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The Narrows | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 11453
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0752863800
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780965911634
ASIN: 0752863800
Publication Date: December 31, 2004
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Sequels are all about expectations fulfilled: The Narrows is at once a new novel about Michael Connolly's series hero Harry Bosch, cop turned private eye, and a sequel to The Poet, his most highly regarded stand-alone thriller. Harry is investigating the death of Terry McCaleb--the former FBI man who dominated in Blood Work; Rachel Walling has been recalled from administrative exile when the Poet, her former boss Backus, starts killing again and sending taunts intended for her and McCaleb (who he also trained). Connolly is very good on the psychology of investigation and on the essential voyeurism involved in contemplating someone else's mental processes. This is a book with a strong sense of place--Connolly can find menace anywhere from the desert of Nevada to the half-hidden dangerous LA river that gives the book its evocative title. If the book has a weakness, it is in the personal interactions of the two detectives--both Harry and Rachel act according to scripts we know well from previous adventures. Nevertheless, The Narrows is one of America's major thriller writers at the top of his game.--Roz Kaveney
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 Getting Away with Murder . . . But Craving an Audience July 1, 2008
Donald Mitchell (Boston)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I find mysteries about clever serial killers to be especially satisfying. The sub-genre often features a killer who is stalking the police, and that's exactly what happens in The Narrows as an ex-FBI agent, Robert Backus (aka The Poet), tracks his ex-protégée, Rachel Walling, in a sequel to the non-Bosch book, The Poet.
Harry Bosch had worked homicide with LAPD for what seemed like a lifetime until he resigned after much frustration with police politics in City of Bones. Now, Harry is a private detective with a lot of time on his hands.
Harry's life has a new direction after learning at the end of Lost Light that he is the father of four-year-old Maddie by his ex-wife, Eleanor Wish. Eleanor enjoys earning a living as a high-stakes poker player in Las Vegas, and doesn't enjoy Harry's company all that much. Harry is trying to split his time between LA and Lost Wages, but is feeling drawn to the southwest more and more.
Harry stumbles into the serial murder investigation after looking into the suspicious death of an ex-partner whose heart medicine was tampered with. Naturally, the FBI wants him out of their hair . . . but Harry is always at least one step ahead of them. With a clever killer tweaking their curiosity, can Harry hope to survive between the twin anvils of a deadly murderer and the heavy-handed bureaucracy?
Because of the serial killing aspect, the book has a pace and beat that aren't always present in the Harry Bosch novels. This story built up nicely into an exciting ending that made this book qualify more as a thriller than as a detective story.
I haven't read The Poet, and I followed this story just fine. I have no idea how you will feel about this book if you did or didn't like The Poet.
Very nice!
Solid stuff June 29, 2008
Clive
Again another solid read from Connelly. He likes to bring his characters together from previous books and here we get Bosch investigating the death of ex-FBI and heart transplant patient Terry MacCaleb, whilst out of favour agent Rachel Walling gets a message that the Poet has re-surfaced. This is all good stuff for Bosch devotees, but I find the story weaker than the early Bosch novels. Increasingly the FBI are made to look complete idiots (not even bothering to look at previous targets of the Poet)and this makes the plot falter somewhat. Still enjoyable and Harry continues to chase the demons.
 Good on its own but Connelly has become very formulaic June 13, 2008
Mr. S. J. Calder (London, UK)
Firstly let me say that I like Michael Connelly's work overall. At first I thought he was a bit James Ellroy-lite, but he is a good plotter and judge of pace, and I always feel compelled to get to the end.
However, there are some problems, at least with recent additions to the Harry Bosch series that dominates his work and seems to be his sprititual home.
Firstly, Bosch himself is not the most original or engaging character. He's old school, laconic, resourceful, technophobic, willing to back hunches and bend rules - but only in a righteous cause; he has the usual messed up private life (estranged wife, kid he dotes on but hardly sees) thanks to his obsession with the job, is contemptuous of political self-promoting types, and loyal to his few friends. Gets involved with women, but it never quite works out for him. A less sexist, but only slightly more modern version of Dirty Harry.
Oh, and he nods a lot. The simple sentence 'Bosch nodded' seems to be repeated about once per page. His partner and on-off lover, FBI agent Rachel Walling, also does her fair share of nodding.
And you just know that there will be a contrived showdown featuring Bosch one-on-one with a psychotic madman. He shouldn't have gone it alone, and it is against all procedure, but of course he has to get his man.
If this were a one-off novel, I'd probably have given it 4 stars because it is solid enough, but in the context of the series to which it belongs it is no more than a workmanlike effort.
I hope Michael Connelly will either pension Bosch off gracefully, or find a new angle for him, because for now he seems to have run out of steam, just as Thomas Harris did with Hannibal Lecter.
This is by no means a bad book, and it will certainly keep you entertained on a long flight, but it is some way from Connelly's best work. It really would be nice to learn something new about Bosch once in a while, and you don't get that here.
Another Great Tale From Michael Connelly May 28, 2008
Mrs. B (Norfolk, England)
I am aware that this book is a sequel to another of Connelly's novels, The Poet. I am working my way through these but came upon The Narrows first and I have to say, despite references to the previous story, it still made good sense and I enjoyed the tale.
Not wishing to give too much away for those wanting to get The Poet under their belts first, the story follows a reawakening of an old adversary to FBI agent Rachael Walling. She is drawn into an investigation by the delivery of a satellite GPS system that has been sent for her attention to FBI head quarters at Quantico which has led the FBI to find a mass grave in the desert outside Las Vegas.
Having fallen from grace with the FBI, Rachael had been out-posted to the 'badlands' of the Dakotas and is asked to come and assist with the case as an observer only.
Simultaneously, our favourite ex-cop Harry Bosch is carrying out PI work on behalf of the wife of a deceased ex-colleague who appears to have died in suspicious circumstances.
Before very long Harry and Rachael are embroiled in the same investigation and end up assisting each other to catch the errant perp despite the FBI's protestations.
It is hard to outline the story without spoiling it but as usual Connelly manages to whip up a storm of a tale, crescendoing the conclusion to a very dramatic close.
Hardened Connelly fans will not be disappointed and if this is your first crack at his work you will most likely want to try more of the novels.
Let's hear it for Harry! February 27, 2008
Wynne Kelly (Coventry, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Harry Bosch PA, ex-LAPD cop is hired by the widow of and ex-colleague to find out why her husband died. His tablets had been tampered with, forcing his heart to stop.
Soon they are on the trail of a serial killer that was believed to be dead. Can Harry help to track him down before any more are killed? (Of course, he can!)
All pretty formulaic but done with great verve. The final chase scene is exciting and scary and there are plenty of twists and turns along the way. Harry Bosch is a great creation. He is certainly a man to have on your side in time of trouble - brave, resourceful and loyal. I wonder where I can get hold of his phone number......
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