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The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly

The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly

      
THEY CALLED HIM THE DOLLMAKER...

The serial killer who stalked Los Angeles and left a grisly calling card on the faces of his female victims. With a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thought he had ended the city's nightmare.

Now, 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.

Now, 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.

cover variations

0316153834
0312955006
075952579X
0312935080
044661758X
0316120413

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Connie:
THE CONCRETE BLONDE by Michael Connelly is 512 pages in paperback form. This is #3 in the Harry Bosch Novels.

and Harry was very human in this one. His career was sinking fast because of the civil suit against him and that was one of the stories.

Another of the stories was his relationship with his girl friend and how fragile that is because of Harry and his past and the job he does every day. This seemed to be very real to me. It seemed like this part came from personal experience and not just writing the words to make a good story.

There is the quest to find the killer or to ascertain if there were two different killers, one that was a copy cat and taking risks by letting Harry know he hadn't really collared the right guy.

I loved the way the evidence stacked up against the suspects and could see how each one of them could have been the killer. This story had a lot of different angles that it took you on, but the ride was very thrilling. I felt the suspense coming off the book.

I read this book on my kindle because I had purchased the 3 pack of books from Amazon so I could read the entire series. At one time THE CONCRETE BLONDE was difficult to find. I am glad it came out in a new printing. This is a very entertaining series.

I am giving this 5 out of 5 stars and I look forward to reading the rest of the Harry Bosch books. I am sure they will just keep getting better and better.

recent publishing history

Paperback

Jul-1995

St. Martin's

ISBN: 0312955006

ISBN13: 9780312955007


Paperback

Dec-2004

St. Martin's

ISBN: 0312935080

ISBN13: 9780312935085


Mass Market Paperback

Feb-2007

Warner

ISBN: 044661758X

ISBN13: 9780446617581


Mass Market Paperback

Oct-2013

Grand Central

ISBN: 1455550639

ISBN13: 9781455550630

First Edition

Hardcover

Jun-1994

Little, Brown

ISBN: 0316153834

ISBN13: 9780316153836


Hardcover

Jul-1995

Turtleback Books

Library Binding

ISBN: 1417707380

ISBN13: 9781417707386

eBook (Kindle)

Jan-2002

Little, Brown and Company


eBook

Jan-2002

Little, Brown

ISBN: 075952579X

ISBN13: 9780759525795

Audio Cassette

Jul-1994

Nova Audio Books

ISBN: 1561003751

ISBN13: 9781561003754


Audio Cassette

Jul-1994

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 156100572X

ISBN13: 9781561005727


Audio Cassette

Jul-1994

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1561001988

ISBN13: 9781561001989


Audio Cassette

Nov-1997

Media Books Llc

ISBN: 1578150043

ISBN13: 9781578150045


Audio CD

Jun-2003

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1590865618

ISBN13: 9781590865613


Audio CD

Jun-2003

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1590865235

ISBN13: 9781590865231


Audio Cassette

May-2005

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1596009195

ISBN13: 9781596009196


MP3 CD

May-2005

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1596009233

ISBN13: 9781596009233


Audio CD

May-2005

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1596009209

ISBN13: 9781596009202


Audio CD

May-2005

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1596009217

ISBN13: 9781596009219


MP3 CD

May-2005

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1596009225

ISBN13: 9781596009226


Audio CD

Aug-2010

Brilliance Audio

ISBN: 1441856579

ISBN13: 9781441856579

Hardcover

Dec-1994

Thorndike Press

Large Print

ISBN: 0786203420

ISBN13: 9780786203420


Trade Paperback

Nov-2010

Little, Brown

Large Print

ISBN: 0316120413

ISBN13: 9780316120418

 

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published

Jun-1994 (hardcover)

Jul-1995 (paperback)

author series

A Harry Bosch Novel - 3

time period

Contemporary

setting

Los Angeles, California

genres

Suspense

sub-genres

Hard-Boiled

Police / Detective / FBI / Law Enforcement

people / creatures

Serial Killers