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Bosch always thought that if you started with the assumption that murder is an unreasonable action, then how could there ever be a fully reasonable explanation for it? It was that understanding that kept him from watching and being able to enjoy films and television shows about detectives. He found them unrealistic in their delivery of what the general audience wanted: all of the answers.
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Michael Connelly (The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27))
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His eyes strayed past us to the television. On the program they were now selling a glove with small rubber bristles on the palm for grooming pets. βI know what else you could use that for,β Adkins said. He made a masturbation motion with his hand and winked and smiled at Thompson. βThatβs what theyβre really selling that for, you know.
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Michael Connelly (The Poet (Jack McEvoy #1; Harry Bosch Universe #5))
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She had played the part in an episode of a television show called Bosch, which Ballard knew was based on the exploits of a now-retired LAPD detective who had formerly worked at RHD and the Hollywood detective bureau. The production occasionally filmed at the station and had underwritten the divisionβs last Christmas party at the W Hotel.
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Michael Connelly (The Late Show (RenΓ©e Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30))
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Bosch knew that the possibility of there being fingerprints on the casing were negligible, anyway. The explosion of gases when a bullet was fired almost always vaporized fingerprints on the casing.
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Michael Connelly (Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21))
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(Teeth, as you may know from watching television,
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Pseudonymous Bosch (The Name of This Book Is Secret (Secret, #1))
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Edgar was silent as it registered. The background sound of television went quiet and he then spoke in the weak voice of a child asking
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Michael Connelly (Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17))
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Stevens, a well-known actress and singer Bosch recognized from appearances on the television shows Hawaiian Eye and 77 Sunset Strip.
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Michael Connelly (The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, #19; Harry Bosch Universe, #29))
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Civil unrest occurs when the feelings of overwhelming powerlessness hit critical mass. It has nothing to do with television. It has to do with society not addressing the essential needs of overlooked people.
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Michael Connelly (Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8))
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Think of all the great journalism weβve seen in our lifetimes. The corruption exposed, the public benefit. Whereβs that going to come from now with every paper in the country getting shredded? Our government? No way. TV, the blogs? Forget it. My friend who took the buyout in Florida says corruption will be the new growth industry without the papers watching.
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Michael Connelly (The Scarecrow (Jack McEvoy, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #20))
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They sat with it in silence for a while. Bosch ran it all through once more and couldn't knock it down. It was only case theory but it held together. It worked, but it didn't mean that it was the way it had happened. Every case had unanswered questions and loose ends when it came to motives and actions. Bosch always though that if you started with the assumption that murder is an unreasonable action, then how could there ever be a fully reasonable explanation for it? It was that understanding that kept him from watching and being able to enjoy films and television shows about detectives. He found them unrealistic in their delivery of what the general audience wanted: all of the answers.
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Michael Connelly (The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27))