Part of Harry Bosch, book 8
First published 2006
A twelve-year-old boy's scattered bones emerge from the Hollywood Hills, pulling Detective Harry Bosch into a decades-old murder that stirs his own painful memories. The remains have lain buried for twenty years, but Bosch refuses to let the cold trail stop him. He digs into forgotten records and abandoned leads, piecing together the victim's identity and the fragments of a life cut short. Bosch becomes determined that this forgotten child will finally receive justice. While pursuing the investigation, he begins a romance with a fellow police officer. The relationship deepens until a catastrophic mistake during a mission threatens to destroy Bosch's career. As the murder case accelerates toward its resolution, Bosch faces revelations that force him toward a choice that could change everything. The convergence of past trauma and present crisis pushes him to confront both the victim's fate and his own future.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: cold-case, police-procedural, second-chance
Setting: Hollywood Hills
Period: 20 Years Ago
408 pages · Paperback · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: death, murder, violence