The black echo
Michael Connelly
Boston : Little, Brown, and Co., c1992.
From Publishers Weekly<p>Connelly transcends the standard L.A. police procedural with this original and eminently authentic first novel, featuring Hieronymus (aka Harry) Bosch, a former hero cop exiled to the small-time Beverly Hills force. In July, Little, Brown will publish a sequel, Black Ice . <br>Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p>From School Library Journal<p>YA-- Harry Bosch likes order, contends that there are no coincidences, and keeps meticulous records in his murder book.'' When the body of a formertunnel rat'' from Vietnam is found in a drainpipe, Harry is the detective on duty and is called to the scene. His identification of the body begins an investigation that leads to more murder, bank robbery, heroin, diamonds, and betrayal. Connelly's descriptions of autopsies, murder scenes, and police procedure are vivid and realistic. The use of acronyms and police jargon puts readers in the middle of the action. A real page turner with gutty realism and an unusual twist.<br><em>- Debbie Hyman, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA</em><br>Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p>

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