Harry Bosch is facing the end of the line. Hes been put on the Drop - Deferred Retirement Option Plan - and given three years before his retirement is enforced. Seeing the end of the mission coming, hes anxious for cases. He doesnt have to wait long. First a cold case gets a DNA hit for a rape and murder which points the finger at a 29-year-old convicted rapist who was only eight at the time of the murder. Then a city councilmans son is found dead - fallen or pushed from a hotel window - and he insists on Bosch taking the case despite the two mens history of enmity. The cases seem to be unrelated; one leads to the discovery of a killer operating in the city for as many as three decades, the other to a deep political conspiracy that reached back into the dark history of the police department... About the Author Michael Connelly is a former journalist and author of the bestselling series of Harry Bosch novels and the bestselling novels Chasing the Dime, The Poet, Blood Work, and Void Moon. Connelly has won numerous awards for his journalism and novels, including an Edgar Award. He lives in Florida.