The Black Echo (Harry Bosch) Audio Cassette – Unabridged, December 1, 1998

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Been a fan of the Amazon series Bosch and wanted to know the origins of the character. Being truthful, the story was good but I didn’t see many similarities between the characters in the series and the characters in the book. Probably won’t read the entire series but will definitely read a few more selections that are more recent (this one is from the 90s) to see how the character developed.

I've watched the Bosch TV series twice and then I read the book. Although the book was okay it's a bit of a letdown after watching the series. But I liked it enough to try a second Harry Bosch book.

I love the Harry Bosch series. I enjoy the character Harry and the author creates some interesting sub characters. This story was interesting on so many levels. First, the Vietnam angle. I’ve known several veterans whose lives were ruined by Vietnam. Second, the mystery itself was intriguing. Third, the surprise ending. Such a good read.

“The Black Echo” is a really good debut novel. It is the first of a series with the protagonist being a police detective, Harry Bosch. This is a mystery novel with a very noir aspect to it. I did find the story unlikely but I really liked the writing.I purchased the kindle version of this book, along with the accompanying audiobook. I read and listened simultaneously. The audiobook was particularly excellent and very faithful to the kindle version. Some of the writing was intricate. I needed to slow the listening speed and relisten at some points. However, I did feel this was, by and large, an excellent audiobook. I did listen whilst commuting and mostly was able to follow the audiobook during that time.In summary I really liked this novel. It is the first of a series. I absolutely intend to read the next novel in the series, after a break. The novel has a definite noir aspect to it. As a retired police detective I need to avoid overdosing on Noir detective novels. But I really enjoyed the novel and felt the audiobook was really an excellent, professional product. Thank You for taking the time to read this review.

I liked the plot and most of the characters in Black Echo. They came alive in the book. Harry Bosch is a cop Who is very sure what is right and wrong and would do everything to right the wrong even at his own expense. He’s got a caustic sense of humor, which he uses to deflate authority figures. He is a loner, not a team player, yet he’s extremely thoughtful of and loyal to his black partner Jerry Edgar. When Harry is in trouble, he makes sure not to get Edgar mixed up in the trouble.In this story of Vietnam Vets, he figures out how people in law enforcement orchestrated a bank robbery and killed people to keep themselves safe. It is kind of far fetched but he wraps up all the details in the end.I would recommend the book if you have stomach for violence and gore.

This was a very good read—-a really good crime/detective novel. I didn’t find it very predictable. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next in the series!

This is an exciting introduction to Harry Bosch and the many stories that will follow him throughout his career. I had watched the TV series and the legacy but had never read the books that spawned that series…but now I intend to read them all. I hope you find this book as exciting as I have.

There is nowhere better for me to try to understand the mindset of Harry Bosch or indeed his creator Michael Connelly by starting again where it all began book one in the series.Harry is best described as "a detective who would do the right thing no matter what the cost. A man with a sharp worn code of conduct. A classic outsider.".... In The Black Echo we learn about Harry's activities as a tunnel rat during the Vietnam war and how the horrors of this underground hell helped shape him as a detective with the will to survive and a loner's code of justice. When the body of a fellow "rat" Billy Meadows is discovered in a drain outlet, Harry is determined to find the perpetrator responsible and bring justice to his onetime comrade in arms. In this endeavour he is joined by FBI agent Eleanor Wish, a relationship develops that becomes personal and leaves Harry wondering if her intentions are honourable or does she harbor an underlying agenda.The weakness of the story is the plot; dirty money profits from Saigon laundered as diamonds/precious stones and kept secret in a bank vault in downtown LA. The only way to retrieve the hidden stash is to tunnel deep into the innards of the bank. In contrast the strength of the story is the superb charactization of the main players. Bosch, Eleanor Wish and Deputy Chief Irvin Irving who appears to be on a one man crusade against what he views as underhand tactics by a maverick lone detective.As always Michael Connnelly is razor sharp in his acute observations of the human spirit....."Sunsets did that here. Made you forget it was the smog that made their colors so brilliant, and that behind every pretty picture there could be an ugly story."....."He was a worn-out old man whose eyes had quit caring about anything but the odds on three year olds"..."I believe that shit happens. I believe that the best you can do in this job is come out even".......

Harry Bosch has long been on my reading radar, and with author Michael Connelly being a guest at a crime literary festival I have booked this summer, I felt it was about time I got around to reading him.We meet Harry Bosch when he has been demoted after killing a suspect in a serial killer investigation. Called to a routine discovery of a body in a drainage park, he recognises the victim as that of Billy Meadows, a fellow 'tunnel rat,' in Vietnam. Bosch believes Billy was murdered and discovers a link to a bank heist, currently being investigated by the FBI.This is a crime novel which combines both plot and character equally well. We have the damaged, driven central character and his relationship with FBI Agent Eleanor Wish, his investigation by Internal Affairs, his constant fighting against the system and his wish to bring justice. It took me a while to get into but I was invested about a third of the way in and, despite this not being my usual read, I am sure that I will continue the series.

Damn, y'all!Short version: I totally recommend this - it's utterly riveting. Get it!Longer version: Not really a TV person but bc of Prime, occasionally watch pilot episodes of anything that looks interesting. With Bosch, I'm now in the middle of season 5. It's a bit grim but also utterly compelling. So figured I'd check out the first book (written in '92, so no cell phones: Maybe fellow Generation Xers who remember life before the cell phone/tech explosion will appreciate this more than millennials?) and even though things are slightly different (he's never married and Maddie doesn't exist yet) and events that happen in season 3 were sourced from this book, it's still so good!I won't go into details, but the author's skill is phenomenal. I'm so glad to own this and look forward to working my way through the series and maybe even branching out to the author's other characters.If you bear in mind this novel series was begun shortly after the 80s ended and don't expect things to be just like in the show, you'll probably get along fine with it.

This is my first read of a Harry Bosch book - I was tempted because it was on offer, and glad I did. Purchased the second in the series half way through in fact.The book itself follows the well used loner cop with a few personal problems, but the characters are well drawn and interesting. The story itself is well crafted and interesting, and the city is really nicely described. Given the book is now 25 years old, there are some bits of the that make you smile given todays connected world. Of course any Vietnam vets are now far older than Bosch's character, but that did not bother me in the least, and I am happy to have a new series of books to read.

I bought the Burning Room while on holiday in February 2017 and am now hooked on the Bosch Series of books. So thought I better start at the beginning with the Black Echo and it did not disappoint. Am now on a crossover Mickey Haller/Bosch book called the Brass Verdict.Just loving these books