Harry Bosch #16. Harry is still working for the Open-Unsolved Unit and he still has the same partner as the last book, David Chu. Surprise! He is even seeing the same woman, Hannah, which is even a bigger surprise! Of course he has a new boss, Lieutenant O'Toole, who doesn't like Harry. No surprise there. Harry always seems to get on the bad side of the powers that be. Harry is working on the 20-year old unsolved murder case of a journalist and photographer, Anneke Jespersen, who was found shot to death in an alley during the 1992 riots in South Central California.
Anneke was a freelance Danish journalist from Copenhagen with no assigned newspaper office, so no one seemed to know what she was doing in California. Her brother thought she was following a story in the United States, but wasn't sure what it was. Harry eventually finds out that she was searching for some "war criminals". Harry finds the gun that was used to kill her but O'Toole wants Harry to move on to another case and as soon as Harry refuses, his job is in jeopardy (again). Harry is always racing against the clock.
Harry always seems to find a trail to follow - and always seems to find someone to help him get whatever information he needs to continue along the trail, which is what makes these books so entertaining. You have to admire a man who never gives up; who always speaks for the dead.
Harry continues to grow as a partner (work and personal), a father, and really as an individual. It's refreshing that he is starting to have some self-awareness that his words and his actions affect other people in his life. I think Harry is finally growing up! As most stories in this series, the leads Harry follows move him forward in unexpected directions. Harry eventually finds the "black box" (think of the black box on an airplane) that exposes the truth about Anneke's murder.
Wendy's Rating: ****
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