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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence — the Dollmaker's crimes detailed in court; the new victim; forensic examination
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — the Dollmaker's crimes involve adult victims
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild — Bosch's habits
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The dual threat — whether Bosch killed an innocent man; the new killer; the trial's revelation of Bosch's methods
What this book is about
Detective Harry Bosch is on trial — the family of Norman Church, the serial killer Bosch shot, is suing him for wrongful death. As the trial proceeds, a new body is found: a woman killed in the Dollmaker's signature style. Either Bosch shot the wrong man, or there's a copycat. The Concrete Blonde is the third Harry Bosch novel — Connelly at his most structurally complex; the trial and the investigation run in parallel.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Serial killer crimes detailed in court — graphic forensics
A possible wrongful death — was the Dollmaker actually innocent?
The trial and a new murder investigation running simultaneously
Third in the Harry Bosch series
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