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Reviewed by Stephen Brayton for Readers' Favorite
In the heat of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, homicide officer Harry Bosch and his partner are allowed only a short time at each new death scene. When they arrive in an alley to make a report on another victim they are startled to discover that the corpse is a woman, a journalist, possibly foreign...and white. However, twenty years will pass before Bosch is reconnected with the murder. Two decades later, Bosch is stationed in the cold case department and would like to have at least one murder from those horrific days solved. He speaks with gang members from that time and discovers a lead of an individual inquiring about the progress of the case. Could the story the victim had been covering have been the motive for her death? Bosch is hampered not only by time, but by politics. Because this could be the only murder to be solved from the riots, the entire police department might be subjected to bad press because of the race of the victim. However, Bosch is not to be dissuaded, even when threatened with an internal affairs investigation.
I wasn't sure how I was going to like Bosch once he moved to the cold case department. However, each one I have read or listened to has satisfied my mystery palate. Connelly is so thorough in his research and procedural writing. The characters stay fresh and the plots are well-thought-out and intricate enough to entice. Bosch never gets old or boring. Connelly has established himself as a master of mystery and I'm always eager to read his latest endeavor. I know I'm going to enjoy it but will be wanting more when I'm finished.
