in this years book the narration is carried through Mickey
Haller. So Bosch is a big part but the only time he is seen
is when he is in proximity to Mickey. So we never see Harry
when he is off the job, other than one dinner he has with
Mickey. So as far as expanding the Bosch story there is
something significant explored -- he and Mickey are half
brothers -- but nothing in regard to Harry and Rachel or
anybody else.
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <chuckelp@...>
wrote:
>
> I believe you have three excellent points /
questions.
>
> I've read Echo Park.
>
> Michael, any insights -- or will Harry tells us in
your 2009
> installment? <smile>
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@> wrote:
> >
> > I found the resolution and ending of ECHO PARK
quite
> > satisfying. There are a couple of elements I'd
like to
> > raise for discussion. It was great to see Pratt
meet
> > his demise when he was so close to pulling off
his
> > scam and it was equally great to see Bosch
vindicated
> > in his pursuit of Anthony Garland.
> >
> > I'd like to know how Garland actually came to
kill
> > Marie Gesto. As far as we know, Garland,
though
> > certainly deeply disturbed, is not a serial
murderer.
> > We assume, along with Harry, that he murdered
Gesto
> > because of her resemblance to the girl who
moved to
> > Texas, but we don't really know. The only story
we
> > have about Marie's death we got from Waits and
we do
> > know that for the most part its fabricated.
It
> > troubles me that Garland, who was so
unflappable on
> > the subject for 13 years, completely loses it
in Echo
> > Park and murders Pratt, even though his father
told
> > him not to. Not that it's unrealistic.
Certainly minds
> > that resort to murder can behave very
irrationally
> > after long calculating periods. Under the
circumstance
> > I didn't see that Pratt's demand for more money
would
> > have acted as such a powerful stresser on
Anthony.
> > Part of Anthony's motive has got to be not only
to
> > embarrass his father, but to involve him in
his
> > crimes.
> >
> > Tho other thing about T. Rex Garland is what
happens
> > to him? We're left thinking that he's going to
prison.
> > But from what we know about the history of LA
crime &
> > punishment, people like T. Rex tend to get off
scott
> > free. The recent case of Phil Spector comes to
mind.
> > This guy shot a girl after a lifetime habit
of
> > bringing women home and threatening them with
guns.
> > But the jury was hung and they're not going to
try him
> > again. WHAT? Conclusion: If you have enough
money you
> > can kill people in Los Angeles. So as far as I
can see
> > T. Rex didn't kill anyone. He's at best guilty
of
> > conspiracy after the fact. A good lawyer can
probably
> > get most of the evidence thrown out as
inadmissable
> > due to the way it was collected. There was
nothing
> > illegal about the campaign contributions. Maybe
all
> > this is addressed in a future book I haven't
read yet.
> > If so, rest assured I will read it.
> >
> > My last comment is about Rachel Walling. What
is the
> > matter with this woman? She fights side by side
with
> > this guy. Did he put her life in danger? Not
once. He
> > faced the danger himself, calculated the
odds
> > correctly and solved the problem. And this in
her
> > opinion makes him a loose cannon and she
doesn't want
> > to live with him. This from an FBI agent
who
> > completely ignores all the rules imposed upon
her when
> > she sees an opportunity to bring a bad guy to
justice.
> > That she walks out on Harry makes a good story,
but
> > her reasons don't ring true. My sense is she
has
> > emotional problems around intimacy and if Harry
plays
> > it cool, she'll come crawling back. Where else
is she
> > going to find a guy like that?
> >
> > I greatly enjoyed my introduction to Harry
Bosch.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Patrick King
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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