Part of Harry Bosch, book 16
First published 2012
Detective Harry Bosch discovers that a bullet from a current case matches evidence from 1992. The old case involved a young photographer killed during the Los Angeles riots. Bosch had started the investigation two decades earlier, but the Riot Crimes Task Force took over and never closed it. The ballistics connection reveals that the woman's death was not random riot violence. Someone targeted her specifically. Bosch digs into the cold case like a crash investigator hunting for a flight recorder. He needs to find the one crucial piece of evidence that will expose the truth. The deeper he searches, the more complex the conspiracy becomes. Twenty years have buried the motives and covered the tracks. Bosch must navigate through layers of deception to solve both crimes.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: investigative-journalism, redemption
Setting: Los Angeles
Period: 1992, 2012
403 pages · Hardcover · Little Brown