Debbie B. (debs) -
Another excellent Bosch story, with good development of the peripheral chracters that Harry comes in contact with. Especially liked the detailed descriptions of the way homicide investigations work, allowing you to envision the progress every step of the way.
Judith L. (jlautner) reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 106 more book reviews
Harry Bosch is now a volunteer with the San Fernando Police Department, working full time as a detective (officially part time). He mostly works cold cases, and to do so works in what was once a jail cell, loaded with files.
One morning he is greeted by an Assistant DA and two detectives from LAPD, with news about a case he closed thirty years before. The convicted criminal has spent the intervening time on Death Row, and now his new attorney is saying he has evidence that the original evidence was tampered with by the detectives way back then. In other words, by Bosch.
Of course Bosch is livid. Over the years he has learned little about taking deep breaths and remaining calm. But he knows he never tampered with anything. It just isn't in him. While he is considering his next move, he is called to a brand new crime scene by the SFPD.
A pharmacist and his pharmacist-son lie dead in the pharmacy, murdered by two masked men. Bosch and his team quickly determine that this was no robbery-gone-wrong. These were hits. But why?
Bosch can't rest. I think he got maybe six hours of sleep in the time he spent on these two cases. He was either on the road, in his cell, or at his desk at home, trying to put the pieces together. He is respected by his SFPD colleagues but less so by the reps from the LAPD, from which he had departed under a cloud. So he is given a fair amount of freedom to run with what he needs, and take along who he needs.
In between runs on one case or the other, Bosch manages to have a phone call or two with his daughter, who is in college, and eventually to visit with her. He feels his aloneness perhaps more than he used to, before he knew he had a daughter.
He manages to separate the real truth from the political truth, but not without many setbacks.
I always enjoy the details in Connelly's books, as I like accuracy. I don't have to suspend disbelief. This book seemed a little lighter than some others of his I have read lately, in spite of the development of two separate cases. I read it more quickly than most.
One morning he is greeted by an Assistant DA and two detectives from LAPD, with news about a case he closed thirty years before. The convicted criminal has spent the intervening time on Death Row, and now his new attorney is saying he has evidence that the original evidence was tampered with by the detectives way back then. In other words, by Bosch.
Of course Bosch is livid. Over the years he has learned little about taking deep breaths and remaining calm. But he knows he never tampered with anything. It just isn't in him. While he is considering his next move, he is called to a brand new crime scene by the SFPD.
A pharmacist and his pharmacist-son lie dead in the pharmacy, murdered by two masked men. Bosch and his team quickly determine that this was no robbery-gone-wrong. These were hits. But why?
Bosch can't rest. I think he got maybe six hours of sleep in the time he spent on these two cases. He was either on the road, in his cell, or at his desk at home, trying to put the pieces together. He is respected by his SFPD colleagues but less so by the reps from the LAPD, from which he had departed under a cloud. So he is given a fair amount of freedom to run with what he needs, and take along who he needs.
In between runs on one case or the other, Bosch manages to have a phone call or two with his daughter, who is in college, and eventually to visit with her. He feels his aloneness perhaps more than he used to, before he knew he had a daughter.
He manages to separate the real truth from the political truth, but not without many setbacks.
I always enjoy the details in Connelly's books, as I like accuracy. I don't have to suspend disbelief. This book seemed a little lighter than some others of his I have read lately, in spite of the development of two separate cases. I read it more quickly than most.
Cathy C. (cathyskye) -
Of all the mysteries I've read in my lifetime, I have to say that Harry Bosch is my favorite detective. His intelligence, his persistence, and his humanity have made him an icon, and his "Everybody counts or nobody counts" is a mantra I use when I find myself eyeing the fast lane on the judgmental vigilante road.
Two Kinds of Truth highlights Bosch's humanity in the way he reacts when he learns that his assumption is wrong in the pharmacy murders and how he reaches out to one of the addicts he meets while undercover. When his daughter learns about the allegations made by the serial killer on Death Row and she actually thinks Harry might have planted evidence, the blow is visceral-- not just for Harry but for the reader as well. Connelly is a master at drawing his readers into the warp and weft of his stories.
Connelly balances his two cases with the staggering scope of prescription drug abuse on one hand while dazzling readers with Mickey Haller's legal sleight of hand in proving his half-brother did not plant evidence to put a serial killer behind bars. This is another compelling addition to this long-running series, and-- the older Bosch gets-- the more I hope he will prove to be immortal.
[Note: As much as I love reading the books, I have to admit that I now prefer listening to the audiobooks narrated by Titus Welliver. I am a fan of the Bosch TV series, and Welliver has become Bosch in my mind.]
Two Kinds of Truth highlights Bosch's humanity in the way he reacts when he learns that his assumption is wrong in the pharmacy murders and how he reaches out to one of the addicts he meets while undercover. When his daughter learns about the allegations made by the serial killer on Death Row and she actually thinks Harry might have planted evidence, the blow is visceral-- not just for Harry but for the reader as well. Connelly is a master at drawing his readers into the warp and weft of his stories.
Connelly balances his two cases with the staggering scope of prescription drug abuse on one hand while dazzling readers with Mickey Haller's legal sleight of hand in proving his half-brother did not plant evidence to put a serial killer behind bars. This is another compelling addition to this long-running series, and-- the older Bosch gets-- the more I hope he will prove to be immortal.
[Note: As much as I love reading the books, I have to admit that I now prefer listening to the audiobooks narrated by Titus Welliver. I am a fan of the Bosch TV series, and Welliver has become Bosch in my mind.]
Lize B. (msflorida) reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 19 more book reviews
Another great Harry Bosch tale sure to please Michael Connelly fans.
June E. (junie) -
Not as good as previous Bosch novels, I found it a little slow. That is until his half brother, Attorney Michael Haller came into the picture. His courtroom antics defending Bosch against a death row killer who claims he was framed and the trial that followed kept me reading until the end.
IMO, it's time to give Harry a personal life! He has to stop being so stoic.
IMO, it's time to give Harry a personal life! He has to stop being so stoic.
Marcia C. reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 705 more book reviews
Very disappointing. I won't go into the details, but the plot is so implausible as to make the whole book kind of ridiculous. I say this as someone who has enjoyed many of the Bosch books. This is one of the weakest. Not recommended!
Donna C. (g-ma) reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 3203 more book reviews
Connelly needs to put Bosch out to pasture
Half of this book was not needed, the story is very slow, very boring, takes forever to get anywhere, there are 2 storylines going on and sometimes that just muddles a book up, this is mostly just a descriptive story and I don't like that kind of writing, it isn't a suspense or a thriller, just a ho hum story, the best part is when Mickey Haller shows up
Half of this book was not needed, the story is very slow, very boring, takes forever to get anywhere, there are 2 storylines going on and sometimes that just muddles a book up, this is mostly just a descriptive story and I don't like that kind of writing, it isn't a suspense or a thriller, just a ho hum story, the best part is when Mickey Haller shows up
Dana V. (danav) reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 5 more book reviews
One of Connelly's best Bosch novels to date. Both Connelly and Bosch seem to be getting better with age!
jjares reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 3582 more book reviews
As always, this is a great story. Actually, this is a pair of stories in which Harry Bosch is the main character. He is working as a volunteer on cold cases in the San Fernando Police Department when a pair of pharmacists are found killed in their local drug store. Meanwhile, an old LAPD case comes back to haunt Harry. A man on death row claims that there is new evidence that proves that he could not have been the killer. He claims that Harry Bosch planted incriminating evidence.
Since Harry left the LAPD under a cloud, the current detectives are not eager to protect Bosch. Thus, it is up to Micky Haller and Harry to prove that Harry had not been dishonest in the case 30 years before.
The Harry Bosch series just keeps getting better. 4.5 stars
Harry Bosch Series
16. The Reversal (2010)
17. The Drop
18. The Black Box (2012)
19. The Burning Room (2014)
20. The Crossing (2015)
21. The Wrong Side of Goodbye
** 22. Two Kinds of Truth (2017)
Since Harry left the LAPD under a cloud, the current detectives are not eager to protect Bosch. Thus, it is up to Micky Haller and Harry to prove that Harry had not been dishonest in the case 30 years before.
The Harry Bosch series just keeps getting better. 4.5 stars
Harry Bosch Series
16. The Reversal (2010)
17. The Drop
18. The Black Box (2012)
19. The Burning Room (2014)
20. The Crossing (2015)
21. The Wrong Side of Goodbye
** 22. Two Kinds of Truth (2017)
Robin M. (robinmy) -
While working cold cases for the San Fernando Police Department, Harry Bosch is called out to a double-murder. Two pharmacists have been gunned down at a local drug store. The only lead Harry sees is the fact that the younger pharmacist had lodged a complaint against a doctor for over-writing prescriptions for pain pills. This leads Harry into going undercover and taking on some Russian pill pushers. Meanwhile, a man on death row who Harry helped convict thirty years ago, is now claiming that the evidence was planted by Harry Bosch. Harry asks Mickey Haller and his investigator, Cisco, to help him clear his name and keep the killer in prison where he belongs.
The latest Harry Bosch book has two great mysteries. We went back and forth between the two mysteries. I don't know which I liked better. Both stories made this book very hard to put down. This catches me up in the Harry Bosch universe. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. My rating: 5 Stars.
The latest Harry Bosch book has two great mysteries. We went back and forth between the two mysteries. I don't know which I liked better. Both stories made this book very hard to put down. This catches me up in the Harry Bosch universe. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. My rating: 5 Stars.
Carol M. (Tunerlady) reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 581 more book reviews
One of the best yet in the Harry Bosch series! Couldn't put it down. Even Mickey Haller was in this one with some exciting legal stuff... Great read!
Doug M. (damgto1) reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 33 more book reviews
This is one of my favorite Bosch novels so far. Once I got I to it, it was hard to put down. Interesting cases and procedures.
As usual, Michael Connelly scores with this story about Harry Bosch. Great book that shouldn't be missed by any Connelly fan.
Betsy F. reviewed Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, Bk 20) (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 330 more book reviews
great!
