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ACCLAIM FOR MICHAEL CONNELLY’S
THE BLACK ICE
“HARD-BITTEN…COMPLEX AND CONVINCING.”
—San Diego Union-Tribune
“CONNELLY FLIPS THE READER’S EXPECTATIONS UPSIDE DOWN WITH A SURPRISE ENDING.”
–Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A TERRIFIC YARN, EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE POLICE PROCEDURAL IN THE INGENUITY OF THE PLOT AND THE CREATION OF CHARACTER….Connelly’s command of police workings and his knowledge of the turf from L.A. south and across the border, combined with a fertile imagination, give the book a high readability.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“GRIPPING…ONE OF THE FINEST POLICE PROCEDURAL NOVELS….Miss it at your peril.”
—Virginia-Pilot and the Ledger Star
“A SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED NOVEL…persuasive in the depiction of the police ecosystem and relentlessly faithful to the tradition.”
—Philadelphia Enquirer
“STRONG AND SURE….THIS NOVEL ESTABLISHES CONNELLY AS A WRITER WITH SUPERIOR TALENT FOR STORYTELLING.”
—Publishers Weekly
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“BOSCH IS A FULLY REALIZED AND INTRIGUING PROTAGONIST.”
—Houston Chronicle
“FRESHANDGRANDLYENTERTAINING…. CONNELLY HAS A CINEMATOGRAPHER’S EYE FOR DEFINING DETAIL.”
—Raleigh News & Observer
“THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NOVELS THAT OUGHT TO COME WITH WHEELS. Once you start it, you’re going to drag it along everywhere you go that you might possibly find a few free minutes to read more.”
—Manchester Journal Inquirer (CT)
“CONNELLY KEEPS THE ACTION AT WHITE HEAT MUCH OF THE TIME AND NEVER LETS GO OF THE READER’S INTEREST.”
—John Barkham Reviews
“FAST-PACED, WELL-WRITTEN, GOOD READING.”
—Mystery News
“CONNELLY IS A VIVID STORYTELLER CAREFULLY BUILDING THE TENSION WHILE THE ACTION MOVES SWIFTLY.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“VIOLENT, EXPLOSIVE, FILLED WITH BULLETS, BOMBS, AND VILLAINS, IT OPENS WITH A SHOTGUN’S ROAR AND NEVER QUIETS. Connelly is clearly at home in the hard-boiled milieu he so grittily makes his own.”
— Buffalo News
“EXPERTLY TOLD, INVOLVING.”
–Kirkus Reviews
“A FINE NOVEL…A STRONG ENTRY IN AN IMPORTANT SERIES.”
—Roanoke Times & World News
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