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A Los Angeles detective and former Vietnam tunnel soldier investigates a body in a drain pipe
1992Fast paceTense
What it is about
Harry Bosch is an LAPD detective who once fought in the tunnels of Vietnam. When a body is found in a drain pipe near a hillside, he recognizes the dead man as one of his old tunnel comrades. The case appears to be linked to a bank robbery through the tunnels.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like police procedurals.
What you will get
A strong start to a long series. It won the Edgar Award for best first novel.
The Black Echo Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Mystery & Thriller · Police procedural · Los Angeles · Vietnam veteran
Length
457 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Characters
Harry Bosch, an FBI agent named Eleanor Wish and his fellow detectives.
Setting
Los Angeles, in the early 1990s.
What makes it different
The first Harry Bosch novel, with a Vietnam-era past.
Feel
Gritty, steady and atmospheric.
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