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Mystery · 2006 · PG-13

Echo Park

by Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch reopens a cold case and discovers he was wrong about a killer's first victim

For14+GenreMysteryLength400 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Serial killer history; discovery of victims; confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Moderate alcohol use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Bosch confronts a past mistake; emotional weight of cold case resolution

What this book is about

The 12th Harry Bosch novel (2006) finds Bosch confronting the haunting cold case of a missing woman — a case he investigated years earlier. A suspected serial killer agrees to reveal where the body is in exchange for a plea deal. But the truth forces Bosch to question a past conclusion. One of the series' most emotionally complex entries, exploring guilt and the limits of justice.

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Serial killer content

Cold case discovery of remains

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