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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — a murder; the investigation in a politically charged environment
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — some drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The political stakes — a civil rights attorney killed; every suspect is a cop; Bosch's integrity under pressure
What this book is about
Howard Elias — a civil rights attorney famous for suing the LAPD — is murdered on the Angels Flight railway car in downtown Los Angeles. The case is politically explosive: every suspect is a police officer. Harry Bosch is assigned by the chief himself to investigate, knowing whatever he finds will be used against the department. Angels Flight is the sixth Harry Bosch novel — Connelly's most politically engaged; racial tension in Los Angeles is the backdrop.
Notes for sensitive readers
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A civil rights attorney murdered — the political stakes are enormous
LAPD internal conflict — every suspect is a police officer
Racial tension in Los Angeles — Connelly's most politically engaged novel
Sixth in the Harry Bosch series
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