Edgar was silent as it registered. The background sound of television went quiet and he then spoke in the weak voice of a child asking
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 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
Big evil. There was no doubt that the same callous malignancy moved through the blood of the shooter here.
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 these years in the straight life and she still had a whore’s pride.
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...
He always carried the feeling that he was struggling toward some kind of resolution and knowledge of purpose. That there was something good in him or about him. It was the waiting that was so hard. Th...
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.
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.
Last address listed was in a place called The Villages. After writing down the information, Bosch checked for a website and found that The Villages was a massive retirement community in Sumter County,...
Keep your quid pro quota shit. I only tol’ you about Story because he’s dead. You can put me back in
Fucking prosecutor put a sleeper on the jury. I thought a moment about telling him but decided against it. At the moment it’s better if I don’t tell
From the short story, Cielo AzulHarry, get an ambulance. I stood up and stepped back from the scene. I felt my chest growing tight, a clarity of thought coming over me. In all my years I had spoken fo...
Famous cases like the Black Dahlia, Charles Manson, and the Dollmaker crimes.
Call down to the desk to ask about the room? No phone, Cisco said. Just watch. Once back on the ground floor, Gloria stepped out of the elevator and went to a house phone that was on a table against t...