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    Pasaje al paraíso

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    Harry Bosch lleva dieciocho meses sin investigar un homicidio: ha sido apartado temporalmente del cuerpo.
    Junto con Jerry Edgar y Kiz Rider forma un equipo de tres detectives.
    El primer caso al que se enfrentan es el asesinato de Tony Aliso, productor de películas porno en Hollywood, encontrado muerto en el maletero de su Rolls Royce.
    Las pistas conducen a Bosch a Las Vegas, donde tras cinco años se reencuentra con Eleanor Wish, que se ve envuelta en la investigación hasta el punto de que ambos ven peligrar sus vidas.

    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherRoca editorial
    Release dateSep 11, 2011
    ISBN9788499182049
    Author

    Richard Powers

    Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books have been translated into 36 languages and have won many awards. He lives with his family in Florida.

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    • 4/5
      [Cross-posted to Knite Writes]There’s really not all that much I can say about a Bosch book that I haven’t said before. The plots are always well-crafted and complex, with excellent twists and turns that you never see coming. No threads are left hanging, no plot points unresolved. The world-building is excellent and always reflects the changing social climates, technology, and the like, as the series moves through the 90s toward the new millennium.All in all, this book was just another great installment of the series. It had a great mystery, some good action scenes, and a fairly satisfying conclusion. I can’t really come up with any complaints.In fact, I actually like this book a tad bit more than I did some of the other novels, due largely to the inclusion of a new and improved cast. Kizmin Rider and Grace Billets added some good diversity to the mix of characters, which has, due to the (admittedly realistic) social climate of the LA police in the 90s, been a bit too white and a bit too male in the past. It was good to see the books reflect the sorts of social changes that actually occurred during this time period and bring in some fresh faces.It was also a great relief to see these faces well-characterized and not left flat on the sidelines.I think my only “issue” with the book was the final chapter, which involved a coincidence so absurd that it made me roll my eyes. Personally, I don’t think it was necessary, and it took away from an otherwise strong ending. It wasn’t a deal breaker or anything, but I did fit it pretty annoying.Other than that, though, (and it is a pretty minor thing, to be honest), Trunk Music was another fantastic Bosch book, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next few in the series!
    • 4/5
      LAPD detective Harry Bosch is back on active duty and his first case is a doozy: A dead guy found shot to death in the trunk of his Rolls Royce. The investigation takes him from LA to Las Vegas and back again, on the trail of of movie moguls, mobsters, and money laundering. The case is complicated when he meets up with someone from his past who may or may not be connected to the case. A good entry in the series, although I'm getting a bit weary of Harry's constant run-ins with Internal Affairs and his bosses. It's starting to seem like a crutch for Connelly, an easy way to gin up some conflict apart from the case itself, which is nice and twisty and satisfyingly solved.
    • 2/5
      So far my least favorite book in the series. I really dislike any books/TV with a mob connection, and the plot lines in this book were just unappealing. I think I'll wait a while before starting the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      I have been borrowing the Kindle versions of Michael Connelly's Bosch series from my local library. This book was a quick read and not as dark as some. I enjoyed it and have requested the next in the series.
    • 4/5
      This book was published in 1997 and is the fifth in the Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch series by Connelly. I've read some of the earlier ones and some of the later ones in this series and they always intrigue me.Trunk music is the term used when Mafia kill someone in the trunk of their car and when Tony Aliso is found in the trunk of his car with two shots to his head most people thought it was a Mafia hit. Harry and his new team from the Hollywood Homicide department, Jerry Edgar and Kizmin Rider, catch this homicide on the Labor Day long weekend. So much for any time off! They soon discover that Aliso had just come back from Las Vegas where he goes frequently to play poker and visit his stripper girlfriend. This information comes courtesy of Aliso's wife, Veronica. As per usual the wife is a suspect but it seems she didn't leave the gated community they live in and Bosch and his team are soon following the Mafia connection. Bosch heads to Las Vegas to follow up on that end of things and soon he has a suspect in jail. He also sees his former love, Eleanor Wish, who is now playing cards in Vegas to earn a living after having spent some time in jail.Bosch is a great cop but, something like one of my personal favourite fictional investigators, John Rebus, he always gets into trouble with the higher echelons. This book is no exception. It is against departmental rules to associate with a person who has been convicted of criminal charges. Bosch can't help himself when it comes to Eleanor and I'm glad. It makes him a bit more human.I figured out the perpetrator (or should I say one of them) long before it was revealed in the book but perhaps Connelly meant it that way. It did spoil a bit of the suspense for me but since I didn't figure out the co-conspirator or the method I had to keep reading.
    • 4/5
      An interesting title filled with more twists and turns then I expected. And logical ones at that! I'm glad to see the return of Eleanor Wish, but I'm ambivalent about how I feel since I know from later books she isn't permanently in the picture. I really like Lt. Bullets, a strong but soft feminine side. I wonder how / if they'll keep the FBI as part of LAPD's life.
    • 3/5
      Did not enjoy this Harry Bosch series read quite as much as some of the others. When B-grade L.A. movie producer is found stuffed into the trunk of his Rolls Royce, all signs point to "trunk music" --a mob hit. Detective Harry Bosch, returning from his "involuntary stress leave," is not so sure. And when he finds the money trail, he follows it…all the way to Vegas.

      Seems this Tony had his share of enemies, and in no time, so does Harry: Vegas thugs, LAPD's organized crime unit, a smarmy internal affairs investigator and, of course, Tony's killers. Everyone wants a piece of Harry. And somehow, they've found just the way to get it. . . Eleanor (ex lover of Harry's gets involved and some romance rekindled as he faces the trunk music.
    • 5/5
      Trunk Music by Michael Connelly; (4 1/2*)Another most excellent Bosch detective novel. The author has this character well developed & nailed down. I feel as if I understand a bit of what makes Bosch click by now and he is a well rounded character.This particular story begins with a murder in one of the canyons off Mulholland Drive in Hollywood. Having the ups & downs, twists & turns, flack within the LAPD, as with Connelly's other novels always makes for a great read! And this one adds a nice twist with switching it up between Vegas & L.A.Keep them coming Connelly. I am liking them.
    • 4/5
      While this has quite the surprise ending, I think that Connelly left the devolpment of Harry a bit off in this installment. I do wish he would also develop Rider's personality a bit quicker as well.
    • 4/5
      This is another great Harry Bosch novel with lots of twists that kept me turning the pages until the end. I liked that his love interest from The Black Echo shows up again. That was a pleasant surprise! I love Harry's lingo and expressions and they keep me chuckling to myself. The end of the book came quickly and what a surprise that was. I'm now looking forward to the next book to see what's in store for Harry.
    • 3/5
      Went a little way towards healing the cliche of the first book. Plot a little too complicated for my tastes, but the ending was satisfying. The vignette with the mentally ill, homeless man was very good.
    • 4/5
      A good Bosch mystery that leaves you guessing about some things until the end. This fills in some gaps I had between early Bosch novels, and the TV series which is based on later ones.
    • 4/5
      Murder, violence, mystery (some of which I guessed rather quickly), the woman Bosch loved from an earlier book.
    • 3/5
      Not one of the best Harry Bosch books, in my opinion. Burdened by the wooden romance.
    • 5/5
      In this series Harry brings down a mobster for the FBI...rekindles his relationship with Eleanor Wish and defeats the IAD asshole out to get him by marrying her.All this is done in tandem to solving the murder of a porn producer who was washing money for the mobster.
    • 4/5
      It seems each Harry Bosch novel takes a look at another seedy underbelly of the LA Crime scene, and in Trunk Music the song being played is performed by a Chicago mob family with ties to Las Vegas & LA. It's everything you've come to expect from Connelly's Bosch - scuffles with the IAD, familiar characters popping up when you least expect them, a gritty storyline complete with a graphic look at life in LA, a 'damn the torpedoes' get it done at all costs attitude from the main protagonist and a twist at the end you can't predict.
    • 3/5
      Tight mystery, but writing was pedestrian. Much as I like Connelly, I think I prefer the Lincoln Lawyer series.
    • 4/5
      Trunk Music is classic, hard-driving, down-and-dirty Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch investigates a stiff found in a car trunk; it's a film studio executive who's been up to plenty of shady dealing. Not the best of Bosch, but a solid read.
    • 4/5
      After his utterly catastrophic meltdown in the last book, Bosch is somehow back on Hollywood homicide and about to get into his first case--a man executed and shoved in his trunk. It has all the earmarks of a hit by the outfit--a little "trunk music," as they would say. But Bosch, suspicious as always, grabs hold of the case and refuses to let go, even though it leads him into a tangled mess of gambling, revenge, and the mob in a city even more corrupt than his own: Las Vegas.

      Although it wasn't deep or particularly thought-provoking, in terms of pure easy-going enjoyment, this one might rank top of my list in the series so far. Very little of the book is spent agonizing over Bosch's personal tragedies. It's back to business as usual in this one, Bosch actually has reasonable control over his temper, and the mystery takes center stage. Our 'walk-on-to-prove-a-point' female characters from the last book are gone, but this time, three new ones have been introduced--and two aren't even love interests! What a thought! I'm curious if they'll stick around. The mystery is solid, the plot is fun, and Bosch, rather than antagonizing everyone he meets, actually has some great and heartwarming moments of camaraderie and (for him) friendship. Overall it adds up to a very enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      Trunk Music
      3 Stars

      When the body of a B movie producer, Tony Aliso, is found in the trunk of a car, Detective Harry Bosch is called in to investigate and follows the clues to a Las Vegas nightclub with ties to organized crime. Soon Harry finds himself at the center of a complex web of lies, deceit and murder that may just signal the end of his career…

      Not the best installment in the series. The first half is too slow and focuses excessively on the organized crime element, which is not a favorite trope of mine. That said, this would not be an issue were it not for the fact that it is so obviously misdirection. The second half is better once the investigation changes focus and there are one or two surprising twists that keep the pages turning.

      In terms of character development, Harry is in a better place following the angst ridden events of the previous book. The return of an old flame has some sweet moments, but it must be said that this particular romantic entanglement has not future and only plays into Harry’s “damsel in distress” complex.

      Several new characters are introduced - Kizman, Billets and Goshen. Each has an interesting role to play in the story and will hopefully develop in future installments. Goshen is particularly intriguing and I look forward to reading more about him.
    • 4/5
      In the previous book, The Last Coyote, Harry Bosch was at war with the whole world. He was at war with his boss; he even gets suspended from the force and has to go for a psychiatric evaluation where he ends up at war with his therapist. He is at war with the housing inspector that is trying to condemn his house following an earthquake and he is at war with women as his current girlfriend leaves him. He is drinking too much and ends up at war with his past as he tries to understand what happened to his mother and why she was murdered 30 years ago. Harry starts The Last Coyote miserable and he ends the book miserable. So much so that he even leaves his beloved LA and goes to Florida to be with his new girlfriend.Trunk Music is almost a polar opposite of The Last Coyote. Harry is back on the job; has even been given the position of Team Leader on the new murder he has been assigned; has a new boss that he respects; and meets an old girlfriend that he knows was the one he missed out on before. Early in the book, Harry even admits to himself that he is happy. He is still Harry and still does things the way Harry does things, but he is no longer miserable and at war with himself and everyone around him. Harry still uses violence in most situations and it usually ends up being destructive and counterproductive for what he is trying to accomplish. But in Trunk Music, Harry begins to be part of a team, work with his boss instead of against his boss, and his relationships with women go from feeling forced much of the time to being integrated into the overall story in a way that adds to the story instead of detracting from it. In fact, two of the most telling moments in the book happen in relationships with the two main female characters in the book.At one point Harry is having a Harry-like moment when an FBI agent comes to pick up a box of evidence. Words are exchanged and Harry has the FBI agent's tie jerked up around his throat when the new boss, Lt. Grace Billets intervenes and tells Harry to sit down and she will handle the agent. Harry has trouble doing it, but does. After the agent leaves she turns to Harry and says, "You don't know how to help yourself do you? Why don't you grow up and stop these pissing wars?" She didn't wait for his reply, because he didn't have one.There are multiple times when the reader has thought the same thing as Harry has reacted in ways that ultimately may help to get the case solved but are excessive and even thuggish as he reacts to what is in front of him with abrasiveness and violence.The second moment happens later in the book as Harry is talking on the phone with another FBI agent and when he hangs up his girlfriend asks him what the agent wanted.“I guess to apologize.” “That’s unusual; the bureau doesn’t usually apologize for anything.”“It wasn’t an official call”.“Oh. One of those macho male bonding calls.”Bosch smiled because she was so right.In almost every situation in previous books, Bosch was always leading with his chin. In this book there are moments like this when he slows down and what is happening has an opportunity to affect him. He actually feels something besides just anger, rage and guilt. But as is the case with so much of what Harry does, as he does begin to feel other feelings, he ends up being drawn to the woman who probably has as many problems as he does, who is as damaged as he is. Harry is better, but he is only a little better. He is happier but he is probably only happier for a short while.
    • 4/5
      Excellent Bosch story, full of twists and turns
    • 4/5
      At least one of the surprises I saw coming.
    • 4/5
      As usual an enjoyable Connelly crime / thriller. Read while on holiday - suitable for light no thought required reading. I usually just read thrillers as they come and don't try to guess the end.
    • 4/5
      5th in the Harry Bosch series.The death of a B-grade movie producer looks like a mob hit—in the parlance of the LAPD, “trunk music” because that’s where the bodies wind up. Harry’s investigation leads him to Las Vegas and what seems like the killer. But the lead blows up in his face, getting him into serious departmental trouble as well.In addition, during his Vegas trip, he meets Eleanor Wish, the ex-FBI agent Bosch helped to convict for fraud, and who is the love of Harry’s life.Together, these two circumstances provide the matrix for another of Connelly’s installments in the hard-boiled police procedural genre. Like most Bosch books, this one wanders around before getting down to the excitement, but this one more than the first four—if not really 40 years in the wilderness, then 39.6 or what seemed close to it. I had a hard time maintaining interest until about the last 20% of the book. However, Connelly wrapped up the story so well that that last 20% more than made up for the first 80%, and even made all that came before seem just as exciting as well, as all falls into place.It’s a good book, if you’re prepared to stick it out to the end.
    • 5/5
      Ok I get it, this book series is great, at least it is based on this book. I had never read a Bosch book but saw them all the other night in the bookstore and went with one with an interesting title. Take a realistic cop who is never perfect, and a storyline that even though I figured out at least a quarter of the way in, is very well executed, and you have a great book.
    • 5/5
      If you want masterful set ups, delicious twist and turns; you can’t go wrong with Trunk Music which also packs a lot of procedural details, great characterization and the introduction of a new lieutenant in the excellently named Grace Billets (or Bullets, as per her nickname) plus, a new partner named Kizman Rider (or Kiz, who may or may not stay in the unit) we’re also re-introduce to Bosch’s old flame Eleanor Wish. The only cats missing here are Crate and Barrel (I really like those guys, this being book #5 of the ongoing series, I might’ve miss the why of their absentia in this story) In Trunk Music we are treated to a fun case with the killing of a movie producer found in the trunk of his car, hence the ‘mob-term’ trunk music. Corrupt cops, back stabbings and blackmail set in the City of Angels where homicide detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch and his partner Detective Jerry Edgar are the heroes every police department should have.5 out of 5
    • 4/5
      Overall, I liked the book, but I just couldn't get past the plot point in which the FBI didn't come in immediately with regards to the suspect. Without giving any spoilers, it just didn't make any sense to me that they would hang back for even one minute. Also, I didn't like the ending mainly because I can't imagine things going well on that front (again, trying not to include spoilers). Not one of my favorite Bosch books, but still very compelling and fast paced with really good characters.
    • 4/5
      Twisty with burst of violence, Bosch is on a new murder with a new team in this long but excellently paced case. There is still plenty of Bosch working by himself when he follows leads to Las Vegas and get complications that have complications.
    • 4/5
      Bosch goes to Vegas running into Eleanor Wish. Bosch chases down the bad guys who are both the LVPD and the mob. Not a lot of action. The book was familiar because a lot of it was used for one of the TV seasons plot elements. Running into the girl who got away on his Honeymoon in Hawaii was a bit much and there really wasn't much action but still a good, dense read.