next time you have a good idea for a short story copy Ian Rankin and release a collection of short stories. Don't dissapoint your fans with semi-novels like this.
I'll stop now before I do a real hatchet job on this book, but hopefully Connelly will read this and take note: next time you have a good idea for a short story copy Ian Rankin and release a collection of short stories. Don't dissapoint your fans with semi-novels like this.
40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Michael, what have you done. OK, the deal to write a serial for a newspaper sounded good, but when you agreed to work it up into a book, it all went wrong, and you have alienated many Bosch addicts, like myself.
This book recycles too many aspects of previous books, and there is a procession of the characters from Harry's past, all intended to add some of legitimacy to this cynical cash-in. Add the fact that it will take you no time to read and I defy anyone, other than new readers, to find anything to recommend in this.
If you are considering buying this and you have yet to experience a Connolly book, can I recommend "The Lincoln Lawyer", "Echo Park" or "The Poet" as far superior to this - or better still start at the beginning of the Harry Bosch series with "The Black Echo", and work from there.
This book recycles too many aspects of previous books, and there is a procession of the characters from Harry's past, all intended to add some of legitimacy to this cynical cash-in. Add the fact that it will take you no time to read and I defy anyone, other than new readers, to find anything to recommend in this.
If you are considering buying this and you have yet to experience a Connolly book, can I recommend "The Lincoln Lawyer", "Echo Park" or "The Poet" as far superior to this - or better still start at the beginning of the Harry Bosch series with "The Black Echo", and work from there.
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churned out, methinks?
I'm a Connelly fan, yes I will admit to that much, which means that a leading character like Bosch has to feature high on any fan's list of literary personae. Read more
Published 3 months ago by butterbelly
Interesting and enjoyable while it lasts....
If this was your introduction to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels then I don't think that you would be too disappointed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nigel Mc
Disappointing
I've always read one or two Connelly books each summer but I'm thinking of giving up. The last one I read was The Scarecrow which wasn't up to much and I'm afraid that The... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Paul B
Short, streamlined - built for speed.
One of the FBI agents in this book spends a lot of his time maintaining 'investigative velocity', and at times this book reads like that was the raison d'etre of the author's, too;... Read more
Published 11 months ago by L. Hennessy
The Overlook - Michael Connelly
This is perhaps my favourite author at the moment; I've read nearly all his books and am never disappointed. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. P. R. L. Harris
Very short book - Poor value for money
Very disappointing.
The author was clearly in a lazy frame of mind when he wrote this. Maybe he wanted to do something else so cut it short. Read more
The author was clearly in a lazy frame of mind when he wrote this. Maybe he wanted to do something else so cut it short. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Seasoned Traveller
short but sweet
This felt like it was written in haste - usual characters present but I would put this in the readers digest condensed books section - all the ingredients are there but only half... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Derek Richardson
Opens Fast, Reads Fast, But It's a Little Tired
Widely, deservedly popular author Michael Connelly (The Poet; Blood Work];[[ASIN:1409116832 Echo Park) has given us more than a dozen Los Angeles-set police procedurals starring... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Stephanie DePue
Don't be put off
The poor reviews posted on Amazon about this book put me off reading it for some time, but having read all the previous Harry Bosch instalments it was just a matter of time until I... Read more
Published on 21 May 2010 by Neil P55
has a strange assembly line feel to it
Gosh this was poor .The writing,characters,plot all had a very strange "assembly-line" feel to it.I have heard of "paint-by-numbers" painting,and this book had a "write-by-numbers"... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by C.Elder
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