Title: Connelly is past his prime
Review: Michael Connelly's early books were fine reading, with engaging characters and excellent plots. He used to be the master of the unexpected plot twist(s) at the end. His books have, unfortunatley, gone progressively downhill. His latest, "The Closers," shows that he finally has lost his touch. It clunks along with thin characters and stiff writing. The dialog usually is pathetic- if he didn't label who was speaking, you couldn't tell them apart, as all of the dialog is stiff and uninteresting. He seems to think that all cops talk like Jack Webb - and all the rest of us do, too. The plot is, at best, so-so. None of the characters is remotely likable. Harry Bosch comes off as gloomy and guilty about everything - just neurotic, not very interesting. If I wasn't a fan from his earlier books, I couldn't have finished this one.
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