Yet another excellent thriller from Michael Connelly. This one centers on Renée Ballard, but has a cameo from Harry Bosch and introduces Maddie Bosch (Harry’s daughter) in a new role as a part of Ballard’s Open-Unsolved team.
Connelly manages to weave a thread through 3 distinct cases in the book. We have the theft of Ballard’s badge and gun from her car, which leads her and Harry to a firearms deal and possible domestic terrorism. Then, there is a long-running, infamous murder case, the Black Dahlia, on which Maddie has been handed some new-old photographic evidence that could crack the case. Finally, the Open-Unsolved team investigate the Pillow Case rapist, after a chance DNA lead from an unrelated domestic disturbance. Science indicates that the miscreant’s father is the rapist, but surely not as he is a respected, senior judge.
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