A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch)

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With its fast-paced action, meticulous attention to detail, and unrelenting suspense, A Darkness More Than Night captivates readers from start to finish. LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - his house is condemned in the aftermath of the earthquake, his girlfriend has left him and he has been suspended for attacking his superior officer. However, when small-time criminal Edward Gunn is found dead, McCaleb becomes embroiled in a disturbing and complex case leading him to cross the path of Harry Bosch.

The Midnight Men are a deadly pair of predators who stalk the city during the dark hours and disappear without a trace. When defence lawyer Mickey Haller is invited by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to prosecute a case for him, he knows something strange is going on.In many instances, determining what is fair and just is not a straightforward process, but rather one that involves navigating through various perspectives and circumstances. Meanwhile, Detective Winston of the LAPD is dealing with the murder of a lowlife named Edward Gunn, whose strangely ritualistic details have her so baffled that she seeks the advice of Terry McCaleb, once a noted FBI profiler but now retired after a massive heart attack and subsequent transplant.

Er ist imstande, nur anhand von Tönen, Geräuschen, Dialekten und Stimmfarben ein psychologisches und optisches Profil von Menschen zu erstellen. It suggests that our scars, the emotional and physical wounds we bear from our previous journeys, possess the power to shape the course of our lives if we allow them to. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. It encourages a more nuanced and empathetic approach to justice, one that takes into account the diverse shades of gray that exist within the justice system.The quote, "Every choice we make has consequences, and sometimes those consequences are deadly," from A Darkness More Than Night, encompasses the poignant truth of life's ever-present risks and far-reaching implications. Just like how the night sky, shrouded in darkness, becomes a canvas for stars to shine brilliantly, our own struggles can bring forth our most profound strength and resilience. Someone gives you a dangerous puzzle to solve, one that may kill you or someone else, and you're about to fail.

Detective Harry Bosch reopens the case of Marie Gesto, who disappeared after walking out of a supermarket. Consequently, it serves as a reminder that one's past actions and decisions have consequences that may resurface and impact their present or future circumstances. On the other hand, I was dubious about McCaleb as a character, given that for someone who used to be a successful profiler he seems to fall far too easily for what is clearly a frame-up: even discarding the fact that we readers know intuitively that Bosch could not have murdered Gunn, because that’s not his style, the clues left in Gunn’s murder scene, those references pointing toward Bosch the painter and the punishments for sinners depicted in his works, everything looks contrived and – as detective Winston points out – plainly foolish for Harry to leave such a trail of breadcrumbs leading back to him. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.Similarly, the quote suggests that there is no perfect killer, implying that even the most evil perpetrators possess imperfections and vulnerabilities within their own psyche. Elias has been found murdered on the eve of going to court on behalf of Michael Harris, a man the LAPD believes guilty of the rape and murder of a twelve-year-old girl. It serves as a cautionary reminder to remain vigilant and perceptive, for true evil may be lurking beneath the surface of those we least expect. A Darkness More Than Night is a gripping crime novel written by Michael Connelly, published in 2001.