This novel finds Hieronymus ‘Harry’ Bosch still working as a private detective following his enforced departure a couple of years previously from LAPD. He is not entirely comfortable with this status, and still hankers for the sense of establishment that came from being part of the formal law enforcement structure. He has managed to mitigate some of that feeling of loss by signing on as a reserve detective with the Police Department in San Fernando, a small and separate city that has now been engulfed by the ceaseless urban sprawl of Los Angeles. Bosch is not paid for this work, but finds satisfaction in once again having a badge, and regularly racks up far more than the two shifts per month that is the criterion for retaining his detective status.
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