25 August 2011

Book Review: A Darkness More than Night by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch 7)


This novel is also Harry Bosch 7 as well as a Terry McCaleb novel (2 of 2)

I love the title of this book, I would have read it on that alone! Also that it is written by the wonderful writer Michael Connelly. It is the second of the two Terry McCaleb novels.

McCaleb has moved on in his life and married the sister of the woman who donated her heart to him as he is a heart transplant recipient. They now have a young daughter and McCaleb, an ex-FBI man is living quietly running a fishing charter business.

However, his world is stirred up again when a Sherriff's Deputy brings him a police file to take a look at as they would like his professional opinion. The chief suspect of the crime appears to be Harry Bosch, the LA detective hero in the majority of the Michael Connelly novels.

Bosch comes to visit McCaleb and some flimsy evidence points to Harry Bosch being set up. Due in part to discovering this evidence, McCaleb becomes a target for the real killer. Bosch saves him and captures the real criminal.

The novel then moves on to the court procedures part and it becomes evident that Bosch has lied to McCaleb and their relationship sours.

An interesting novel and a 7/10 from me.

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