Part of Harry Bosch, book 18
First published 2015
Harry Bosch has left the LAPD behind, but his half-brother Mickey Haller pulls him back into police work. Haller represents a former gang member accused of brutally killing a woman in her bedroom. The evidence looks solid, but Mickey believes someone framed his client. Bosch refuses at first. Working for the defense feels like betraying thirty years as a homicide detective. Mickey makes a deal: if Harry proves the client's guilt, they'll hand over everything to prosecutors. Bosch takes the case and finds gaps in the prosecution's evidence. He teams up secretly with his old partner Lucy Soto to investigate. Their digging leads them into the police department itself. Bosch discovers that while he's been hunting the real killer, the killer has been hunting him. The case forces Harry to cross the line between prosecution and defense, challenging everything he believes about justice.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: LAPD, Los Angeles
388 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company