He also became a political cause for a certain
mayoral candidate. While that candidate is no longer Mayor, politics is a major
reason why Bosch and his new partner Lucy Soto got the case. Politics is also
why Lucy Soto is paired with Bosch. That pairing and Bosch’s willingness to
help his partner is why another case will take precedence for large sections of
the book.
The latest in the long running series, The
Burning Room is a complicated and yet fast moving read. While some have
again criticized the evolution of the character and have claimed the author is
phoning it in or has hired a team of ghost writers, neither is the case for
those readers that are aware that the Bosch character has continued to evolve
over 19 books. Inevitably those commenters seem to be longing for a book that
appeared a decade or so ago and Bosch is now a far different character than he
was then.
Life has happened and while Bosch still clearly
feels moral outrage and disgust his actions in regards to both are considerable
more subtle in recent reads than a decade ago. He is also not surprised by anything
a politician does at this point in his long career that has shown him repeated
examples of the worst of the human condition. Despite the usual richness in
detail there is a clear distantness to the novel as Bosch begins to wind down a
career he so clearly loves. A very good read in all aspects the book leaves the
reader wondering what the future holds for the beloved character as well as his
creator.
The
Burning Room
Michael
Connelly
Little,
Brown and Company (Hachette Book Group)
November
2014
ISBN#
978-0-316-22593-9
Hardback
(also available in large print, e-book and audio editions)
401
Pages
$28.00
Material
supplied by the good folks of the Plano Texas Public Library system who don’t
care what I say in a review. They just want their book back.
Kevin
R. Tipple ©2014
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3 comments:
I read all his first ones avidly, but had a few years out. I need to figure out where I stopped so I can pick up the thread and continue to read them in chronological order.
You could get away with just doing the last several if there are too many and you don't want to fool with it. Though your current plan would be best.
I will always be a Connelly fan, altho, like Maddy, I have not kept up. Kevin, this review has me anxious to renew my relationship with Harry before he retires.
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