Harry Bosch became an instant favorite in the eyes of fantasy and fiction lovers because the character provides hope to all of us. He is the kind of detective who induces fear in the heart of the evil doers and never leaves his friends in distress. Whatever case has been given to him during his service in the LAPD, has been resolved except the one which was linked to Angella Benton.
The woman was murdered and her case was linked to the two million dollar theft case too so there have been many speculations about it. The case was without any clues also the money was never found so Harry has been trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together for many years.
For the department the case has been closed but not for Harry who has kept the file of the case with him. Now Harry gets retired from the service and brings that file home from his office as needed something to kill his time after retirement. Now the man has no badge which means that he is not following the rules of the department and it is bad news for the criminal. Michael Connelly describes how powerful people in the city start threatening Harry when he starts the investigation.
This novel shows the influence of the upper circle of society which is narrated by Len Cariou. If your heart wants more after completing this book on the weekend then the two books which will suit you the best are Desert Star and Nine Dragons. Harry Bosch starts the biggest war of his career in this part of the series and he has no rules to follow because he is not working for the department.