Finding that retirement didn't suit him, Harry Bosch rejoined the LAPD. Now working from Parker Center, he is back with his old partner, Kiz Rider, and assigned to the Open Unsolved unit. Formerly known as cold cases, the new chief wants to put more resources toward solving old cases by use of new technology. No sooner is Bosch at his desk than he has a DNA match for a murder from 1988. The victim was a mixed-race teenaged girl and the blood belongs to a man who used to be part of a neo-Nazi gang. Was this a racial killing? And why is Assistant Chief Irvin Irving so interested? Irving, a long time nemesis of Bosch, is upset by his return to the LAPD and declares that 'retreads' are more likely to blow out. Irving is on the outs with the new police chief and hopes to ride Bosch's inevitable failure back to power. The mystery to be solved is deeper than expected, exposing LAPD politics of the late 1980s. The 1992 Riots were foreshadowed in the events of the late 80s.
It is good to have Bosch back on the force again. He is a cop and he cannot escape that. He had blundered in leaving and realizes that his mission - avenging angel for the murdered and speaker for the dead - requires a badge. The narrative has returned to third person, a welcome change.
A good read and highly recommended.
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