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TalkBook Discussion : The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly

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1Andrew-theQM
Jul 26, 2020, 6:39 am

How do you think Harry came across when giving his testimony?

2EadieB
Jul 26, 2020, 8:24 am

Harry was trying to convince the judge and jury that it wasn't a mistake to kill Church and that there may be another killer but I'm not sure they were buying his story.

3Carol420
Jul 26, 2020, 8:29 am

I felt really sorry for Harry having to try and balance the truth without revealing aspects of the ongoing investigation. When you look at what happened in that apartment you can see what he's up against. No one but him knows that Church actually ignored the warning to keep his hands where Harry could see them, and no one can dispute the fact that Church is dead and that Harry killed him. Honey has given the jury so much information that should never have been allowed since this trial hinges on the question of Harry's actions and not so much on his state of mind at the time.. which is what she has tried to show the jury.

4Carol420
Jul 26, 2020, 8:29 am

Good Morning >2 EadieB::)

5EadieB
Jul 26, 2020, 9:04 am

>4 Carol420: Good Morning! Seems we like to get an early start!

6Carol420
Edited: Jul 26, 2020, 9:08 am

>5 EadieB: I usually meet Sergei here first thing in the morning. He's late today. My husband still gets up at the break of dawn. He loved working the early shifts and keeps the same hours after years of retirement. I seem to think better in the early hours.

7EadieB
Edited: Jul 26, 2020, 9:59 am

>6 Carol420: Me too! I like early morning but get tired around 7 or 8 pm and usually fall asleep trying to read in bed. Can't sleep more than 6 hrs so sometimes I'm up at 4 or 5 am. I like the quietness of the early morning.

8Carol420
Jul 26, 2020, 9:32 am

>7 EadieB: It's hard when you can't understand what went wrong in a relationship with your own child. My sister-in-law blames everyone in her family for her problems and her feelings...or lack of as the case may be. The only one of her children that she gets along even half-way with is her youngest son who will soon be 58 years old. She spoiled him rotten while ignoring the other 4 and now can't understand why none of the other 4 want to give her their undivided attention. They don't ignore her but they are in no hurry to come running when she calls. Glad we have a good relationship with our two ...but that might have something to do with one living in Arizona and one in Louisiana:)

9EadieB
Edited: Jul 26, 2020, 10:02 am

>8 Carol420: I have two daughters and have treated them both the same. But Meredith has ADD and found out through therapy that she has a borderline personality disorder which causes you to react emotionally and impulsively. She never learns from her behavior and keeps making the same mistakes because she thinks she knows everything better than others.

10Carol420
Jul 26, 2020, 11:35 am

>9 EadieB: It's not much comfort, but it does give you insight and understanding and that's better than nothing. Good luck to all of you. I wish you all the best.

11EadieB
Jul 26, 2020, 12:38 pm

12bhabeck
Jul 26, 2020, 1:07 pm

I thought he did a good job. He had to be careful in his responses because of the ongoing investigation but I think he was able to differentiate between the 2. He only really lost his cool once when Chandler was baiting him so overall, a good job

13jodiesohl
Jul 26, 2020, 3:24 pm

14Sergeirocks
Jul 26, 2020, 5:13 pm

I feel he managed to hold his own. It would have been easy to let that woman make him angry.

15Olivermagnus
Jul 27, 2020, 7:19 am

I think he did the best he could under the circumstances. Chandler is a master of manipulation and, with another witness, it could have been worse.