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| Angels Flight (Harry Bosch) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  162 reviews
Sales Rank: 6129
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 480
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0446607274
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446607278
ASIN: 0446607274
Publication Date: January 1, 2000
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Michael Connelly, whose novel The Poet won the 1997 Anthony Award for Best Mystery, is already recognized as one of the smartest and most vivid scribes of the hard-boiled police procedural. Now, with his much-anticipated sixth Harry Bosch novel, Angels Flight, Connelly offers one of the finest pieces of mystery writing to appear in 1998. Bosch is awakened in the middle of the night and, out of rotation, he is assigned to the murder investigation of the high-profile African American attorney Howard Elias. When Bosch arrives at the scene, it seems that almost the entire LAPD is present, including the IAD (the Internal Affairs Division). Elias, who made a career out of suing the police, was sadistically gunned down on the Angels Flight tram just as he was beginning a case that would have struck the core of the department; not surprisingly, L.A.'s men and women in blue become the center of the investigation. Haunted by the ghost of the L.A. riots, plagued by incessant media attention, and facing turmoil at home, Bosch suddenly finds himself questioning friends and associates while working side by side with some longtime enemies. Angels Flight is a detective's nightmare scenario and is disturbingly relevant to the racially tense last decade of the 20th century. Amidst the twists and turns of his complex narrative, Connelly affirms his rightful place among the masters of contemporary mystery fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley
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Michael Connelly, whose novel The Poet won the 1997 Anthony Award for Best Mystery, is already recognized as one of the smartest and most vivid scribes of the hard-boiled police procedural. Now, with his much-anticipated sixth Harry Bosch novel, Angels Flight, Connelly offers one of the finest pieces of mystery writing to appear in 1998. Bosch is awakened in the middle of the night and, out of rotation, he is assigned to the murder investigation of the high-profile African American attorney Howard Elias.When Bosch arrives at the scene, it seems that almost the entire LAPD is present, including the IAD (the Internal Affairs Division). Elias, who made a career out of suing the police, was sadistically gunned down on the Angels Flight tram just as he was beginning a case that would have struck the core of the department; not surprisingly, L.A.'s men and women in blue become the center of the investigation.Haunted by the ghost of the L.A. riots, plagued by incessant media attention, and facing turmoil at home, Bosch suddenly finds himself questioning friends and associates while working side by side with some longtime enemies. Angels Flight is a detective's nightmare scenario and is disturbingly relevant to the racially tense last decade of the 20th century. Amidst the twists and turns of his complex narrative, Connelly affirms his rightful place among the masters of contemporary mystery fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley
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 Very readable October 22, 2008
First what I didn't like: uses "nodded" too much, another "cop gone bad" story which is an overused ploy and one of Connelly's favorites.
What I did like is that it was well done with good characterizations. Dialogue good, plot good although predicatble (we all knew it was a cop who did it from the very beginning).
Old story but well done.
Pretty good effort overall.
 Street Justice October 14, 2008
There is a double killing in a tram car at Angels Flight. The list of suspects is long, but it becomes a complicated case when Harry Bosch and his team are assigned to the investigation. A coverup of past deeds leads to more coverups. People in power don't want clay feet exposed.
The case is filled with racial overtones, and is lighting a fuse that could set LA on fire. The Chief wants a quick resolution that will put a lid on things, even if it's not the right solution. Harry wants guilty parties punished, but sometimes the guilt is about things he had not expected, and sometimes the punishment takes unusual forms as the case takes on a life of its own.
Overall, an interesting case with some unexpected twists and turns.
Excellent crime book! October 10, 2008
This is my first Michael Connelly book. I really enjoyed it! I will read other books by the same author.
Strong novel with a weak ending September 30, 2008
Wonderfully complex yet logical plot leads from one red herring to another without stop.
Harry stands like a stone wall, unperturbed by the chaos and killings and police intrigue flowing around him.
However, I must warn the reader that the ending does not make for a satisfying conclusion to the novel.
 Another deep notch in Connelly's belt! September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Howard Elias is part of the Los Angeles upper crust. As a very high profile African-American attorney and racial activist, his lucrative practice consists in large part of suing the LAPD for real, perceived or imagined civil rights infractions against the black community in LA. When he is murdered in a particularly vindictive fashion on the very eve of an important trial against four white officers, the administration of the LAPD recognizes that it has no choice but to investigate its own members and let the chips fall where they may. The case is assigned to Harry Bosch and his Hollywood homicide squad, rookie black female officer, Kiz Rider and a senior detective, Jerry Edgar, also a black officer in good standing. The political considerations behind the choice of this team to investigate the case are obvious. Bosch, Rider and Edgar, probably more through good luck than good management, have never been sued by Elias. That the squad has two black members obviously makes the choice even more politically palatable.
Michael Connelly has stepped up to the plate once again and treated us to an exciting police procedural that will thrill Harry Bosch fans to their very toes. Los Angeles is graphically portrayed as a tinder box ready to explode into a reprise of the Watts riots that took place in the aftermath of the Rodney King trial. As we've come to expect, Bosch continues to be a come-what-may investigator whose only pursuit is the truth. As Bosch's former partner, Frank Sheehan, comes under suspicion for the murder, Bosch's friendship, his loyalty and the steadfastness of his principles are tested to their limits.
This might not be the best novel that Connelly ever wrote. But I still haven't encountered the entry in the growing Harry Bosch canon that doesn't keep me flipping pages at a torrid pace. Internal departmental politics and race take centre stage in "Angel's Flight" as Bosch butts heads with the senior levels of the department, the FBI, Internal Affairs and even his own partners. Readers who have followed Bosch from the very start will also be interested in the side plot about his new wife, former FBI agent, Eleanor Wish.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
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