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24. Feb 2016
crossing over
Whenever half-brothers Haller and Bosch get together the content usually packs twice the action and twice the interest. The Crossing is no exception. Connelly's treatment of the difference between the concept of defense vs. the concept of apprehension and prosecution is well presented and demonstrated throughout the book and the related back-stories.
Personally, I prefer Bosch in his original (and comfortable) role as a detective on the apprehension and prosecution side of the house. It will be interesting if Connelly will eventually return Harry to his true vocation or allow him to continue with his edgy association with Mickey and his profession on the defense side. Either way I hope Bosch's daughter, Maddie, lightens up a bit with Connelly keeping her on the straight and narrow without overtaking major portions of story lines like it seems that John Sandford is doing with Lucas Davenport's daughter Letty.
I don't think I would welcome stories or complete books featuring Mickey's and Harry's daughters I starring roles. I prefer the original Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller cattying out their respective crafts Together (but without their children).
The Crossing was absorbing and held my interest throughout. I enjoyed reading it. So will you if you're a Michael Connelly fan.
EDG
06. Feb 2016
Lacks suspense and interest
The title of Paterson's latest "Woman's Murder Club" should be "3 short stories having nothing to do with each other, obviously written by more than one person"
Up until now this common fault of Paterson's work has escaped the Murder Club, but has plagued most, if not all of his Cross Series and individual work. #14 is the exception. There are 3 stories (plot lines) that are short, uninteresting and possess a "so what" feeling at the end. There was more about the girl's love lives, and their collective restaurant habits than their involvement in murder and mystery.
I'm very disappointed. I have already given up on the Alex Cross books for the same reasons and I hope Patterson does something to resurrect the Murder Club back to their status in the early editions. Get an editor to give the stories some continuity
103 chapters, with no chapter more than 3 pages is an indication that something is very wrong.