I appreciate a good thriller so much. Micheal Connelly, according to a dear bookish friend, is always reliable when it comes to delivering solid thrills. In Black Ice too, he delivers efficiently. Bosch is a seriously good character, so well written, as are most of the characters in the story. At no point did I feel like plot points were out of place or unrealistic. Connelly is clearly an observant man, looking to tell deeper stories through his preferred genre of crime. It's a great read when your brain is overworked from top of the line literature - it's a top of the line crime noir.