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Violence
Some
Murder investigation and some violence in the crime thriller tradition
Language
Some
Adult language in Connelly's hard-boiled register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Some
The Mexican drug trade and Black Ice are central to the investigation
Emotional Intensity
Some
The moral complexity of navigating a corrupt system while trying to maintain personal integrity is Bosch's defining challenge
What this book is about
The second Harry Bosch novel follows Bosch's investigation of a narcotics detective's death, which pulls him into a tangled investigation involving Mexican drug cartels and a synthetic drug called Black Ice. Connelly's crime fiction is distinguished by its procedural realism and Bosch's compelling character. Some violence appropriate to the crime genre; the drug trade is the novel's central subject.
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