First published 2011
Harry Bosch faces three distinct investigations that test his detective instincts. A young actress's apparent suicide reveals darker truths beneath the surface tragedy. An old case pulls Bosch back as he makes one final attempt to identify a murdered teenage girl whose killer awaits execution on death row. The detective seeks answers that have eluded him for years in this cold case that refuses to stay buried. A professional poker player's murder presents Bosch with multiple suspects, each with reason to want the skilled gambler dead. Bosch applies his relentless investigative approach to each case, searching for the behavioral tells that reveal truth from deception. Whether the blood is fresh or the trail has gone cold, Bosch pursues each investigation with the same determined focus that defines his character.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, detective-fiction
100 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: death, murder, suicide