Angels Flight

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Peter Giles

A brand new recording of this Michael Connelly classic - available unabridged from Hachette Audio for the first time ever!
An activist attorney is killed in a cute little L.A. trolley called Angels Flight, far from Harry Bosch's Hollywood turf. But the case is so explosive--and the dead man's enemies inside the L.A.P.D. are so numerous--that it falls to Harry to solve it. Now the streets are superheating. Harry's year-old Vegas marriage is unraveling. And the hunt for a killer is leading Harry to another high-profile L.A. murder case, one where every cop had a motive. The question is, did any have the guts?

Another great Bosch hit...read like a slogan......

What made the experience of listening to Angels Flight the most enjoyable?

The story-lines and now quintessential Bosch character keeps me coming back.

What did you like best about this story?

The growth and evolution of Bosch's relationship with his superiors and colleagues is always realistic and appealingly unpredictable. This book proved a continuation of the pop psych appeal of Bosch's development.

What didn’t you like about Peter Giles’s performance?

Giles reads the WHOLE BOOK like it's a Bud Light commercial (picture "Real Men of Genius"). Emphasis on every other word. At least.
The dynamics come out somewhat flat.
I guess I just got accustomed to the first five books featuring Dick Hill's excellent dynamic range and consistent but distinct characterizations. Oh well.
And now...back to..."Today we salute you, Mr. Harry Bosch Hollywood Detective Man..."

Great story, bad narration

The first few books were good and the narrator did a good job. I’ve listened to a lot of audio books but it took me a long time to get used to this narrator’s diction.

The story itself is great and probably the best so far in the series. If you can get past the narration it’s a great story.

Old narrator was much better

Read at your own peril. The new narrator sounds like lego batman when he does Bosch's voice. Once you hear it you can't unhear it. I liked Dick Hill's performances much better.

Great story minus the ending.

One of the best HB stories I have read. Really disappointed in the silly ending. Rest of book was great.

Great story, mediocre reading

This is another thrilling Bosch story, but it’s let down by the narration. Peter Giles reads like he’s narrating the trailer for an action movie, poorly. He makes Bosch’s voice drip with an unbelievable, forced aggression that detracts from the story. He also pauses at every comma in a way that people don’t usually do when in natural dialogue which I caused me speed up the playback to 1.25x. That is not a good thing.