Jean-Christophe Grangé — Polars Pourpres

[Steve-O]

Ca y'est le dernier Connelly est sorti en version original...Il faudra encore attendre encore un peu pour le voir sortir en France.

Overlook est en fait le resultat de plusieurs textes que Connelly avait publié dans le New York Time, qui sont ici réunis et retravaillés pour nous donner une nouvelle histoire avec Harry Bosh...



This short novel began life as a 16-part serial in the New York Times. Despite being expanded somewhat for book publication, the story's roots as a plot-driven serial remain visible: readers familiar with Connelly's celebrated Harry Bosch series--And what hard-boiled fiction fan isn't?--will notice less character development and less psychological texture here than in any of the full-length Bosch novels, but that isn't to say the story doesn't pack a wallop. In the wake of the controversial events at the conclusion of Echo Park (2006), Bosch has a new assignment, with LAPD's Homicide Special Unit. He lands his first case when a body is found on the overlook near Mulholland Drive. The victim, Dr. Stanley Kent, turns out to have had access to radioactive materials stored at hospitals throughout L.A. As the clues point toward a terrorist plot, Bosch must contend with various crime-fighting bureaucracies, including the FBI and Homeland Security. Bosch reacts to bureaucratic interference (even from former lover and FBI agent Rachel Walling) like the body reacts to radiation, so the sparks begin to fly immediately. Unlike other Bosch novels, which effortlessly mix action with the hero's inner struggles, this one unfolds like an episode of 24, pounding its way relentlessly to a surprising conclusion. Treat The Overlook like a tasty hors d'oeuvre: down it in one quick gulp, and look forward to the next Bosch entree. Bill Ott
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[Dodger]

En gros, Harry Bosch a été mordu par Jack Bauer, quoi

Il y a déjà moins de développement psychologique du personnage dans Echo Park, Connelly commencerait-il à avoir fait le tour de son héros ?

[Steve-O]

Moi j'ai trouvé que c'était l'inverse et que dans Echo Park il rajoutait encore une épaisseur à Bosh... Cela me faisait me demander quand il allait pouvoir s'arrêter et comment il avait toujours des idées après tant de romans sur le même héros...
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In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni