Part of Harry Bosch, book 20
First published 2018
Harry Bosch volunteers with the San Fernando Police Department's small detective unit when a pharmacist dies in a local drug store shooting. Bosch joins the three-person squad to track leads that pull them into the profitable world of pill mills and prescription drug trafficking. At the same time, a convicted killer from Bosch's LAPD career surfaces with claims that Harry planted evidence against him. The imprisoned man produces new proof to support his accusations. Bosch's former LAPD partners refuse to help him since he left the department under poor circumstances. He fights alone to clear his reputation and keep the guilty man behind bars. The pharmacy murder case and the old conviction challenge circle around each other as Bosch works both investigations. He learns that truth comes in two forms: one type frees you while the other traps you in shadow.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, redemption, wrongly-accused
Setting: Los Angeles, San Fernando
Period: 21st-century
464 pages · Paperback · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: drug-use, violence