The Black Ice
Author: Connelly,Michael
Tags: crime, mystery, hard-boiled, los angeles, police procedural
Timeline: between and Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Another early (#2) Bosch novel; this one starts as a police suicide but Bosch suspects more is involved. Eventually the plot revolves around Mexican drug (“black-ice” = tar-heroin+PCP) smuggling. Much of the action takes place in Calexico/Mexicali. Again this is a dated pre-cellphone plot but still fun.