Harry Bosch #14. So this book included some twists that I was most definitely not expecting! Harry's life is messy. He has his strengths, but he can also be judgmental and pigheaded, which drives me crazy at times. He doesn't really do a lot of "perspective taking". There are three substantial things that happen in this story that changes his life dramatically. I am thinking he will be forced to look at certain things differently going forward. Time will tell.
Bosch and his partner, Ferras, are sent to Fortune Liquors (located in a bad part of LA) to investigate the death of the owner. He is found shot to death behind the counter of his store. The murder is assumed to be a robbery gone wrong. After watching a couple of saved videos from the store camera, Bosch suspects that the owner, John Li was paying the triad, a Chinese custom of protection, and that it was the triad that had him killed. A detective, David Chu, from the Asian Gang Unit (AGU), is called in on the case as well. He speaks Chinese and acts as an interpreter for the Li family. John Li had a wife, a daughter (Mia) who lives with them and takes care of them, and a son (Robert) who owns and runs a second (nicer) Fortune Liquors store in a nicer area of LA.
As Harry digs deeper and deeper into this case, his frustration with Ferras builds. He wants Ferras to be "actively" committed to the job, rather than always wanting to stay behind and do the paperwork and other desk-related tasks. Ferras also has a wife and three young children he is responsible for. Harry just doesn't get Ferras' perspective on the job or life in general. Harry is also suspicious of detective Chu. Harry is suspicious of everyone involved with the case actually, which is par for the course with him. He definitely made me suspicious of everyone too! Anyway, his investigation leads to Hong Kong after he receives a video from someone who abducted his daughter, Maddie, who is now 13 years old and has spent the last six years living in Hong Kong with her mother. (Eleanor Wish, Harry's ex-wife) Harry connects with Eleanor (who I'm still not a fan of!) and her significant other, Sun Yee, to find Maddie. Harry suspects that a member of the triad who killed John Li is Maddie's abductor.
There are several twists and turns which are surprising. You never know what's going to happen in these stories. That's what I love about them!
Wendy's Rating: ****
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