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Joe King asked this question about The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch, #23; Harry Bosch Universe, #36):

I see a lot of reviewers upset that Connelly added, "propaganda" to the book because Renée uses a mask, and encourages Bosch to get the vaccine. While I don't love the Ballard character, I don't get the hate here. I am to the right on this stuff, but for a lot of people (like my ultra left wing sister) Renée's actions are realistic. So what do you think, propaganda, or accurate reflection?

James To quote Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman, "Those who go out of their way to be offended never waste the trip." This was a quality police p…moreTo quote Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman, "Those who go out of their way to be offended never waste the trip." This was a quality police procedural novel and didn't seem to me to be grinding any political ax. If a reader is so polarized in his/her political thinking that the content related to the pandemic and the public attitudes toward police is a distraction from a good story, then he/she is going to have to be extremely selective in choosing pleasure reading material.
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