#106 in Crime & mystery
The Black Echo
- 492
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 5 weeks on the list, peaked at #4
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Our view
“The Black Echo” introduces Harry Bosch in a debut that already has the steady pace and careful detail of an assured crime novel. The plot, a Los Angeles homicide case, holds attention and keeps a couple of turns in reserve. Some readers find the love story hurried, and some feel that certain characters and ideas look well worn three decades on. A sound place to begin a long series.
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About the book
The Black Echo is the debut novel by American crime author Michael Connelly. The story follows on a centered on Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective Harry Bosch. It is the first book in the Harry Bosch series, and was followed by The Black Ice.
Reading order · Harry Bosch
Full order & progress →- The Black EchoThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - The Black Ice
7.77.7 / 10 - The Concrete Blonde
8.08.0 / 10 - The Last Coyote
8.08.0 / 10 - Trunk Music
7.97.9 / 10 - Angels Flight
7.97.9 / 10 - A Darkness More Than Night
7.77.7 / 10 - City of Bones
7.87.8 / 10 - Lost Light
7.97.9 / 10 - The Narrows
7.87.8 / 10 - The Closers
7.97.9 / 10 - Echo Park
7.97.9 / 10 - The Overlook
7.77.7 / 10 - Nine Dragons
7.77.7 / 10 - The Drop
7.97.9 / 10 - The Black Box
7.87.8 / 10 - The Burning Room
7.87.8 / 10 - The Crossing
8.08.0 / 10 - The Wrong Side of Goodbye
7.97.9 / 10 - Two Kinds of Truth
7.97.9 / 10 - Dark Sacred Night
7.97.9 / 10 - The Night Fire
8.08.0 / 10 - The Dark Hours
7.87.8 / 10 - Desert Star
7.97.9 / 10 - The waiting
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 361 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 361 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Black Echo?
It has 492 pages — longer than 81% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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