Book Summary: The Overlook By Michael Connelly

The Overlook On the news, we hear about someone being murdered daily in which detectives are on the case to find out who committed the crime. Murder cases are always a grueling process with many clues to try and find the one who committed the crime. “The Overlook” by Michael Connelly is an example of that, in which he gives detectives a murder case that leads him and the reader in many different directions, trying to figure out who killed Dr. Kent.
Connelly starts off with a detective named Harry Bosch, who receives a call at midnight about a murder case. A man was found dead near the Overlook above the Mulholland dam. Authorities believe that it was an execution style murder because the victim was found face down. The authorities believed that the radioactive materials was a motive for the crime to be committed, but in the end it is a whole different story. Looking through Dr. Kent’s phone the detectives saw a picture of Alicia Kent tied up. Once Walling and Bosch find Alicia Kent hogtied, the ties were taken off leaving her wrists purple. Soon after that, detectives find Alicia Kent’s missing car in front of a suspected terrorist home. Police raid the home and kill the man because he was holding a gun, preparing to shoot the officer.
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I believe that this is one of the best mystery books that I have ever read, with a very realistic feel. The book felt like a movie, because I could visualize everything that was happening in my mind. Connelly makes the reader feel like a detective helping to solve the case right by Harry Bosch’s side. The text was very simple and a breeze to understand, leading it to be an excellent read for many ages. Connelly created the case so that you would believe it was someone else who committed the crime, when it really was one of the main