Lost Light

Michael Connelly is back on form with another great Harry Bosch novel. Plenty of twists and turns keep the plot moving and the reader guessing.

[b:Lost Light 126507 Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13) Michael Connelly https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388241213l/126507.SY75.jpg 1805500], the ninth entry in [a:Michael Connelly's 12470 Michael Connelly https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1539114448p2/12470.jpg] Harry Bosch series, carries the familiar grittiness and deep introspection that long-time readers have come to expect. Bosch, now retired, finds himself entangled in another case, this time a cold one that starts just as the reader expects: with a murder shrouded in mystery and Bosch's relentless determination pushing it forward. However, like in [b:Angels Flight 32502 Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8) Michael Connelly https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440615586l/32502.SY75.jpg 2449470], what makes “Lost Light” stand out isn't just the mystery itself, but Bosch's internal journey as he grapples with his own complex emotions. »I'm a believer in the single-bullet theory... What I do know is that Eleanor Wish had been my bullet. She had pierced me through and through... I was still bleeding and I knew I would always bleed for her. That was just the way it had to be. There is no end of things in the heart.« This passage encapsulates the essence of Bosch's emotional state in “Lost Light”. In some ways, it felt like meeting an old friend again, much in the way Connelly revisits familiar themes—justice, love, and loss—with renewed vigour. Yet, Bosch seems older here, more hardened by both his career and his personal relationships. Comparatively, “Lost Light” offers a more personal look at Bosch than other works like [b:The Black Echo 32508 The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) Michael Connelly https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344265342l/32508.SY75.jpg 48262], where duty often took centre stage.»And that was the hardest part of the surveillance to watch. That was the part that made me feel the most like an intruder... “Turn it off now,” I finally said.«It's fascinating how Connelly blends high tension with moments of emotional rawness. The human side of the man beneath the gruff exterior is both riveting and haunting, making “Lost Light” stand out in the otherwise crowded genre of detective fiction. Five stars out of five.Blog Facebook Twitter Mastodon Instagram Pinterest Medium Matrix TumblrCeterum censeo Putin esse delendam

It takes a moment to get used to considering every previous Bosch book has been in the third-person, but it works for the story here. One of the better stories of Connelly's work I've read so far.