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The Black Ice is a 1993 Michael Connelly crime novel, the second Harry Bosch thriller, in which the LAPD detective investigates a narcotics officer's apparent suicide that leads to a Mexico drug cartel.
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The Black Ice ranks #91 of 183 in the Detective Novel ranking, behind Death at La Fenice, ahead of Well-Schooled in Murder.
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What does black ice mean in Michael Connelly's novel?
In the story, Black Ice is a narcotic connected to Mexican drug trafficking rather than frozen pavement. Harry Bosch follows that drug connection while questioning the reported suicide of a fellow LAPD officer.
Is The Black Ice the first Harry Bosch book?
No, it is the second Bosch novel and was published in 1993. The series begins with The Black Echo, which introduced Bosch in 1992.
Why does Bosch travel to Mexico in The Black Ice?
Evidence surrounding narcotics officer Calexico Moore pulls Bosch toward the drug's origins and Moore's history. The investigation takes him across the border as the apparent suicide develops into a cartel-linked case.
Does The Black Ice connect to later Harry Bosch novels?
Yes, it develops Bosch's LAPD career, personal code, and troubled family background after The Black Echo. The third novel, The Concrete Blonde, returns him to Los Angeles and the consequences of an earlier police shooting.
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