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    Lost Light

    Written by Michael Connelly

    Narrated by Len Cariou

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    The vision has haunted him for four years: a young woman lying crumpled in death, her hand outstretched in silent supplication. Harry Bosch was taken off the Angella Benton murder case when the production assistant's death was linked with the violent theft of two million dollars from a movie set. Both files were never closed. Now retired from the L.A.P.D., Bosch is determined to find justice for Angella. Without a badge to open doors and strike fear into the guilty, he's on his own. And even in the face of an opponent more powerful and ruthless than any he's ever encountered, Bosch is not backing down.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateAug 1, 2005
    ISBN9781594832376
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    Lost Light
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    Michael Connelly

    Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books have been translated into 36 languages and have won many awards. He lives with his family in Florida.

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    • 3/5
      Another great detective Bosch book! In this novel it may seem a tad slow at the beginning since he is retired and working on a case that is 4 years old. Michael Connelly has always been very strong on continuity,
    • 4/5
      Always enjoy reading the Harry Bosch crime novels. Presents good color & interesting characters. Seems there is always a moral question to consider. Great read.
    • 5/5
      Lost Light is the ninth in the series. Bosch, at this point, has retired from the LAPD. He had abruptly retired and his former partner, Kizz Ryder is angry at him for leaving her hanging without notice. If Bosch simply retired and went to a beach in Costa Rica, there wouldn't be much of a story, but then again, knowing Harry, there would be a story. Bosch can't stay retired and he starts delving into an old case that he had only for a few days before it got transferred from him.

      Bosch has no badge and doesn't carry a piece anymore and simply has no standing or authorization to do anything. Step buy step, Bosch follows up the old leads, but, in between he butts heads with the FBI and with the Terrorism Squad and can't figure out what is going on or why such a coverup seems to exist.

      This book is action-packed. It shows a good knowledge of the ins and outs of Los Angeles and is classic vintage Bosch. A fun read that is highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      The vision has haunted him for four years--a young woman lying crumpled in death, her hand outstretched in silent supplication. Harry Bosch was taken off the Angella Benton murder case when the production assistant's death was linked with the violent theft of two million dollars from a movie set. Both files were never closed. Now retired from the L.A.P.D., Bosch is determined to find justice for Angella. Without a badge to open doors and strike fear into the guilty, he's on his own. And even in the face of an opponent more powerful and ruthless than any he's ever encountered, Bosch is not backing down. Harry must also deal with the torturous relationship with his ex-wife Elanor Wish who reveals a stunning 4 yr old secret to Harry which both enrages him and engulfs him in love and wonder.
    • 2/5
      Read prior to joining LT. Lot of time spent with cop disabled in line of fire. While I usually enjoy stories about Harry Bosh, this one was really depressing.
    • 4/5
      This is one of the early Harry Bosch novels. Harry is investigating an old cold case were a woman was called 5 years before. He is now a private investigator. The death of the woman who worked as a production assistant on a movie is linked to the disappearence of $2 million. Harry uncovers the link and upsets some of his old Police chums and the FBI along the way. There are a few twists along the way. In the final chapter we find out the Harry has a daughter with his ex wife. He finally gets to meet her she is 4 years old her name is Madeline.
    • 5/5
      SLIGHT SPOILER: This was may favorite Harry Bosch book so far (reading them in order) based on the story alone, but Connelly was wonderfully oblique when he paid a homage to another of my favorite authors/characters in this genre. At one point in the book, Harry notices "a vintage yellow Corvette waiting...I knew the driver.. He was a private-eye who lived on the other side of the ridge from me." Robert Crais fans know who he saw! Love it!
    • 5/5
      Intense thriller featuring Harry Bosch (#9 in series), retired from the LAPD, he investigates an old case that always haunted him. The first-person narrative was different but still effective. Quite a few surprises, the biggest was one featuring Bosch's personal life.
    • 4/5
      very good harry bosch. He finds out he has a daughter and gets embroiled in a mess with the fbi and an old murder case. very enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      I read Connelly because he is a great author, he is consistent, and I am never disappointed. He also is consistently gloomy, never as much as in this book. I don't like gloomy, I stopped reading Martha Grimes because of it, and her style is better than Connelly's. Lost Light is unforgettable because of two characters: a policeman who has been shot and is paralyzed, and his wife. Harry Bosch is here retired and longing to track down one last killer: it pitches him against his own department and against the FBI. One of his best books. But oh, so much gloom again! I was glad to finish it.
    • 4/5
      What is there about murder mysteries that they can be called "warm cozies"? Maybe that we're pretty sure that everything will be solved and resolved. No loose ends, just tidy endings. The quote (see below, I hope) that Harry's job in life is to speak for the dead reminds me of Orson Scott Card's book, Speaker for the Dead.
    • 4/5
      I have a love-hate relationship with Michael Connelly's thrillers. I love Connelly's writing, but I'm not a big fan of the character Harry Bosch. This was a Bosch book, but it was a good one.
    • 4/5
      Slight spoiler alert: I should have thought about the fact that, this being a Bosch book in which he is retired, there would be a very significant amount of self-help involved in the resolution of the mystery. That is unrealistic, and the only complaint I have with any of his books. That said, very enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      Great ending. I do wish that Harry was still an detective. I did not like this book in the series as well as some of the others because Harry is now retired/PI.
    • 4/5
      Another great Bosch. Connelly's definitely not keeping Bosch still these days. Great story development and another didn't see it coming ending.
    • 4/5
      I am not the biggest whodunnit fan, but I actually enjoyed this book - it was entertaining, easy to read, pretty well written and its plot was unexpected. Some things were not so believable (like the fact that Harry Bosch got what he came for pretty much every place he went - everybody's favorite good/bad guy) and some descriptions not quite right, but in the big scheme of things, they didn't matter so much. This was the first Michael Connely book for me and I would definitely read books by this writer again.
    • 3/5
      I found this book had too much "tell" and not enough "show". At times I felt like I was reading a police file with every little detail set out for me. There were even several full length, 2 to 3 page, "newspaper articles" included. For me, it was a lot of unnecessary detail that could have been summed up in a paragraph.The plot was excellent and kept me guessing. The main character, Harry Bosch, is great. But I couldn't get lost in the story. I got bored and often found myself skimming the unnecessary descriptive pages.
    • 4/5
      Harry is driven to solve a case that seems to have come to a dead end. He untangles the links to other crimes and uncovers what many had thought to keep hidden. Working as a PI, not as a policeman has its drawbacks, some life threatening, but he continues on even when warned off. His house becomes a major crime scene, and it is hinted that he will get rid of it and never go back. I'd become quite attached to his house. His relationship with Eleanor Wish takes an interesting turn, which could prove to be life-changing for him, but we will have to wait and see.
    • 4/5
      Good plot. Harry is retired and obsessed by an old unsolved case involving the murder of a movie staff person and the theft of $2 million dollars from the set. He is threatened by Homeland Security as well as others to drop the case, but, of course, he doesn't and rides it to a violent conclusion.
    • 4/5
      Good story and a good ending. Fairly typical Bosch novel.
    • 4/5
      Another crime/thriller...but this one has a heart. Another fun, page-turning Harry Bosch adventure.
    • 3/5
      I liked this book. St. George against the modern day dragons of the FBI and Homeland Security abuses.
    • 5/5
      This is my favorite so far! I'm going through all of the books in order for the first time.
    • 5/5
      You can always count on Michael Connelly for a good read and Lost Light is no exception. It's another in the Bosch series and a good one. Bosch is trying out his new retirement from the LA PD but working on a cold case because he can't get it out of his mind. And he's making a lot of people unhappy. Connelly just seems to get everything right every time.
    • 4/5
      Harry has retired, but just can't quit the mission. An acquaintance cop who was shot while he and his partner were having lunch, resulting in the death of the partner and his own paralysis, may be the key to solving the cold case of a production assistant who was murdered and later linked to the theft of a million dollars from a movie set. Unfortunately, the FBI has also stepped in here and without a badge, Harry is about to be even more stymied by the feds than usual. At first everything seems a little coincidental, but eventually it all adds up to another stunning climax and resolution of the case for Harry Bosch. Michael Connelly is a master at plotting.
    • 5/5
      Definitely the best Bosch yet. He hit all the points with story, character, dialogue, and a good pace. All in LA and with hard-boiled insights, metaphor, and an ending which introduces his daughter. Looking forward to th enext one.
    • 5/5
      Lost Light does not explain its title until the very end when a horrible murder was solved. As usual, the characters are all believable, the places are familiar to an Angelino and the story is well written. There is a beginning, middle and end where all of the cases are solved. This book has received five stars in this review because of all of the reasons listed above.
    • 4/5
      Love this guy!! Just started watching the TV series as well. After finishing book 9 now I want to get book 10
    • 4/5
      Mr Bosch runs into some pretty unpleasant stuff here. A murder, $2 million heist, a cop shooting, close to the worst of Homeland Security; but then others run up against even more unpleasantries. And, then, a big strange surprise at the end.
    • 5/5
      I think it is now more than twenty years since I began reading Michael Connelly’s books. A friend had told me about the pier saying it was one of the best he had ever read. I stopped at a Barnes and Nobles and ended up buying paper back copies of all the Harry Bosch books. I had vacation time and I binge read them. Although I currently live in Florida I had grown up in the Los Angeles area, the San Fernando Valley. The places being described such as the Angels flight railroads were familiar to me and the author brings me into Bosch’s mind making him quite real to me. I can’t say I have found one I haven’t enjoyed. This book drops back to the time Bosch’s first retired, making it clear he retired not because of loss of interest but out of frustration with bureaucracy. There are some interesting misdirections and some surprises. I am enough of a fan that a sceptic may wish to rely on other reviewers but a fan won’t be disappointed.