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Harry Bosch Universe #7
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544 pages, Paperback
First published March 2, 1998
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Michael Connelly
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Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing 鈥� a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with over 30 more novels.
Over eighty million copies of Connelly鈥檚 books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into forty-five foreign languages. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho award (Spain) .
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael is one of the producers and writers of the TV show, 鈥淏osch,鈥� which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Michael lives with his family in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida.
Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing 鈥� a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with over 30 more novels.
Over eighty million copies of Connelly鈥檚 books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into forty-five foreign languages. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho award (Spain) .
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael is one of the producers and writers of the TV show, 鈥淏osch,鈥� which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Michael lives with his family in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida.
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November 5, 2022
This was a chore, despite being one of the more competently written Michael Connelly books. If you enjoyed it, fabulous. Sincerely. (And if you like Connelly but haven't tried it, there's a good chance it'll work for you--although reviews from my friends are mixed, so there's also a chance you won't. In other words, no guarantees). But I think this is where he and I part ways: I find him generally uninteresting, mildly irritating, and reading what seems to be a better example of his craft actually made the experience more disappointing. To push a metaphor, if a normal blood pH falls somewhere between 7.35 and 7.45, I spent most of the book at about a 7.31. Don't understand? Feel vaguely annoyed?
Exactly.
The main character, ex-FBI agent Terry McCaleb, is recovering from a recent heart transplant when the donor's sister approaches him to help solve the donor's murder. Reluctantly--because he's recovering from a heart transplant and his cardiac surgeon tells him it's a terrible idea--he becomes involved and what follows is a fairly predictable police procedural. Though published in 1998, it feels more dated, say early 90s, and I found myself particularly distracted by the frequent mentions of Terry's medical issues. I had to fight temptation to do some research and see what the state of cardiac transplant in the L.A. area would have been in this time period, because I have these suspicions that this isn't it.*
I did manage to make it through much of the story in a couple of big chunks, ignoring the medical issues, until I ran into other problems. One is that despite being told how brilliant Terry was as an agent (and we're told this a lot), he essentially cracks a case by diving into the evidence and observing conflicting details. In other words, it's the Encyclopedia Brown method of detection. Is that cleverness or persistence?听 In fact, there's a couple moments where Terry is astonishingly stupid, particularly with risks to others. Second, as with many of Connelly's works, this feels made-for-Hollywood, complete with a wildly awkward love relationship. Third, it eventually resorts to an annoying plot device that stalled me out again, partly because it (again) required Terry to make some TSTL decision-making. In fact, there's a couple times I stopped because I couldn't believe our 'famous' FBI detective was being so unprofessional and dismissive. What finally got me to finish was my ex (of the dubious choice in books) pushing it back on me, saying it takes another 'really good turn.'听
I did finish and I agree, there was a good turn that was genuinely surprising. Unfortunately, it also felt like the twist came out of left field, so while I appreciated it, I was equally cross about it. It's the plot equivalent of having someone's long-lost brother show up after they were mentioned once in the beginning of the book.
Make that pH of 7.29. Excuse me while I go find some sodium bicarbonate.
Two and a half vials of blood, rounding down because someone needs to.
*In the afterward, Connelly thanks his friend who had a transplant in 1993 and shared so much of his story with him that it moved Connelly to write a story. This absolutely makes sense to me, and explains the wonky recovery timeline and the strangely specific but contradictory details (such as being careful to take and track his temperature twice a day but then regularly go all day without eating 'until he was weak from hunger'). These are absolutely the kind of details a friend might remember later but may not put into very clear context of overall physical state.
Exactly.
The main character, ex-FBI agent Terry McCaleb, is recovering from a recent heart transplant when the donor's sister approaches him to help solve the donor's murder. Reluctantly--because he's recovering from a heart transplant and his cardiac surgeon tells him it's a terrible idea--he becomes involved and what follows is a fairly predictable police procedural. Though published in 1998, it feels more dated, say early 90s, and I found myself particularly distracted by the frequent mentions of Terry's medical issues. I had to fight temptation to do some research and see what the state of cardiac transplant in the L.A. area would have been in this time period, because I have these suspicions that this isn't it.*
I did manage to make it through much of the story in a couple of big chunks, ignoring the medical issues, until I ran into other problems. One is that despite being told how brilliant Terry was as an agent (and we're told this a lot), he essentially cracks a case by diving into the evidence and observing conflicting details. In other words, it's the Encyclopedia Brown method of detection. Is that cleverness or persistence?听 In fact, there's a couple moments where Terry is astonishingly stupid, particularly with risks to others. Second, as with many of Connelly's works, this feels made-for-Hollywood, complete with a wildly awkward love relationship. Third, it eventually resorts to an annoying plot device that stalled me out again, partly because it (again) required Terry to make some TSTL decision-making. In fact, there's a couple times I stopped because I couldn't believe our 'famous' FBI detective was being so unprofessional and dismissive. What finally got me to finish was my ex (of the dubious choice in books) pushing it back on me, saying it takes another 'really good turn.'听
I did finish and I agree, there was a good turn that was genuinely surprising. Unfortunately, it also felt like the twist came out of left field, so while I appreciated it, I was equally cross about it. It's the plot equivalent of having someone's long-lost brother show up after they were mentioned once in the beginning of the book.
Make that pH of 7.29. Excuse me while I go find some sodium bicarbonate.
Two and a half vials of blood, rounding down because someone needs to.
*In the afterward, Connelly thanks his friend who had a transplant in 1993 and shared so much of his story with him that it moved Connelly to write a story. This absolutely makes sense to me, and explains the wonky recovery timeline and the strangely specific but contradictory details (such as being careful to take and track his temperature twice a day but then regularly go all day without eating 'until he was weak from hunger'). These are absolutely the kind of details a friend might remember later but may not put into very clear context of overall physical state.
November 19, 2024
I gave this 4* because from the previous Connelly books that I've read, only one got less than 5*. I had to show somehow that I enjoyed this one slightly less than the others, although I loved it nonetheless.
From time to time. Connelly takes a break from Bosch and writes another character. This time we have Terrell McCaleb, an ex-FBI agent specialised in serial killers and a fresh receiver of a new heart. He needs to avoid doing anything stressful, but when Graciela Rivers asks for his help to identify her sister's killer, he cannot say no due to the way she was murdered.
I am amazed how Connelly managed to write another different main character so well. I enjoy that he does not copy the same recipe. Anyway, the writing and the plot was good as ever. My only reason for not giving this 5* is that I usually do not appreciate novels about serial killers.
From time to time. Connelly takes a break from Bosch and writes another character. This time we have Terrell McCaleb, an ex-FBI agent specialised in serial killers and a fresh receiver of a new heart. He needs to avoid doing anything stressful, but when Graciela Rivers asks for his help to identify her sister's killer, he cannot say no due to the way she was murdered.
I am amazed how Connelly managed to write another different main character so well. I enjoy that he does not copy the same recipe. Anyway, the writing and the plot was good as ever. My only reason for not giving this 5* is that I usually do not appreciate novels about serial killers.
July 29, 2017
Terry McCaleb was once a top-ranked F.B.I. agent, but then a heart attack brought him down and forced him into early retirement. After an interminable wait because of his very rare blood type, McCaleb has finally had a heart transplant and is recuperating aboard his boat which is docked in the harbor at San Pedro, California.
Terry is still early in his recovery when a beautiful woman named Graciella Rivers shows up at his boat and begs him to investigate the murder of her sister, Gloria, who was shot to death in the robbery of a convenience store. Terry explains that this would be impossible and that his condition would not permit it. Then Graciella drops the bomb that leaves him no choice.
Against the advice of his doctor who is enormously upset with him, McCaleb agrees to investigate Gloria's death. It's going to be an uphill battle, given that he's now a private citizen and, ex-F.B.I. agent or not, the local cops who investigated the crime originally are going to stonewall him. They've written off the case as a run-of-the-mill homicide in the course of an armed robbery. They have no suspects and aren't looking particularly hard to find any. The last thing they want is for some outsider to come in and show them up.
McCaleb pretty quickly concludes that there is probably more to this crime than a simple robbery gone wrong and his investigation turns up several interesting developments. He's a unique and sympathetic protagonist, and it's fun watching him work his way through all of the obstacles thrown in his path. It's a taut compelling story--basically what anyone who reads him would expect from Michael Connelly.
I'm giving this three stars rather than four, however, because of something incredibly stupid that happens near the end of the book. (WARNING: Do not read the following unless you want a good idea how the book ends.)
Terry is still early in his recovery when a beautiful woman named Graciella Rivers shows up at his boat and begs him to investigate the murder of her sister, Gloria, who was shot to death in the robbery of a convenience store. Terry explains that this would be impossible and that his condition would not permit it. Then Graciella drops the bomb that leaves him no choice.
Against the advice of his doctor who is enormously upset with him, McCaleb agrees to investigate Gloria's death. It's going to be an uphill battle, given that he's now a private citizen and, ex-F.B.I. agent or not, the local cops who investigated the crime originally are going to stonewall him. They've written off the case as a run-of-the-mill homicide in the course of an armed robbery. They have no suspects and aren't looking particularly hard to find any. The last thing they want is for some outsider to come in and show them up.
McCaleb pretty quickly concludes that there is probably more to this crime than a simple robbery gone wrong and his investigation turns up several interesting developments. He's a unique and sympathetic protagonist, and it's fun watching him work his way through all of the obstacles thrown in his path. It's a taut compelling story--basically what anyone who reads him would expect from Michael Connelly.
I'm giving this three stars rather than four, however, because of something incredibly stupid that happens near the end of the book. (WARNING: Do not read the following unless you want a good idea how the book ends.)
January 7, 2023
Did you catch the double meaning of "BLOOD WORK"?
Terry McCaleb, ex-FBI agent and skilled profiler of serial murderers, retired to a quiet peaceful shipboard existence on his boat anchored in Los Angeles harbour after a heart attack and heart transplant surgery forced him off the job. When Graciela Rivers introduces herself to McCaleb and tries to solicit his assistance finding her sister's murderer, his first inclination was to politely beg off and recommend she seek the services of a licensed private detective. But she got his full attention and completely snared him with an overwhelming sense of personal obligation when she revealed that the heart he had received in surgery was her sisters, available as a transplant organ only because of her apparently senseless murder. As McCaleb internalizes that debt and cautiously begins the investigation, he soon discovers that, far from being the apparent robbery-related homicide that the LAPD had given up hope of solving as a now cold trail case, the murderer was by some bizarre coincidence, much more likely to be the type of serial killer with which he was all too familiar.
Connelly's fans, by now thoroughly familiar with his skill at writing sophisticated, engaging police procedural novels, will not be disappointed by BLOOD WORK. Not only does he lead the reader through a complex set of clues, forensic procedures, dead-end investigations, twists and turns, interrogations and the minutiae of a realistic, complex homicide investigation but he adds in the gut-wrenching tension of a first-rate thriller as well. The growth of the relationship between McCaleb, Graciella Rivers and Raymond Torres, the young 9 year old son of Rivers' callously murdered sister, is heartwarming and never drifts into soap opera or melodrama. The very clever double meaning of Connelly's title, BLOOD WORK, will be revealed to readers as the climax approaches.
Already a rabid fan of Connelly's hero, Harry Bosch, I've now added Terry McCaleb to my list of characters to watch for in Connelly's future novels. With some amusement, I also spotted a reference to Michael Haller Jr, a noted LA attorney who I was pleased to read about in one of Connelly's much later novels, THE LINCOLN LAWYER. Connelly has got his finger on the pulse of the LA police and crime scene. No doubt about it ... he's the man!
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
Terry McCaleb, ex-FBI agent and skilled profiler of serial murderers, retired to a quiet peaceful shipboard existence on his boat anchored in Los Angeles harbour after a heart attack and heart transplant surgery forced him off the job. When Graciela Rivers introduces herself to McCaleb and tries to solicit his assistance finding her sister's murderer, his first inclination was to politely beg off and recommend she seek the services of a licensed private detective. But she got his full attention and completely snared him with an overwhelming sense of personal obligation when she revealed that the heart he had received in surgery was her sisters, available as a transplant organ only because of her apparently senseless murder. As McCaleb internalizes that debt and cautiously begins the investigation, he soon discovers that, far from being the apparent robbery-related homicide that the LAPD had given up hope of solving as a now cold trail case, the murderer was by some bizarre coincidence, much more likely to be the type of serial killer with which he was all too familiar.
Connelly's fans, by now thoroughly familiar with his skill at writing sophisticated, engaging police procedural novels, will not be disappointed by BLOOD WORK. Not only does he lead the reader through a complex set of clues, forensic procedures, dead-end investigations, twists and turns, interrogations and the minutiae of a realistic, complex homicide investigation but he adds in the gut-wrenching tension of a first-rate thriller as well. The growth of the relationship between McCaleb, Graciella Rivers and Raymond Torres, the young 9 year old son of Rivers' callously murdered sister, is heartwarming and never drifts into soap opera or melodrama. The very clever double meaning of Connelly's title, BLOOD WORK, will be revealed to readers as the climax approaches.
Already a rabid fan of Connelly's hero, Harry Bosch, I've now added Terry McCaleb to my list of characters to watch for in Connelly's future novels. With some amusement, I also spotted a reference to Michael Haller Jr, a noted LA attorney who I was pleased to read about in one of Connelly's much later novels, THE LINCOLN LAWYER. Connelly has got his finger on the pulse of the LA police and crime scene. No doubt about it ... he's the man!
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
July 19, 2016
Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI agent in L. A. who's just undergone a heart transplant. He's recuperating on his boat and figuring out what he's going to do with his new lease on life. When he's approached by Graciella Rivers to help investigate her sister's murder, Terry's reluctant until she gives him a compelling reason to go all in.
Typical of a Connelly procedural, this story winds around the bend and back before things start to fall in place to make sense and provide motive. Still, I was a bit blindsided by the revelations even though the clues were there (along with some convincing red herrings). I liked Terry and the hype about his skills were well founded. It's a good story with some interesting secondary characters.
I'm a big fan of Dick Hill so the narration just works for me in this series (Harry Bosch Universe). I listened to this one as McCaleb shows up in the next HB story and I wanted the background. It was well worth my time and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to him.
Typical of a Connelly procedural, this story winds around the bend and back before things start to fall in place to make sense and provide motive. Still, I was a bit blindsided by the revelations even though the clues were there (along with some convincing red herrings). I liked Terry and the hype about his skills were well founded. It's a good story with some interesting secondary characters.
I'm a big fan of Dick Hill so the narration just works for me in this series (Harry Bosch Universe). I listened to this one as McCaleb shows up in the next HB story and I wanted the background. It was well worth my time and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to him.
January 11, 2019
Blood Work is a decent Michael Connelly novel till about the end and then it elevates itself in the last few chapters.
The standard Michael Connelly attributes are present in this novel with one twist - this time the main character is literally 'broken'. Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI agent who undergoes a heart transplant. He is tasked by the sister of the heart donor to provide some closure for her murder. And this leads to a deep mystery that showcases gritty detective work as well as the incredible characterization that Connelly brings to the table. The story would have been good with just these attributes. But then, there is a twist and OMG, what a doozy it is. I was reading in bed half-asleep, when this twist woke me up fully. That's how awesome and unexpected it was.
The standard Michael Connelly attributes are present in this novel with one twist - this time the main character is literally 'broken'. Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI agent who undergoes a heart transplant. He is tasked by the sister of the heart donor to provide some closure for her murder. And this leads to a deep mystery that showcases gritty detective work as well as the incredible characterization that Connelly brings to the table. The story would have been good with just these attributes. But then, there is a twist and OMG, what a doozy it is. I was reading in bed half-asleep, when this twist woke me up fully. That's how awesome and unexpected it was.
February 20, 2016
The author never disappoints. I have enjoyed many of his Harry Bosh novels and also Lincoln Lawyer and this book was no exception but I have to say it fell short of being great.
The protagonist of the novel is Terry McCaleb - an ex-FBI agent who recently had a heart transplant and now is staying in a boat. One day he is visited by a lady, Graciella, who wants Terry to investigate her sister's murder. Terry, who has to avoid anything stressful is reluctant to take on the case, but when Graciella reveals something about her sister Terry simply had to get involved.
Then the story continues with Terry's investigations and we get to meet arrogant and egoistic cops, hear stories about the cases (and the horrors) handled by Terry during his tenure in the FBI, we get to learn more about Terry the human being. The complex relationship that develops between Terry and Graciella was a bit predictable though.
Michael Connelly has given some great clues through out the book and you have to read carefully and think to connect the dots. There are twists and red herrings as well. One thing I have to say - that the villain was a pretty complex and dangerous character.The book shows the research the author had put in to create the story. This is true for many of his books.
This is a pretty decent mystery novel but I was expecting something more -- the story had enough ingredients to create an atmosphere of fear but I felt it was not there. The story would hold your interest no doubt about that but it could have been much more better. The end was also a bit "hurried" for a lack of a better word.
Overall, a decent read if you love mysteries. If you have enjoyed other books by Michael Connelly then do give this one a try and if you have never tried any of his books then why not - it will be a good time pass.
The protagonist of the novel is Terry McCaleb - an ex-FBI agent who recently had a heart transplant and now is staying in a boat. One day he is visited by a lady, Graciella, who wants Terry to investigate her sister's murder. Terry, who has to avoid anything stressful is reluctant to take on the case, but when Graciella reveals something about her sister Terry simply had to get involved.
Then the story continues with Terry's investigations and we get to meet arrogant and egoistic cops, hear stories about the cases (and the horrors) handled by Terry during his tenure in the FBI, we get to learn more about Terry the human being. The complex relationship that develops between Terry and Graciella was a bit predictable though.
Michael Connelly has given some great clues through out the book and you have to read carefully and think to connect the dots. There are twists and red herrings as well. One thing I have to say - that the villain was a pretty complex and dangerous character.The book shows the research the author had put in to create the story. This is true for many of his books.
This is a pretty decent mystery novel but I was expecting something more -- the story had enough ingredients to create an atmosphere of fear but I felt it was not there. The story would hold your interest no doubt about that but it could have been much more better. The end was also a bit "hurried" for a lack of a better word.
Overall, a decent read if you love mysteries. If you have enjoyed other books by Michael Connelly then do give this one a try and if you have never tried any of his books then why not - it will be a good time pass.
December 14, 2023
Well a Michael Connelly was my first read for 2022 and now also for 2023. Additionally, I finished the second Terry McCaleb at the end of 鈥�21 and this at end of 鈥�22. What a shame there were only two McCaleb books in the series and as usual I read the last one first馃う鈥嶁檪锔�
Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI profiler. In this book he receives a new heart. I can鈥檛 really describe much more as don鈥檛 want to spoil the story. Suffice to say the apparent random murders are not what they seem.
But like Connelly鈥檚 other characters- Bosch, Haller, Ballard etc he is analytical and focussed. Relentless in pursuit of justice. This story is an easy read and McCaleb and his mate living on a boat moored nearby do some impressive investigative work. Managing to upset the police and FBI in the process.
Will be looking out for more Connelly reads this year. Unfortunately, they won鈥檛 feature Terry McCaleb.
Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI profiler. In this book he receives a new heart. I can鈥檛 really describe much more as don鈥檛 want to spoil the story. Suffice to say the apparent random murders are not what they seem.
But like Connelly鈥檚 other characters- Bosch, Haller, Ballard etc he is analytical and focussed. Relentless in pursuit of justice. This story is an easy read and McCaleb and his mate living on a boat moored nearby do some impressive investigative work. Managing to upset the police and FBI in the process.
Will be looking out for more Connelly reads this year. Unfortunately, they won鈥檛 feature Terry McCaleb.
November 19, 2024
袩褉械锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 "袩褉懈屑泻邪褌邪 薪邪 褋芯胁邪褌邪" 懈 褋械 锌褉懈褋械褌懈褏, 褔械 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 锌褉械写懈 薪械褟 懈屑邪 写褉褍谐邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋 谐谢邪胁械薪 谐械褉芯泄 孝械褉懈 袦邪泻泻械泄谢褗斜, 泻芯褟褌芯 薪械 斜褟褏 褔械谢. 袦芯卸械 斜懈, 懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪邪胁褉械屑械褌芯 谐谢械写邪褏 褎懈谢屑邪 褋 袣谢懈薪褌 袠褋褌褍褍写 胁 谐谢邪胁薪邪褌邪 褉芯谢褟. 袝泻褉邪薪懈蟹邪褑懈褟褌邪 写芯褋褌邪 屑懈 斜械 褏邪褉械褋邪谢邪, 屑邪泻邪褉 胁械褔械 写邪 薪械 褟 锌芯屑薪褟. 袦械卸写褍 写胁械褌械 泻薪懈谐懈 薪褟屑邪 谐芯谢褟屑邪 胁褉褗蟹泻邪 懈 屑薪芯谐芯 锌褉械锌褉邪褌泻懈, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯褔械褌邪褌 胁 锌褉芯懈蟹胁芯谢械薪 褉械写.
孝械褉懈 械 薪邪锌褍褋薪邪谢 肖袘袪 锌褉械写懈 写胁械 谐芯写懈薪懈, 斜芯谢械薪 懈 懈蟹褌芯褖械薪, 薪邪 褉褗斜邪 薪邪 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪. 袧芯 屑褍 械 锌褉芯胁褗褉胁褟谢芯 - 锌褉懈褋邪写械薪芯 屑褍 械 褋褗褉褑械褌芯 薪邪 屑谢邪写邪 屑械泻褋懈泻邪薪泻邪, 褍斜懈褌邪 锌褉懈 胁褗芯褉褗卸械薪 谐褉邪斜械卸. 孝芯泄 褋械 胁褗蟹褋褌邪薪芯胁褟胁邪 芯褌 褌褉邪薪褋锌谢邪薪褌邪褑懈褟褌邪 懈 锌芯谢械泻邪 褉械屑芯薪褌懈褉邪 褟褏褌邪褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 锌芯谢褍褔懈谢 胁 薪邪褋谢械写褋褌胁芯 芯褌 斜邪褖邪 褋懈.
袝写懈薪 写械薪 锌褉懈 薪械谐芯 懈写胁邪 薪械芯褔邪泻胁邪薪 锌芯褋械褌懈褌械谢 - 褋械褋褌褉邪褌邪 薪邪 卸械薪邪褌邪, 褔懈械褌芯 褋褗褉褑械 薪芯褋懈. 袠 泻芯褟褌芯 褌褗褉褋懈 薪械谐芯胁邪褌邪 锌芯屑芯褖, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪械 褋械 褉邪蟹褋谢械写胁邪 懈 锌褉邪胁芯褋褗写懈械 蟹邪 卸械褉褌胁邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 懈屑邪.
袠薪褌褉懈谐邪褌邪 械 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪芯 褉邪蟹胁懈褌邪 懈 写芯 泻褉邪褟 褖械 胁懈 泻邪褉邪 写邪 芯褌谐褉褗褖邪褌械 谢懈褋褌 褋谢械写 谢懈褋褌.
P.S. 袟邪 褋褗卸邪谢械薪懈械, 锌褉械胁芯写褗褌 械 屑薪芯谐芯 薪械褋泻芯锌芯褋邪薪, 泻芯械褌芯 屑薪芯谐芯 屑械 写褉邪蟹薪懈 懈 锌芯泻邪蟹胁邪, 褔械 懈 锌褉械写懈 写胁邪泄褋械褌懈薪邪 谐芯写懈薪懈 泻邪褔械褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 薪邪 懈蟹写邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 袘邪褉写 械 斜懈谢芯 芯褌褔邪泄胁邪褖芯 薪懈褋泻芯, 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 械 褌胁褗褉写械 褔械褋褌芯 懈 褋械谐邪鈥�
孝械褉懈 械 薪邪锌褍褋薪邪谢 肖袘袪 锌褉械写懈 写胁械 谐芯写懈薪懈, 斜芯谢械薪 懈 懈蟹褌芯褖械薪, 薪邪 褉褗斜邪 薪邪 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪. 袧芯 屑褍 械 锌褉芯胁褗褉胁褟谢芯 - 锌褉懈褋邪写械薪芯 屑褍 械 褋褗褉褑械褌芯 薪邪 屑谢邪写邪 屑械泻褋懈泻邪薪泻邪, 褍斜懈褌邪 锌褉懈 胁褗芯褉褗卸械薪 谐褉邪斜械卸. 孝芯泄 褋械 胁褗蟹褋褌邪薪芯胁褟胁邪 芯褌 褌褉邪薪褋锌谢邪薪褌邪褑懈褟褌邪 懈 锌芯谢械泻邪 褉械屑芯薪褌懈褉邪 褟褏褌邪褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 锌芯谢褍褔懈谢 胁 薪邪褋谢械写褋褌胁芯 芯褌 斜邪褖邪 褋懈.
袝写懈薪 写械薪 锌褉懈 薪械谐芯 懈写胁邪 薪械芯褔邪泻胁邪薪 锌芯褋械褌懈褌械谢 - 褋械褋褌褉邪褌邪 薪邪 卸械薪邪褌邪, 褔懈械褌芯 褋褗褉褑械 薪芯褋懈. 袠 泻芯褟褌芯 褌褗褉褋懈 薪械谐芯胁邪褌邪 锌芯屑芯褖, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褍斜懈泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪械 褋械 褉邪蟹褋谢械写胁邪 懈 锌褉邪胁芯褋褗写懈械 蟹邪 卸械褉褌胁邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 懈屑邪.
袠薪褌褉懈谐邪褌邪 械 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪芯 褉邪蟹胁懈褌邪 懈 写芯 泻褉邪褟 褖械 胁懈 泻邪褉邪 写邪 芯褌谐褉褗褖邪褌械 谢懈褋褌 褋谢械写 谢懈褋褌.
P.S. 袟邪 褋褗卸邪谢械薪懈械, 锌褉械胁芯写褗褌 械 屑薪芯谐芯 薪械褋泻芯锌芯褋邪薪, 泻芯械褌芯 屑薪芯谐芯 屑械 写褉邪蟹薪懈 懈 锌芯泻邪蟹胁邪, 褔械 懈 锌褉械写懈 写胁邪泄褋械褌懈薪邪 谐芯写懈薪懈 泻邪褔械褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪褌邪 薪邪 懈蟹写邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 袘邪褉写 械 斜懈谢芯 芯褌褔邪泄胁邪褖芯 薪懈褋泻芯, 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 械 褌胁褗褉写械 褔械褋褌芯 懈 褋械谐邪鈥�
September 27, 2022
This is a must read & movie!!!
Two years ago, Terrell McCaleb, had a bad heart problem & needed a new heart with his rare blood. He was lucky, a organ donator with the rare blood was found & heart transplanted.
Two years later as a retired FBI agent, he comes home to his boat in LA鈥檚 San Pedro marina, where Graciela Rivers waits on his boat. Recent newspaper articles lead her to him.
Graciela tells him, his new heart came from her sister, Gloria, killed in a 2 year old convenience store murder? Gloria鈥檚 heart donation saved his life. Asks for his help to find her sister鈥檚 killer... After apprehension, he calls Graciela to do the investigation. His past FBI experience always said killers like this needed to be paid with 鈥淏lood Work鈥�.....
The ending is great, can he save Graciela & Raymond(Gloria鈥檚 son) from the dangerous trap the mystery man has placed them, will he kill or capture this mystery man & how happy all this has made him....
August 30, 2023
Deuda de sangre
Otra genial novela de Connelly contando la historia de un ex agente del FBI.
Terry McCaleb, retirado del servicio a causa de un trasplante de coraz贸n. Su vida a cambiado dr谩sticamente, ahora se recupera pl谩cidamente dedic谩ndose a su barco, en el que vive, con el que sale a pescar.
La visita de una mujer le hace ver que tiene una deuda pendiente que debe que resolver. La hermana de esta mujer fue asesinada sin que se haya encontrado al culpable.
McCaleb lleva el coraz贸n de esta persona asesinada. Se ve con la obligaci贸n de investigar el caso.
Despu茅s de leer "M谩s oscuro que la noche" novela de la serie de Harry Bosch en la que interviene McCaleb, no quedaba otra que leer esta donde es el verdadero protagonista y que se deber铆a leer antes que aquella.
Gran personaje este que nos ocupa, l谩stima que no tenga mucho recorrido en el universo de Connelly. Un hombre con mucha calidad humana que se hace en parte culpable por llevar el coraz贸n de otra persona. La novela se la dedic贸 a un amigo que ten铆a un coraz贸n trasplantado, quiz谩s ese fue el motivo de escribirla.
Hay una pel铆cula del mismo nombre dirigida y protagonizada por el gran Clint Eastwood.
Otra genial novela de Connelly contando la historia de un ex agente del FBI.
Terry McCaleb, retirado del servicio a causa de un trasplante de coraz贸n. Su vida a cambiado dr谩sticamente, ahora se recupera pl谩cidamente dedic谩ndose a su barco, en el que vive, con el que sale a pescar.
La visita de una mujer le hace ver que tiene una deuda pendiente que debe que resolver. La hermana de esta mujer fue asesinada sin que se haya encontrado al culpable.
McCaleb lleva el coraz贸n de esta persona asesinada. Se ve con la obligaci贸n de investigar el caso.
Despu茅s de leer "M谩s oscuro que la noche" novela de la serie de Harry Bosch en la que interviene McCaleb, no quedaba otra que leer esta donde es el verdadero protagonista y que se deber铆a leer antes que aquella.
Gran personaje este que nos ocupa, l谩stima que no tenga mucho recorrido en el universo de Connelly. Un hombre con mucha calidad humana que se hace en parte culpable por llevar el coraz贸n de otra persona. La novela se la dedic贸 a un amigo que ten铆a un coraz贸n trasplantado, quiz谩s ese fue el motivo de escribirla.
Hay una pel铆cula del mismo nombre dirigida y protagonizada por el gran Clint Eastwood.
August 22, 2017
Fantastic Read! I read this book to prepare for A Darkness More Than Night, Harry Bosch#7/Terry McCaleb#2 as I continue my journey through the Bosch series. Bloodwork introduces McCaleb thus leading into book #2, A Darkness More Than Night, where Bosch & McCaleb work a case together. I am so glad I didn't skip this book! It is suspense at it's best! Absolutely A Page Burner!
January 27, 2021
E vorba de un roman poli葲ist 卯n sensul cel mai pur. Un detectiv ie葯it la pensie (are nevoie, s膬racul, de un transplant de cord) e chemat s膬 descurce i葲ele unor crime. La un moment dat, 卯葯i d膬 seama c膬 ancheta 卯l prive葯te 卯n mod direct 葯i personal. S-ar putea, c卯t de ciudat!, ca beneficiarul crimelor s膬 fie chiar el... Dac膬 g膬si葲i cartea 卯n bibliotec膬 (sau pe un site cu lucr膬ri piratate) 葯i ave葲i c卯teva ore libere, v膬 recomand c膬lduros s-o citi葲i.
Recomandarea vine, desigur, de la un ageamiu 卯n domeniu. Nu v膬 bizui葲i pe flerul meu...
P. S. Am citit 葯i alte romane de Connelly. M-au dezam膬git.
Recomandarea vine, desigur, de la un ageamiu 卯n domeniu. Nu v膬 bizui葲i pe flerul meu...
P. S. Am citit 葯i alte romane de Connelly. M-au dezam膬git.
May 1, 2015
5/10
This is one of those times that the book is let down by the authors name. For me, Michael Connolly is one of the best crime writers out there and I鈥檝e not come across a poor novel from him. Until now.
High expectations don鈥檛 usually help when you go into a book but after reading about 10 or so of Connolly鈥檚 other work and every one of them a finely crafted crime tale with interesting main characters you think that you are in safe hands. I鈥檒l also caveat that I had just finished Lonesome Dove before reading this which would probably ruin any following book(s). Damn you Gus!!
I was keen to read this as I knew the main character from this novel turns up in a Harry Bosch novel which I鈥檓 planning on reading this year so I thought it would be good to read about this guy and see what he was like etc. so I wasn鈥檛 blindsided when going into the Bosch novel. Unlike all the other novels, the main character just isn鈥檛 all that likeable. I find it hard to read a book with a poor lead, it just doesn鈥檛 let the story flow and you鈥檙e not rooting for them when they come a cropper.
The plot is quite unique in that Terry, an ex-FBI agent is tasked with hunting down the killer of the woman who has donated her heart when she dies which happens to be the heart that is currently inside Terry鈥檚 chest. Interesting enough but then it just fizzles out a bit and drags on. When the climax happened I read it and then sort of thought 鈥渨as that it?鈥�. There were a few interesting moments but not enough to keep me interested throughout and at times it was a chore to read.
A rare blip from Michael Connolly but in no way will this put me off picking up anything further from him. I know this guy can write and everyone has a bad day at the office once in a while. I will try and watch the movie with Clint Eastwood too as this might translate better into a 2 hour film.
If you like this try: 鈥淟incoln Lawyer鈥� by Michael Connolly
This is one of those times that the book is let down by the authors name. For me, Michael Connolly is one of the best crime writers out there and I鈥檝e not come across a poor novel from him. Until now.
High expectations don鈥檛 usually help when you go into a book but after reading about 10 or so of Connolly鈥檚 other work and every one of them a finely crafted crime tale with interesting main characters you think that you are in safe hands. I鈥檒l also caveat that I had just finished Lonesome Dove before reading this which would probably ruin any following book(s). Damn you Gus!!
I was keen to read this as I knew the main character from this novel turns up in a Harry Bosch novel which I鈥檓 planning on reading this year so I thought it would be good to read about this guy and see what he was like etc. so I wasn鈥檛 blindsided when going into the Bosch novel. Unlike all the other novels, the main character just isn鈥檛 all that likeable. I find it hard to read a book with a poor lead, it just doesn鈥檛 let the story flow and you鈥檙e not rooting for them when they come a cropper.
The plot is quite unique in that Terry, an ex-FBI agent is tasked with hunting down the killer of the woman who has donated her heart when she dies which happens to be the heart that is currently inside Terry鈥檚 chest. Interesting enough but then it just fizzles out a bit and drags on. When the climax happened I read it and then sort of thought 鈥渨as that it?鈥�. There were a few interesting moments but not enough to keep me interested throughout and at times it was a chore to read.
A rare blip from Michael Connolly but in no way will this put me off picking up anything further from him. I know this guy can write and everyone has a bad day at the office once in a while. I will try and watch the movie with Clint Eastwood too as this might translate better into a 2 hour film.
If you like this try: 鈥淟incoln Lawyer鈥� by Michael Connolly
April 21, 2023
Rounded up - 4.5 stars
Book started out very strong, dragged a bit in the middle - even though it鈥檚 pacing was still good鈥︹€he ending felt a little weak to me. In my opinion, this book was 2-3 chapters too long (which perhaps gave it a weak/watered down feel to the conclusion). Still, an excellent read. I enjoyed the last Connelly book that I read, 鈥淭he Poet,鈥� more.
Book started out very strong, dragged a bit in the middle - even though it鈥檚 pacing was still good鈥︹€he ending felt a little weak to me. In my opinion, this book was 2-3 chapters too long (which perhaps gave it a weak/watered down feel to the conclusion). Still, an excellent read. I enjoyed the last Connelly book that I read, 鈥淭he Poet,鈥� more.
April 13, 2017
Very neat, clever plot. Fast paced and gripping from start to finish, and boy what a beginning - so original. If you like detective stories this one is not to be missed.
September 8, 2020
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Terry McCaleb a former FBI agent had undergone a heart transplantation recently and now is on a recovery process in his boat "Following sea". He got the organ from a organization called BOPRA, and the patient is actually don't have any idea where he/she got the organ from. but when Graciela Rivers sister of victim Gloria Toress walks on to the boat and seek help from Terry McCaleb, he is now on the move to catch the killer despite his physical inability. As he gets started he collects enough evidence that ensures him that he is after a serial killer and case is not a simple case of robbery. And he made really advancement in the case he finds himself in a grave peril as he is trapped in the setup the killer had set, and he is the prime suspect of a series of killings with a loads motives to kill.
Brilliantly crafted thriller from the very beginning to the end . A real page turner, liked the way the story approached. Have a lot of surprising element,enjoyed the novel thoroughly.
Rating : 4.2/5
Terry McCaleb a former FBI agent had undergone a heart transplantation recently and now is on a recovery process in his boat "Following sea". He got the organ from a organization called BOPRA, and the patient is actually don't have any idea where he/she got the organ from. but when Graciela Rivers sister of victim Gloria Toress walks on to the boat and seek help from Terry McCaleb, he is now on the move to catch the killer despite his physical inability. As he gets started he collects enough evidence that ensures him that he is after a serial killer and case is not a simple case of robbery. And he made really advancement in the case he finds himself in a grave peril as he is trapped in the setup the killer had set, and he is the prime suspect of a series of killings with a loads motives to kill.
Brilliantly crafted thriller from the very beginning to the end . A real page turner, liked the way the story approached. Have a lot of surprising element,enjoyed the novel thoroughly.
Rating : 4.2/5
February 20, 2021
FBI profiler, Terry McCaleb was forced to retire due to a bad heart. After being on a transplant list, he has a successful transplant and is on the road to recovery. Weeks later, as he is healing, he is approached by a woman who claims to be the sister of the woman whose heart now resides in Terry鈥檚 chest. The woman who had been murdered in a convenience store robbery. The sister convinces Terry to look into the case as the L.A. Police seem to have set it aside as a cold case.
This starts a high-speed case of a killer who is always one step ahead of Terry. The reason behind the killings will blow the reader away. I guessed at the killer鈥檚 identity, but for all the wrong reasons. Very satisfying read!
This starts a high-speed case of a killer who is always one step ahead of Terry. The reason behind the killings will blow the reader away. I guessed at the killer鈥檚 identity, but for all the wrong reasons. Very satisfying read!
August 26, 2018
Me ha gustado, y el suspense es bueno. Aunque admito que habiendo visto la pel铆cula, la sorpresa y el misterio ha sido 0. Eso me ha fastidiado un poco la lectura. Pero es una lectura recomendable y est谩 bien escrito.
Me he quedado un poco descolocada, porque el final de la pel铆cula no es igual al del libro... no s茅 si en todo porque con los motes ando perdida.... eso ha sido muy bueno jajaja
No hab铆a le铆do nada de este autor y la experiencia ha sido muy entretenida
Nada como estar de vacaciones y con mal tiempo para dar un estir贸n a las lecturas pendientes ;)
Me he quedado un poco descolocada, porque el final de la pel铆cula no es igual al del libro... no s茅 si en todo porque con los motes ando perdida.... eso ha sido muy bueno jajaja
No hab铆a le铆do nada de este autor y la experiencia ha sido muy entretenida
Nada como estar de vacaciones y con mal tiempo para dar un estir贸n a las lecturas pendientes ;)
May 11, 2018
Number one in the Terry McCaleb series.
First up,this is a great read.
It takes the donor organ theme and turns it evil.
Terry is a retired FBI agent and the recipient of a new heart, the reason for his early retirement.
Terry is approached by the sister of the donor of Terry's heart. The reason Terry was able to receive his new heart was because the donor was murdered. Graciella Rivers, the donors sister, now wants Terry to find her sisters killer. Graciella is at her wits end because the police are not taking her sisters murder seriously enough.
Terry, who is still recovered from his heart transplant, is not happy at the prospect of running down a killer. But feels he owes Graciella, to at least look into her sisters murder.
The FBI and the LAPD are none too happy at Terry's interference in the case and try hard to keep him on the outside. One officer, Sheriff Jaye Winston, does what she can to help Terry.
What Terry discovers will change his life forever.
The story has a strong, intense plot that will keep most readers turning pages into the night.
Highly recommended.
First up,this is a great read.
It takes the donor organ theme and turns it evil.
Terry is a retired FBI agent and the recipient of a new heart, the reason for his early retirement.
Terry is approached by the sister of the donor of Terry's heart. The reason Terry was able to receive his new heart was because the donor was murdered. Graciella Rivers, the donors sister, now wants Terry to find her sisters killer. Graciella is at her wits end because the police are not taking her sisters murder seriously enough.
Terry, who is still recovered from his heart transplant, is not happy at the prospect of running down a killer. But feels he owes Graciella, to at least look into her sisters murder.
The FBI and the LAPD are none too happy at Terry's interference in the case and try hard to keep him on the outside. One officer, Sheriff Jaye Winston, does what she can to help Terry.
What Terry discovers will change his life forever.
The story has a strong, intense plot that will keep most readers turning pages into the night.
Highly recommended.
September 22, 2023
Qu茅 tensi贸n "pon di贸"!!. Casi enfermo yo del coraz贸n, en vez del protagonista.
Claro, ahora entiendo mejor el di谩logo final del libro que le铆 ayer (y que deber铆a haber le铆do antes de este: "M谩s ocuro que la noche") en el que s贸lo entend铆 los reproches de McCaleb a Bosch, pero no los que 茅ste le devolv铆a. Ahora lo entiendo.
Pues thriller trepidante por un acosado, que te tiene sufriendo todo el rato. Hubo un cierto momento que me record贸 remot铆simamente a Robin Cook, no s茅 si por el tema m茅dico, pero creo que fue por esa carrera contra reloj tan a lo Cook. Pero s贸lo fue un momento.
Este hombre me hace disfrutar mucho. Incluso aqu铆, sin Bosch.
Claro, ahora entiendo mejor el di谩logo final del libro que le铆 ayer (y que deber铆a haber le铆do antes de este: "M谩s ocuro que la noche") en el que s贸lo entend铆 los reproches de McCaleb a Bosch, pero no los que 茅ste le devolv铆a. Ahora lo entiendo.
Pues thriller trepidante por un acosado, que te tiene sufriendo todo el rato. Hubo un cierto momento que me record贸 remot铆simamente a Robin Cook, no s茅 si por el tema m茅dico, pero creo que fue por esa carrera contra reloj tan a lo Cook. Pero s贸lo fue un momento.
Este hombre me hace disfrutar mucho. Incluso aqu铆, sin Bosch.
February 4, 2015
4 陆 stars. Wow. This was good. A lot of things I didn鈥檛 expect. I didn鈥檛 want to stop reading.
STORY BRIEF:
McCaleb is 46 years old, retired from the FBI, and lives on a fishing boat in a Los Angeles Harbor. Two months earlier Gloria was killed in a convenience store hold up. Her organs went to several people. McCaleb got her heart. Gloria鈥檚 sister Graciela, a nurse, figures this out and asks McCaleb to help find the shooter. The police have stopped working on the case and are either incompetent or don鈥檛 care. Partly out of guilt, McCaleb begins investigating. Since he no longer has a badge it鈥檚 difficult for him to get information, but he鈥檚 resourceful and effective.
REVIEWER鈥橲 OPINION:
This definitely is not a formulaic slowly uncovering the clues kind of story. Yes it is a police procedural and we do slowly uncover clues, but it is fascinating and entertaining during the process. The only reason I didn鈥檛 give it 5 stars was because it was almost too good in the following ways. (1) Toward the end, it kept me awake one night. I couldn鈥檛 stop thinking about it 鈥� too much anxiety and fear. (2) For a while, Terry is being framed. That plot device is not a favorite of mine. It鈥檚 such a helpless victim feel when a killer plants evidence and then calls the police. I鈥檓 fine with good guys being in danger, but doing it that way is more frustrating than entertaining.
It鈥檚 interesting to think about how times have changed. The characters didn鈥檛 use cell phones in this story - the way we do today. The cops used pagers. McCaleb used pay phones a lot. This is not a complaint, just something I noticed.
THE MOVIE:
Clint Eastwood played McCaleb in the 2002 movie of this book.
NARRATOR:
Dick Hill was very good.
SERIES:
The author has four series. The characters sometimes overlap and refer to each other. So far each book I鈥檝e read could be read as a stand-alone, but I like doing them in chronological order. The chronological order is as follows.
Harry Bosch books 1 through 5 (Harry is LA homicide detective)
McCaleb book 1 (this book 鈥� he is former FBI)
Bosch book 6 鈥� Angels Flight
Bosch book 7 and McCaleb book 2 鈥� A Darkness More Than Night (They鈥檙e working on the same killer.)
DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 12 hrs and 41 mins. Narrator: Dick Hill. Swearing language: strong but not frequently used. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: two, told not shown. Setting: 1995 or earlier mostly Los Angeles, California, plus Mexico. Book Copyright: 1998. Genre: crime mystery thriller. Ending: Satisfying. The good guys win.
STORY BRIEF:
McCaleb is 46 years old, retired from the FBI, and lives on a fishing boat in a Los Angeles Harbor. Two months earlier Gloria was killed in a convenience store hold up. Her organs went to several people. McCaleb got her heart. Gloria鈥檚 sister Graciela, a nurse, figures this out and asks McCaleb to help find the shooter. The police have stopped working on the case and are either incompetent or don鈥檛 care. Partly out of guilt, McCaleb begins investigating. Since he no longer has a badge it鈥檚 difficult for him to get information, but he鈥檚 resourceful and effective.
REVIEWER鈥橲 OPINION:
This definitely is not a formulaic slowly uncovering the clues kind of story. Yes it is a police procedural and we do slowly uncover clues, but it is fascinating and entertaining during the process. The only reason I didn鈥檛 give it 5 stars was because it was almost too good in the following ways. (1) Toward the end, it kept me awake one night. I couldn鈥檛 stop thinking about it 鈥� too much anxiety and fear. (2) For a while, Terry is being framed. That plot device is not a favorite of mine. It鈥檚 such a helpless victim feel when a killer plants evidence and then calls the police. I鈥檓 fine with good guys being in danger, but doing it that way is more frustrating than entertaining.
It鈥檚 interesting to think about how times have changed. The characters didn鈥檛 use cell phones in this story - the way we do today. The cops used pagers. McCaleb used pay phones a lot. This is not a complaint, just something I noticed.
THE MOVIE:
Clint Eastwood played McCaleb in the 2002 movie of this book.
NARRATOR:
Dick Hill was very good.
SERIES:
The author has four series. The characters sometimes overlap and refer to each other. So far each book I鈥檝e read could be read as a stand-alone, but I like doing them in chronological order. The chronological order is as follows.
Harry Bosch books 1 through 5 (Harry is LA homicide detective)
McCaleb book 1 (this book 鈥� he is former FBI)
Bosch book 6 鈥� Angels Flight
Bosch book 7 and McCaleb book 2 鈥� A Darkness More Than Night (They鈥檙e working on the same killer.)
DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 12 hrs and 41 mins. Narrator: Dick Hill. Swearing language: strong but not frequently used. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: two, told not shown. Setting: 1995 or earlier mostly Los Angeles, California, plus Mexico. Book Copyright: 1998. Genre: crime mystery thriller. Ending: Satisfying. The good guys win.
March 29, 2021
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May 18, 2024
Terrell McCaleb. Harry's brother from another mother. With a ticker from another person. Terry's achy breaky heart. A key role. For multiple reasons. Connelly can be great, but not when he does romance. What's wrong with a happily married detective anyway?
As if the heart thing wasn't enough.. Or the trauma of old cases.. Or the family history.. Or the.. Anyway, Terry is a bit rude. I like that. He lives on a boat. That's cool. But I have to agree with his doctor. Aggravating a huge Russian gangster in his condition? Bad idea. And that's not all he shouldn't be doing. This McCaleb.. I don't know. An overwritten protagonist if you ask me. So much dead weight. I wish I could say that the case saved it, but no. It had me shaking my head in disbelief.
When it comes to the major characters (and that includes the killer) actions, motivations and such barely make sense when you think about it. It's all just so implausible. If not preposterous. Rock bottom? When Terry gets sentimental. Tears in my eyes. From laughing.
P.S.
Cannoli, anyone?
As if the heart thing wasn't enough.. Or the trauma of old cases.. Or the family history.. Or the.. Anyway, Terry is a bit rude. I like that. He lives on a boat. That's cool. But I have to agree with his doctor. Aggravating a huge Russian gangster in his condition? Bad idea. And that's not all he shouldn't be doing. This McCaleb.. I don't know. An overwritten protagonist if you ask me. So much dead weight. I wish I could say that the case saved it, but no. It had me shaking my head in disbelief.
When it comes to the major characters (and that includes the killer) actions, motivations and such barely make sense when you think about it. It's all just so implausible. If not preposterous. Rock bottom? When Terry gets sentimental. Tears in my eyes. From laughing.
P.S.
Cannoli, anyone?
February 22, 2021
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April 13, 2014
Part detective tale, part police procedural, "Blood Work" is the story of a retired FBI agent who takes on one last case for a very personal reason. I finished it and enjoyed it well enough, but this book is not as good as the other Michael Connelly novels I've read. The main character is okay, and his rationale for taking on the case is believable. The 'love interest' stretches the bounds of believability somewhat.
But little niggles here and there ding it. (Nobody would do that. That's just outright stupid. Etc.). And a couple of major ones seriously damage it. For example, for medical reasons he's supposed to take umpty dozen medications twice daily and not drive (and a big deal is made of this early in the book) yet he seems to forget all that as the story goes on (a matter of a few days), and no mention is made of it as he drives hither and yon and confronts bad guys.
Bottom line: "Blood Work" is an okay read, but if you're new to Michael Connelly, try one of his Harry Bosch novels first. They're way better.
But little niggles here and there ding it. (Nobody would do that. That's just outright stupid. Etc.). And a couple of major ones seriously damage it. For example, for medical reasons he's supposed to take umpty dozen medications twice daily and not drive (and a big deal is made of this early in the book) yet he seems to forget all that as the story goes on (a matter of a few days), and no mention is made of it as he drives hither and yon and confronts bad guys.
Bottom line: "Blood Work" is an okay read, but if you're new to Michael Connelly, try one of his Harry Bosch novels first. They're way better.
March 16, 2023
I'm making my way through the Harry Bosch series and Terry McCaleb makes an appearance in the next Bosch book so I thought I'd try Blood Work, Terry's first appearance in a novel. It has great reviews and I loved it too! I love McCaleb's character. He's not as rebellious as Bosch, but he does bend some rules to get the job done. He's definitely more of a softie than Bosch. I'm excited to see him and Bosch together in the next one. McConnelly knocked it out of the park again.
February 14, 2012
Best Connelly book ever! I could not stop listening to this book. Terrel MacCaleb is a retired FBI profiler who recently had a heart transplant. He gets a visitor at his boat, a woman who tells him his heart came from a murder victim. She wants him to find the killer since the police have hit a wall. He can't keep himself from feeling guilty and inserts himself in tot he investigation. Little does he know how connected he has been to the case all along.
The characters in this story are some of the best that Connelly has created so far. You can't help but become invested in their challenges and celebrations. The story takes some of the most unpredictable turns. When I thought I had things figured out Connelly throws me for a loop and blows my mind.
I made the mistake of watching the movie after I lstened to this. The story had been changed to actually be more predictable and the things I thought I saw coming in the book actually happened in the movie. Skip the movie, read the book.
The characters in this story are some of the best that Connelly has created so far. You can't help but become invested in their challenges and celebrations. The story takes some of the most unpredictable turns. When I thought I had things figured out Connelly throws me for a loop and blows my mind.
I made the mistake of watching the movie after I lstened to this. The story had been changed to actually be more predictable and the things I thought I saw coming in the book actually happened in the movie. Skip the movie, read the book.
April 19, 2021
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June 12, 2019
Well, after Elmore Leonard, a good novel like this seems drawn out, but this novel does build with steady power, and I like it. The narrator's voice for McGaleb's neighbor is awful, but otherwise okay.
There's some of Harry Bosch here, too, and I like that, but in the length of the thing the hero gets repetitious. It's just too long for the characters if not for the plot.
There's some of Harry Bosch here, too, and I like that, but in the length of the thing the hero gets repetitious. It's just too long for the characters if not for the plot.
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