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Two Kinds of Truth is my first Henry Bosch novel. I love reading police procedurals and Michael Connelly books are always on sale so decided to give this a shot. I know that this isn't the first Bosch book and that there are plenty of stars in the larger Connelly universe like Mickey Haller, but I was able to follow the story rather smoothly. Bosch is already advanced in age here and has a Batman like sense of morality. I think he is the type of guy who will try to get every single grain of spilled rice back in the box. He has a chivalrous moral compass and is the cliché self-sacrificer. I get frustrated with characters like this but that's just my preference. Mickey has a substantial role here and the scenes where he is in are substantially more entertaining to me. That made me buy The Lincoln Lawyer which I will read down the road. The book read like a mid-season episode and I guess that's what it is. Bosch faced a couple of big challenges here. The first was where he needed to go undercover to infiltrate a human trafficking/drug syndicate. I felt this was the weaker of the two but still adequate. The second one is a courtroom drama which is intense and satisfying. My biggest contention here is that these two major fronts were presented in way that made it seem that they would be more complicated and challenging to resolve. They weren't. I was practically fed what was going to happen very early on and that is how it occurred more or less. Don't get me wrong, there were still some mild surprises. Because of this, the first 70% of the book is better than the remainder. Overall, Two Kinds of Truth is a not too deep yet enjoyable procedural. It's something that won't stick with you after but will give you a moderate buzz while reading. Great for a weekend. Recommended and will definitely check Bosch #1, The Black Echo, to see how it all began.
Sep 16, 2022
Two Kinds of Truth is my first Henry Bosch novel. I love reading police procedurals and Michael Connelly books are always on sale so decided to give this a shot. I know that this isn't the first Bosch book and that there are plenty of stars in the larger Connelly universe like Mickey Haller, but I was able to follow the story rather smoothly. Bosch is already advanced in age here and has a Batman like sense of morality. I think he is the type of guy who will try to get every single grain of spilled rice back in the box. He has a chivalrous moral compass and is the cliché self-sacrificer. I get frustrated with characters like this but that's just my preference. Mickey has a substantial role here and the scenes where he is in are substantially more entertaining to me. That made me buy The Lincoln Lawyer which I will read down the road. The book read like a mid-season episode and I guess that's what it is. Bosch faced a couple of big challenges here. The first was where he needed to go undercover to infiltrate a human trafficking/drug syndicate. I felt this was the weaker of the two but still adequate. The second one is a courtroom drama which is intense and satisfying. My biggest contention here is that these two major fronts were presented in way that made it seem that they would be more complicated and challenging to resolve. They weren't. I was practically fed what was going to happen very early on and that is how it occurred more or less. Don't get me wrong, there were still some mild surprises. Because of this, the first 70% of the book is better than the remainder. Overall, Two Kinds of Truth is a not too deep yet enjoyable procedural. It's something that won't stick with you after but will give you a moderate buzz while reading. Great for a weekend. Recommended and will definitely check Bosch #1, The Black Echo, to see how it all began.
Sep 16, 2022
