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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — a cold-case murder investigation; confrontations
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — the Hollywood film world backdrop
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild
Emotional Intensity
Some
Bosch without the LAPD — what he gains (freedom) and loses (backup); the case he couldn't let go; the film industry world
What this book is about
Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD and is working as a private investigator — with a badge but not a partner or the department's support. He returns to a four-year-old unsolved case: a young woman murdered during a film set robbery. Lost Light is the ninth Harry Bosch novel — the first told in first person; the retired Bosch has more freedom and more vulnerability.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Bosch as a private investigator — a major shift from the LAPD novels
First-person narration — a new register for the series
A cold case from his LAPD years — the obsession he couldn't shake
Ninth in the Harry Bosch series
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