Harry Bosch #8. I love this series. You never know what's going to happen, and not everyone lives to see another day if you are connected to Harry in any way! Harry also has an interesting taste in women. He never takes on a simple, comfortable relationship. Trauma meets trauma - always. Maybe he would simply be too bored with an uncomplicated relationship.
A dog on a walk brings back a bone to his owner. The bone is human. Harry is called in to investigate. They figure out soon enough that the bone belongs to a child, who was buried in a shallow grave 20-25 years earlier. The burial site is treacherous to get to, so a lot of "manpower" is used to dig up as many bones as possible to see if it's a burial site for one child, or several people. It ends up being one 12-year old boy. This boy, based on studying his bones, had suffered 44 different fractures in his body during his short life. This knowledge impacts Harry (who grew up as an orphan) and Edgar (who has a teenage son around the same age). They both want to find out who murdered this poor kid.
Kiz was transferred to RHD (Robbery-Homicide Division), so it's back to just Harry & Edgar as a team of two. Harry meets a rookie cop, Julia Brasher, who he is attracted to. She is an older rookie (mid-30s), so late to the game in police terms. Harry continues to ruffle feathers at all levels, of course. It seems like he manages to tick off most everyone, including Edgar.
Harry & Co have a couple of false starts trying to determine who killed this boy. I trust Harry's instincts usually, whether other people do or not, but this time I thought he was overlooking the murderer. Ha! I kept waiting for him to figure it out. Come to find out that I was wrong. Go figure. :) I guess that's why Harry is a detective and I am not!
The ending surprised me. Not sure what to make of it. I guess I will find out in book #9.
Wendy's Rating: ****
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