Part of Harry Bosch, book 2
First published 2003
Narcotics officer Cal Moore was supposed to investigate a drug killing. Instead, he turns up dead in a motel room with a bullet in his head and a suicide note in his pocket. LAPD detective Harry Bosch takes the case and follows an old rule: look for what connects the facts, not just the facts themselves. Bosch discovers dangerous links between the dead cop and a series of murders stretching from Hollywood Boulevard to Mexico's back streets. The battle-scarred detective finds himself trapped in a deadly game where he might become the next target. As connections multiply and bodies pile up, Bosch must navigate a complex web of corruption and violence that threatens to consume him.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: detective-investigation, police-procedural
Setting: Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, Mexico
Period: 20th-century
439 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: drug-use, graphic-violence, murder