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The Closers
by Michael Connelly


8.2

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Connelly's 11th book in his Harry Bosch crime series finds the LAPD detective coming off a three-year retirement and working in the department's cold case squad.

Little, Brown, 416 pages
05/16/2005
$26.95

ISBN: 0316734942

Fiction
Mystery & Thrillers

All reviews are classified as one of five grades: Outstanding (4 points), Favorable (3), Mixed (2), Unfavorable (1) and Terrible (0). To calculate the Metascore, we divide total points achieved by the total points possible (i.e., 4 x the number of reviews), with the resulting percentage (multiplied by 100) being the Metascore. Learn more...

Booklist Bill Ott

Connelly sets up a great premise here--the cop determined to reinvent himself in the face of a thoroughly recalcitrant world--and he makes the most of it. [15 Mar 2005, p.1245]

Library Journal Jeff Ayers

Fans and newcomers alike will love seeing Bosch back in uniform, stirring up trouble. [15 Apr 2005, p.71]

Publishers Weekly

Connelly comes as close as anyone to being today's Dostoyevsky of crime literature, and this is one of his finest novels to date. [4 Apr 2005, p.40]

Washington Post Jonathan Yardley

It's terrific, rich not just in suspense (at which Connelly has no superiors) but in the warp and woof of police work, of police bureaucracy, of Los Angeles itself.

The Guardian Maxim Jakubowski

A return to form.

Chicago Tribune Dick Adler

Connelly... can take the everyday details of police work and bake them up into a tasty product better than anyone else in the field. [15 May 2005, p.C4]

Houston Chronicle Louis B. Parks

The Closers is a worthy if not especially noteworthy entry in the Bosch saga.

Los Angeles Times Eugen Weber

Fans of Connelly will recognize the deliberate progression of Police Procedural 101, in which he excels; also the thick acronym soup of cop-speak. [15 May 2005, p.R4]

San Francisco Chronicle David Lazarus

Good news for fans of the popular series.

The New York Times Janet Maslin

With all the ties and distractions in his life relegated to the background, this book's Harry sticks to his knitting and delivers a sharp, straightforward police procedural.

The New York Times Book Review Marilyn Stasio

Having bent the form out of shape, Connelly artfully reclaims the procedural genre.

Wall Street Journal Tom Nolan

Mr. Connelly's previous Bosch novel, "The Narrows," was a career high point. "The Closers," an engrossing and exciting tale, does nothing to lower the standards of the series.

Entertainment Weekly Jennifer Reese

In the absence of a feral Poet-like serial killer to keep things exciting, this plodding expedition never really takes off.

The average user rating for this book is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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Mike M gave it a7:
A light read, heavy on police work detail. The suspense is often set up a little too blatantly, and the author occasionally overindulges himself with philsophical waxing. Still, the plot moves along fast, it keeps you guessing, and it has an exciting climax. I'm sure the main character is better developed in the other books, but he's presented thinly here. Overall, enjoyable, but I don't plan on reading the others in the series.

[Anonymous] gave it an8:
Pretty flawless for what it intends.

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The Closers by Michael Connelly

The Closers
by Michael Connelly