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Violence
A lot
A murder investigation with graphic details; Vietnam combat in flashback; a heist with lethal consequences
Language
Some
Moderate adult language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking as part of Bosch's character; Vietnam-era substance use in flashback
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of Vietnam and its legacy in a detective's relentlessness
What this book is about
LAPD detective Harry Bosch—a Vietnam veteran who spent the war tunneling into enemy underground networks—discovers the body of a fellow tunnel rat and refuses to let the case be closed. Michael Connelly's debut introduces one of crime fiction's great detectives: driven, obsessive, and deeply moral.
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