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  • The Black Echo: Special Edition

  • Harry Bosch, Book 1
  • Written by: Michael Connelly
  • Narrated by: Titus Welliver
  • Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (236 ratings)

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Written by: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Titus Welliver
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Publisher's Summary

Experience this special edition of The Black Echo, Michael Connelly’s award-winning crime novel narrated by Titus Welliver, star of the Bosch series on Amazon Prime Video - includes an exclusive bonus interview with the author and the actor featuring insider info and more.

For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal...because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who had fought side by side with him in a hellish underground war. Now Bosch is about to relive the horror of Nam. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city, his survival instincts will once again be tested to their limit. Pitted against enemies inside his own department and forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, Bosch goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will shock him.

"Michael Connelly is the master of the universe in which he lives, and that is the sphere of crime thrillers." - Huffington Post.

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great Listen

I loved the narrator. He spoke Bosch in the manner you would imagine Bosch spoke. Connelly never fails to deliver a fantastic who dunnit. I read this book many, many years ago and I didn't remember the storyline or the ending because I read the book in my voice. listening to about is a totally different experience. I think I am going to go through the whole Harry Bosch series in Audible.

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.... is boring me too death. going to return. disappointed. love the author but not this narration.

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Very good storyline but I would have enjoyed the action or emotional parts much more if the narrator didn’t have such a flat voice. Too many sections where I was so totally bored because of the cadence of his voice, which showed so little emotional range.

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First ever audiobook.

Hated to turn off for bedtime. The story was easy to follow. I'm a fan of the tv show. Welluver is an excellent narrator.

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Masterpiece of Writing and Narration

I was a fan of Michael Connelly and Harry Bosch long before the TV show was developed and this rendition of Black Echo with Titus Welliver narrating, took my listening experience to another level.
When we read books we develop an inner voice for the characters in the story. Listening to this audio version I was instantly captivated by the familiar voice of Titus as Harry.
It was just like listening to the story for the first time. I looked forward each day to the next chance I would get to listen to my next segment of the book.
Well done.

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A Bosch classic

Expect the unexpected as this Bosch novel rolls along. Nice balance between police procedure and unexpected happenstances. No awkward plot twists but a plot that rolls out in a way it could happen and the use of recollection to add insights.

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Excellent story telling.

Loved it. I have been watching the series so was easy to listen to. Allows me to listen and do crafts. Excellent story telling, did not want it to end.

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love the series! Harry Bosch the reluctant hero!

A cop doing the right thing, why? because it's just the right thing to do.

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Loved it!

I loved having it read by Titus Welliver! He is the face of Bosch in the show and seeing as this was the first Bosch book I read, I found it his voice was who I would have heard in my head anyways when Bosch spoke in the story! Perfect! Loved it!

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Loved this book & especially it being read by Titus!

As a fan of Bosch books because of my dad and watching the tv series, it was such a joy to hear the man who plays him read the book! For the negative reviews against the reader, I highly recommend you watch the tv series and see why Titus was the perfect narrator for this book (I only wish he did more)! The stories are a bit different than the tv versions but I recognize the episodes as I listen to the original version, and love every moment of it!

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  • George Moneo
  • 2020-04-08

Titus Welliver has really stepped in it!

This is my third time reading/listening to the first Harry Bosch novel. It's amazing to think that this is Michael Connelly's first. It is superb in every way. However, I think he has created a problem with this special edition of THE BLACK ECHO. Unfortunately, as good as the early efforts with Dick Hill, et al, were, Welliver is just going to have to record all the rest of the novels now. At least my suggestion will make him a few bucks over the next couple of years. But to have his narration as the authoritative and definitive Bosch would be fantastic.

Let's do this!

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  • Mike
  • 2020-04-05

Top Tier Performance

Titus Welliver has portrayed Detective Harry Bosch brilliantly on the Amazon show. His comfort in Harry’s skin and the way he navigates Harry’s moves and thoughts and those of the characters around Harry, really elevate the narration of this book.
I imagine it’s akin to Kathy Bates narrating Misery, if that makes sense.

A great book in its own right has been made even better. Will definitely listen again.

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  • Lia
  • 2020-05-24

Bosch At His Best

Michael Connelly is one of my favorite authors. I've read other Harry Bosch books and enjoyed them very much but in order to thoroughly understand Harry I needed to start at the beginning which I did with this book. I have instantly liked the character of Harry Bosch and you just want to cheer him on because of the integrity he has in his work, which at times does get in him trouble which this book will explain, and because his job is everything to him that it impacts his personal life and relationships. Mr. Connelly has such a talent in explaining in great detail surroundings especially when Harry was in Vietnam as much of this story stems from what happened there since the case Harry investigates turns out to be an old friend from Vietnam who is found murdered in a drainage pipe. I recommend this book for those that enjoy a murder mystery with police investigations, throw in the FBI and Internal Affairs for the LAPD and you got a good read.

Titus Welliver was amazing with the delivery of the story

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2020-08-04

Some books don't age well

How much homophobia and transphobia do you need before they're no longer about the characters and are about the author's personal hang-ups? These repetitious epithets and anecdotes don't just smack of utter non-streetwise ignorance to the point that one wonders whether the author did one stitch of research on gay and trans characters a full decade into AIDS, they're offered as gratuitous marginal not very interesting bits of "color" and aren't even part of the story!

Such a shame that the author needed to share his personal (let's call them) insecurities like this when so much of the rest of this novel is so good.

Titus Welliver is top notch. His subtle readings of the characters are spot on without ever over reaching or confusing. And he is Bosch, after all.

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  • RueRue
  • 2020-06-02

Classic Bosch

This is the start of the Harry Bosch series, and it's my favorite of all the books. It establishes the Bosch persona and his dedication to his mission. Titus Welliver has made his voice the definitive one for Harry. I hope he will re-record the other earlier books in the series.

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  • Howard
  • 2020-06-21

Great read!

Surprised at ending. Very enjoyable! I could not wait to pick it up any chance I could. Looking forward to more

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  • SPCTEXAS
  • 2020-09-18

its great to have Titus as the narrstor

loved it. great story. I liked having Titus as the narrator. i will be adding all of the bosch series to my library

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  • William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and camptalized M)
  • 2020-05-18

Somewhat predictable but done well

Narration: excellent. Compelling deep voice. Holds listener’s attention. Varied voice pattern signals important shifts in story line.


Story: not quire predictable plot done well.

Recommended.

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  • javier fletes
  • 2020-04-16

great audio all the way through.

enjoyed the interview with Michael and Titus at the end so much. highly recommend to anyone that has read the book or is just discovering the world of Harry Bosch.

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  • D. DiLoreto
  • 2020-07-25

At risk for falling asleep

The narration was painful. Mr. Welliver’s presentation ran the emotional gamut from A to A. Laconic is one thing. Boring is another, and I’m not sure Mr. Welliver knows the difference.
I also had great difficulty bonding with our chain smoking protagonist. Better get a lung X-ray Harry.

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