STEVEN KRITZLER answers “I see a lot of reviewers upset that...”

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?

STEVEN KRITZLER While Ballard is increasingly adamant about Bosch getting the vaccine to the point of it getting a bit annoying, Bosch's attitude is "whatever, I'll g…moreWhile Ballard is increasingly adamant about Bosch getting the vaccine to the point of it getting a bit annoying, Bosch's attitude is "whatever, I'll go along to get along". They both have strong personalities and if Bosch hadn't had that neutral feeling about this issue, they would have been butting heads with each other. Bosch is older, fought in Vietnam and is no doubt more suspicious of corporate and governmental duplicity which has been borne out over the past couple of years with more and more questioning things as time goes on and more becomes known. I think Bosch and ballard were accurately portrayed for that short period of time in Los Angeles near the beginning of Covid-19. To me, this was one of Connelly's best, holding my attention throughout.(less)

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