Bosch remembered that they had driven out to Malibu to eat breakfast at a place called Marmalade and afterward had watched the surfers at a nearby beach.
Bosch knew that department policy held that deadly force was justified if it was used to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to an officer or a citizen. Mendenhall was not required to identify...
Bosch counted twenty-two names and it made him miss the old Los Angeles Times. In 1993 it was big and strong, its editions fat with ads and stories produced by a staff of some of the best and brightes...
Bosch always thought that if you started with the assumption that murder is an unreasonable action, then how could there ever be a fully
Bosch always thought that if you started with the assumption that murder is an unreasonable action, then how could there ever be a fully reasonable explanation for it? It was that understanding that k...
Big evil. There was no doubt that the same callous malignancy moved through the blood of the shooter here.
Because it’s a hot door and we have to be careful. You never open a door on a burning room.
Bag the hands, Bosch said to him,
Back when I was riding patrol, you know what we called a killing that came down to simple street justice? What? The brass verdict.
Aronson was getting at the fine line between seeking the truth and seeking a verdict in your client’s favor. They weren’t always the same thing.
All his life he believed he was slumming toward something good. That there was meaning. In the youth shelter, the foster homes, the Army and Vietnam, and now the department, he always carried the feel...
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Triad? No, Tao said indignantly. We noted his tattoo and the ownership of
Time. He also discovered that the burglar was still inside. It was this discovery that ultimately brought Detective Harry Bosch and his partner, Jerry Edgar, to the Three Kings Pawnshop.
The morning before. Bosch thought
That. You see, not all of the casinos have
Sidewalls and a military cut. Long hair provided cover. Bosch had done it himself twice during his time in-country, returning to L.A. to spend five days
Sad about a man she had never met. She poured syrup over her short stack and started to eat anyway. So, did you stay in touch after the academy? she asked. Not really, Bosch said. We were close then,...
Need a driver for the next few days, maybe more. You want to do it, the job’s yours. I’m paying ten bucks an hour plus any meals. You’d have to bring a book or something because there will be a lot of...
Luck could be a fleeting thing. It had to be earned and then guarded with everything you had.