jjares reviewed on 8/20/2023 + 3275 more book reviews

For some time, Michael Connelly has been talking about killing off his hero, Harry Bosch. He came mighty close in this book. This story reteams Renee Ballard and Harry when Renee returns to the LAPD. The police chief gives Renee her badge back and tells her she can decide what she wants to do. She decides to lead a cold case unit in Robbery-Homicide.

Renee gets Harry to come back as a volunteer. She knows some unsolved cases haunt him. One is the murder of the four family members -- the Gallaghers. Ballard must clear the murder and rape of a council member's family decades ago. The councilman pushed for the cold case team, and Renee needed to find the culprit. Solving the case would go far in proving the value of such a team.

The team Renee pulls together is an interesting mix of individuals who help -- and harm -- the onward momentum of the push to solve cold cases. Mickey Haller has an interesting part in this book. Renee and Harry have great chemistry together. However, the warnings in the book are clear -- Harry will leave us soon.

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