This book got me out of reading rut that resulted from COVID-19 and the changes it precipitated in my life. I'd been waiting on Abbadon's Gate to becoThis book got me out of reading rut that resulted from COVID-19 and the changes it precipitated in my life. I'd been waiting on Abbadon's Gate to become available again from the library and had gotten this one in a deal on Audible and like the narrator, Dick Hill. For me, a narrator makes or breaks an audio book, and the best ones come with a kindle read along. I'm not the best audio learner so it helps to have the text to fall back on.
I don't know if The Concrete Blonde is a great detective story or not. It definitely kept me guessing. They were a lot of plot twists and turns. I found Bosch's relationship with Sylvia annoying and I hope it was going to go to the wayside like Odd Thomas' relationship with Storm or Stormy.
Bosch is an interesting character: cranky, grumpy and super smart. I'm definitely going to keep going with the series to see what he does next. It seems that 2020 is the year of the series for me. ...more