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Violence
A lot
Murder investigation; crime violence and a cold case's brutal origins
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some alcohol use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of institutional memory, persistent justice, and the weight of unsolved cases
What this book is about
Harry Bosch revisits a case from the 1992 LA riots — a Danish journalist murdered amid the chaos. Twenty years later, ballistics evidence connects her killing to a series of more recent murders. The sixteenth Bosch novel is a showcase for Connelly's mastery of the long procedural arc.
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Crime murder content
LA riots historical context
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