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The Concrete Blonde

The Concrete Blonde

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  • Author：Michael Connelly
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Summary

Detective Harry Bosch was sure he'd shot the serial killer responsible for a string of murders in LA 。 。 。 but now， a new crime makes him question his convictions。

They call him the Dollmaker， a serial killer who stalks Los Angeles and leaves a grisly calling card on the faces of his female victims。 When a suspect is shot by Detective Harry Bosch， everyone believes the city's nightmare is over。 But then the dead man's widow sues Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man--an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new corpse is found with the Dollmaker's macabre signature。 Now， for the second time， Harry must hunt down a ruthless death-dealer before he strikes again。 Careening through a blood-tracked quest， Harry will go from the hard edges of the L。A。 night to the last place he ever wanted to go--the darkness of his own heart。。。

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Reviews

Mark ，

Never read a Connelly book I didn't love。 Never read a Connelly book I didn't love。 。。。more

Robert Lee ，

Great readThis is the 3rd book I have read in the Bosch series， and is the best so far。 This book captures your interest from the beginning， and holds it until the end。 There are a lot of twists and turns to keep it going。 About the time you think you have it figured out， you find out that you don't。 Truly enjoyed this book。 Great readThis is the 3rd book I have read in the Bosch series， and is the best so far。 This book captures your interest from the beginning， and holds it until the end。 There are a lot of twists and turns to keep it going。 About the time you think you have it figured out， you find out that you don't。 Truly enjoyed this book。 。。。more

Susan ，

The Concrete Blonde is a very good addition to the Harry Bosch series。 It's written in the hard-boiled detective way but more。 Some of the evil about the serial killer and the evil are tough for me to read。 But the story is so well written and the various characters come to life in the words。 It's a very entertaining book。 The Concrete Blonde is a very good addition to the Harry Bosch series。 It's written in the hard-boiled detective way but more。 Some of the evil about the serial killer and the evil are tough for me to read。 But the story is so well written and the various characters come to life in the words。 It's a very entertaining book。 。。。more

Melissa ，

Still my favorite in the series！ There are so many things I didn’t remember， especially how different it is from the Amazon series。 I’m glad they made the changes they did。 In some ways it enhances what was in the book。 Micheal Connelly is hands down my favorite storyteller！

Sarah Cordova ，

My favorite one of the Bosch series yet！

Jibraun ，

3。75 stars

Julie Harrison ，

I am making my way through all Michael Connelly's Bosch books。 This is the third one and the best yet。 There is always a couple of things running alongside each other in these books and this time they are both quite personal to Harry Bosch。 Amazingly written and a proper page turner。 Can't wait for the next one。 I am making my way through all Michael Connelly's Bosch books。 This is the third one and the best yet。 There is always a couple of things running alongside each other in these books and this time they are both quite personal to Harry Bosch。 Amazingly written and a proper page turner。 Can't wait for the next one。 。。。more

Lukasz Pruski ，

"'That's justice，' she said nodding at the statue。 "She does not hear you。 She doesn't see you。 She can't feel you and won't speak to you。 Justice， Detective Bosch， is just a concrete blonde。'"I had read Michael Connelly's The Concrete Blonde （1994） for the first time about 20 years ago and I liked it a lot。 I have returned to it now and I like it much less after the second read。 I still think that， for the most part， it is a very good read， but in no way a great， four-star novel。 Why the change "'That's justice，' she said nodding at the statue。 "She does not hear you。 She doesn't see you。 She can't feel you and won't speak to you。 Justice， Detective Bosch， is just a concrete blonde。'"I had read Michael Connelly's The Concrete Blonde （1994） for the first time about 20 years ago and I liked it a lot。 I have returned to it now and I like it much less after the second read。 I still think that， for the most part， it is a very good read， but in no way a great， four-star novel。 Why the change？ Most likely， instead of maturing， I have turned into a crotchety， grumpy， and picky old guy， who is impossible to satisfy。After a very strong beginning， where dramatic moments from four years earlier are replayed， the plot switches to the current time。 Detective Hieronymus （Harry） Bosch is on a civil trial for killing an unarmed man。 Bosch was sure the man was the notorious serial torturer and killer， the Dollmaker， who used to paint makeup on the faces of his victims。 However， a body of a woman has just been found and a note delivered to the police station suggests that the Dollmaker is still at large and that Bosch had killed an innocent man。 I think most readers will agree that the setup is interesting and promising。Things get even better。 The novel is structured around two parallel， interconnected threads: the "legal thriller" that follows Bosch's trial and the police procedural， in which Bosch investigates the newest killing and discovers crucial new aspects of the original Dollmaker case。 Another "concrete blonde" appears in the plot。 Both the courtroom drama and the procedural are top notch: the threads are interesting and plausible。 I particularly like the clever interplay between the two storylines。 Even the "romantic" thread， about Bosch's relationship with Sylvia， does not sound cheap or sentimental。Yet， as the plot nears the culmination with its mandatory merge of the two threads， the author yields to the pressure of readers' expectations。 Readers want plot twists， don't they？ So let's give them a twist。 One is not enough？ Let's give them another one。 Still not enough？ Let's give them yet another one。Alas， the avalanche of twists is accompanied by a series of feel-good passages - the author describes Bosch's good deeds， such as helping the helpless and the unlucky， righting the wrongs， punishing the evil， and making a laughingstock of incompetent superiors。 So， while at about three-fourth of the novel， my rating was full four stars， the ridiculously sharp plot twists and all the artificially uplifting and crowd-pleasing snippets of the story bring the rating down。Three-and-a-half stars。 。。。more

Justo Martiañez ，

4/5 EstrellasTercera inmersión en el Universo Harry Bosch。 La experiencia sigue siendo totalmente satisfactoria。Resumiendo:-¿Donde se sitúa la acción？: En esta entrega nuestro protagonista no sale de Los Ángeles。-¿Cuando suceden los hechos？: Se hace referencia a los graves disturbios que ocurrieron en LA a raíz de la detención y paliza a Rodney King。 Los disturbios ocurrieron en 1992， así que estamos en este espacio temporal。-¿De qué va la trama （sin spoilers）？: Estamos en una mezcla de thriller 4/5 EstrellasTercera inmersión en el Universo Harry Bosch。 La experiencia sigue siendo totalmente satisfactoria。Resumiendo:-¿Donde se sitúa la acción？: En esta entrega nuestro protagonista no sale de Los Ángeles。-¿Cuando suceden los hechos？: Se hace referencia a los graves disturbios que ocurrieron en LA a raíz de la detención y paliza a Rodney King。 Los disturbios ocurrieron en 1992， así que estamos en este espacio temporal。-¿De qué va la trama （sin spoilers）？: Estamos en una mezcla de thriller judicial y policiaco。 El caso de un asesino en serie （El maquillador o del Fabricante de muñecas）， que ya ocasionó el traslado y degradación de Harry Bosch del Departamento de Robos y Homicidios de la policía de LA， al departamento de Homicidios de la división de Hollywood， persigue a nuestro protagonista。 4 años atrás， Bosch había matado a un sospechoso durante la investigación del caso （todo esto está en las entregas anteriores） y a posteriori se había demostrado que se trataba del asesino en serie。 Las irregularidades relacionadas con este suceso habían ocasionado su traslado y una demanda por parte de la familia del presunto asesino。 Justo antes del inicio del juicio， aparece otro cadáver con las mismas características que presentaban las víctimas del maquillador。。。。。。y hasta aquí puedo leer。La trama también nos lleva al submundo del porno y la prostitución en una ciudad convertida en la meca de este turbio negocio。-¿Quién investiga？: Nuestro protagonista está en un periodo de su vida más tranquilo， ayudado por su nueva pareja sentimental， a la que no quiere perder por nada del mundo。 Sin embargo， de la noche a la mañana， va a tener que luchar a brazo partido en un triple frente: por su vida personal， y por su carrera y su prestigio en el frente judicial y policial。 Del juicio a la investigación， de la investigación a sus fantasmas personales y su incapacidad para la empatía emocional y vuelta al juicio。 -¿Quien le pone palos en las ruedas？: Una abogada muy capaz lo va a poner contra las cuerdas。 La traición acecha entre los pocos en los que aún confía。 Su propia incapacidad para manifestar sus emociones también va a jugar en su contra。-Puntos negativos （desde mi punto de vista claro）: Siempre me han repelido los thriller judiciales， en el cine y en los libros， con toda su parafernalia de jurados， alegatos y todo el rollo。 Contra todo pronóstico aquí lo he llevado bien， supone en torno a 1/3 del libro， e incluso me ha gustado por momentos。 La trama es bastante previsible， y aunque te intenta tender un par de trampas， al final no hay demasiadas opciones。A por el siguiente。。。。。。。。 。。。more

Melissa MCcoy Harper ，

It's OK I just couldn't get into it It's OK I just couldn't get into it 。。。more

Judith Paterson ，

Certainly shows the sleazy side of life in Los Angeles！ There must be some nice bits！However fast paced story。 It relates back to previous cases in some detail， but it is all explained。 Bosch is being tried for killing a serial killer suspect he thought was going for his gun。 Then a copy cat killing is found looking like he was totally wrong！ Or is he？

Eula C Gaddis ，

Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch is in trouble with a case he has solved。 Harry as usual wants to do things his way。 But that’s what makes him a good detective。

David Johnson ，

Bosch is the man。One of the all time flawed heros。 Always waiting to see what's next。 A true great anti hero。 Super fast paced page turner。Thanks for a great read Michael！ Bosch is the man。One of the all time flawed heros。 Always waiting to see what's next。 A true great anti hero。 Super fast paced page turner。Thanks for a great read Michael！ 。。。more

Nancy H。 ，

So many victims & so many suspects - what’s going on？ Harry is ‘on trial’ for his actions in the DollMaker case。 The prime suspect is dead but the killings haven’t stopped。 Is there a copycat？ Is it one of their own who had access to the many details of the case？ Read on …

Janet Mahlum ，

Harry Bosch is such a。。。what？ He's a heavy smoker and does quite a bit of drinking。 But he is a caring individual。 I thought I knew who our killer was but I got it wrong。 Harry's lawyer drove me bonkers。 He was so stupid！ I wanted to kick him in the shins and grind my stilleto heels into his foot。 Harry Bosch is such a。。。what？ He's a heavy smoker and does quite a bit of drinking。 But he is a caring individual。 I thought I knew who our killer was but I got it wrong。 Harry's lawyer drove me bonkers。 He was so stupid！ I wanted to kick him in the shins and grind my stilleto heels into his foot。 。。。more

Lloyd Hughes ，

‘The Concrete Blond’ is another page turner by Michael Connelly。 In this， the third installment of Harry Bosch Universe， The city of Los Angeles is being sued by the widow of The Dollmaker， which is a tag the newspapers gave a heinous serial killer who was shot by our hero Harry Bosch four years earlier。 Harry was holding a gun on him telling him not to reach under the pillow of the bed he was standing next to。 The Dollmaker didn’t heed the warning， Harry fired， the evidence was conclusive， good ‘The Concrete Blond’ is another page turner by Michael Connelly。 In this， the third installment of Harry Bosch Universe， The city of Los Angeles is being sued by the widow of The Dollmaker， which is a tag the newspapers gave a heinous serial killer who was shot by our hero Harry Bosch four years earlier。 Harry was holding a gun on him telling him not to reach under the pillow of the bed he was standing next to。 The Dollmaker didn’t heed the warning， Harry fired， the evidence was conclusive， good shoot， good riddance， case closed。 But now a smart， ruthless， blonde-haired， female attorney — Money Chandler was representing the widow and making Harry’s life miserable。 When all of a sudden another body turns up that seems to be linked to the Dollmaker and there’s a very big problem， her death occurred two years after the Dollmakers， hmm。。。dig in。。。you’ll enjoy all the twists and turns; you’ll learn more about Harry; you’ll find out what was under the pillow; but most of all you’ll be entertained。 Bon appetite！As is the two previous novels， ‘Raymond Chandler-esque similes and Philip Marlow/Big Sleep allusions run rampant。 Enjoy， 4。5 stars， recommended reading。 。。。more

Daniel P ，

Another strong one from MC！

Hanna ，

Truthfully I had my doubts if I would be able to get into this book， especially after having just finished a radical feminist book。Turned out I really liked it。 Sure， there were some stereotypes being fulfilled， but for a book that came out in 1994 it was actually quite progessive。 Before I started reading， I did not realize that this was part of the “Bosch” series， that also has been made into a “TV”-show （of which I has already watched one season， which I had liked） as I had bought it years a Truthfully I had my doubts if I would be able to get into this book， especially after having just finished a radical feminist book。Turned out I really liked it。 Sure， there were some stereotypes being fulfilled， but for a book that came out in 1994 it was actually quite progessive。 Before I started reading， I did not realize that this was part of the “Bosch” series， that also has been made into a “TV”-show （of which I has already watched one season， which I had liked） as I had bought it years ago at a kindle sale on amazon。 The story was extremely well written and Conelly put me on a lot of wrong tracks。 At first I was: ”It’s sooooo obvious what’s going on”， just to be totally surprised in the end。 。。。more

Wendy ，

A bit of a shock after watching the TV series！

Phillip III ，

I really got into Concrete Blonde。 It was dark。 Gritty -- but more than that， I enjoy courtroom drama。 And Connelly had excellent pacing with the courtroom drama （which makes me think / realize / understand that I will now be reading the Lincoln Lawyer books as well）。Phillip TomassoAuthor of YOU CHOOSE

John Keller ，

Cops and SexBosch at its best！ Thrilling through out。 Good trial verbiage。 Porno stars get murdered by a weirdo。 Multiple possible killers。

Tim ，

This book leaves me with a contradiction of feelings about it。 I liked it better than the second Bosch book， yet in some ways it’s not as good。 It felt shorter and lighter reading。 Not bad， but different。

Nimibio Dambo ，

Exceptional dialogue

LaShana ，

I am loving this series！！！ On to the next one。

SandyL ，

Harry is on trial after killing The Dollmaker。 The widow is suing in civil court and Harry's job and early life are being dissected。 I kept wondering if I missed something from the previous book， both about this case and about his relationship with Sylvia， so I felt a step behind during parts of the book。 But the mystery was great and I had no clue who the bad guy was going to turn out to be！ Harry is on trial after killing The Dollmaker。 The widow is suing in civil court and Harry's job and early life are being dissected。 I kept wondering if I missed something from the previous book， both about this case and about his relationship with Sylvia， so I felt a step behind during parts of the book。 But the mystery was great and I had no clue who the bad guy was going to turn out to be！ 。。。more

Stu Berkowitz ，

Good page turner！Good page turner！ Lots of twists and turns; with plenty of red herrings。 The author keeps you guessing， and his characters have plenty of substance。

Mark ，

Audio version。 Better than the first Bosch book and Trunk Music。 Fast-paced and entertaining。

Greg Potts ，

Best of the series so far。 Not perfect - it starts slowly and there are a couple of rather clunky plot devices along the way - but the writing is way above average for the genre， Bosch is an engaging character and I'm looking forward to the next one。 Perhaps Bosch will have given up smoking by then。 The number of cigarettes consumed by our hero in the course of this novel is staggering。 Best of the series so far。 Not perfect - it starts slowly and there are a couple of rather clunky plot devices along the way - but the writing is way above average for the genre， Bosch is an engaging character and I'm looking forward to the next one。 Perhaps Bosch will have given up smoking by then。 The number of cigarettes consumed by our hero in the course of this novel is staggering。 。。。more

Steven Wojcik ，

Spoilers; not what the TV series follows at all， but very good。I enjoyed it immensely

Mike Harper ，

Not one of the better Bosch novels。

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