The Concrete Blonde, Michael Connelly
The Concrete Blonde, Michael Connelly
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The Concrete Blonde

Author: Michael Connelly

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 13 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/25/2005

Synopsis

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.The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart.With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.

About Michael Connelly

Author Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia PA in 1956. His genre of choice are crime fiction and thrillers. The term "detectiveis used to describe many of his works, such as those featuring LAPD Detective HieronymusBosch or criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Most every reader is familiar with those characters. A fun fact is that Connelly recreated a lot of publicity when President Bill Clinton was exiting a bookstore carrying the Connelly novel, "The Concrete Blonde "Harry novels

Connelly wrote which was adapted to film with Cline Eastwood as director and playing the lead actor as character FBI agent Terry McCabe. The book and movie were based on the "survivorsthat a person has after a heart transplant. s interest in the world of crime investigation come when he was 16 and one night on his way home from working as a dishwasher, he witnessed a man throwing an object into a hedge. Curious, he retrieved the object which ended up being a gun wrapped in a flannel shirt. A great happening for a future fictional crime novelist.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on November 19, 2019

I'm not a big fan of novels about serial killers with distinctive M.O.'s who leave clues in notes sent to the lead detective, particularly when the supposed murderer has already been incarcerated or killed, and the possibility of a copycat--or an original injustice--emerges. Been there. Done that. S......more

Goodreads review by James on March 12, 2017

Four years ago, L. A. homicide detective, Harry Bosch, was part of a task force hunting a sadistic serial killer known as the Dollmaker. The killer preyed on vulnerable women and was blamed for taking the lives of eleven victims. Late one night, after the rest of the team had gone home, Bosch took a......more

Goodreads review by Baba on February 21, 2024

The third Harry Bosch book turned it up. In the first book, The Black Echo we're told Harry had been moved to his present department after he killed a prime serial killer suspect who was going for his toupee! This book features a court case brought by the man's wife and her artful lawyer. During the......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 11, 2023

The Harry Bosch franchise just gets better and better! Four years ago, Harry Bosch was part of a task force assigned to find a brutal sexual serial killer known as "The Dollmaker". In the course of following a hot lead, faced with one of those terrifying life-or-death decisions that all police office......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on November 12, 2024

5★ “Just then the screen went back to the directory. Bosch’s two dollars were up. As he walked out, he heard Magna Cum Loudly yelling in false joy from the other booths. Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch is impossible to ignore, although some of the other cops would like to. In this third book of the ser......more

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