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The Overlook (Hardcover)

by Michael Connelly (Author)
2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
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  • 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 (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 127,263 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Henry Sutton, THE MIRROR
'...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.'


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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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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars What a let down, 16 Jun 2007
By Peter Symonds "petersym" - See all my reviews
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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.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Connolly's finest hour, 15 Jan 2008
By Andy Edwards "staxasoul" (Essex UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A small piece of Bosch magic, 15 Jul 2007
By Ray Blake (Hemel Hempstead, UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Oh Dear!
I suppose this book could be made into a one-hour TV special but it's not an absorbing read at all. I am surprised Connelly has tarnished Harry B's image in this way. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. D. Mcintosh

3.0 out of 5 stars Half of 24
A man is found murdered in Hollywood and 56-year-old homicide detective Harry Bosch is called in to investigate, but it quickly escalates into a terrorist threat and the FBI all... Read more
Published 7 months ago by OEJ

3.0 out of 5 stars Bosch By Numbers
"The Overlook" is Michael Connelly's eighteenth novel, his thirteenth to feature Harry Bosch and was first published in 2007. Read more
Published 7 months ago by cluricaune

3.0 out of 5 stars Not What We've Come to Expect
Michael Connelly's books tend to be a cut above the competition; fast paced, intelligent thrillers, that are impossible to put-down. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Quicksilver

3.0 out of 5 stars Padded out Stop Gap Bosch
If you have not read any or many HB novels, then don't start here.
This is a decent padded out Bosch stop gap, and whilst it is good to have Bosch back, it is not great... Read more
Published 10 months ago by FRS

3.0 out of 5 stars Short and easy to read....
Policeman Harry Bosch meets up again with FBI agent Rachel Walling, of "Echo Park" fame. Some radioactive material is stolen and a major terrorist threat is assumed. Read more
Published 10 months ago by johnverp

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice short Bosch escapade
Connelly serialised this in instalments in a U.S. newspaper and has now released the complete story. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Clive

3.0 out of 5 stars Oh Hum
As an avid Connelly reader I found this book to be disappointing and perhaps the worst Harry Bosch novel yet. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. Gill

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best by a long way
Michael Connelly is one of the few authors that I automatically buy in hardcover whenever a new book is first released, because I cant wait to read them I enjoy them so much,next... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Red

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother just wait
It is unlikely Connelly will ever write a "Bosch" book this sloppily again on that basis I will buy his next one , I've bought all the others . Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. R. Waring

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