Courts across the country had long approved the use of deception and trickery by police in an interview setting with a suspect, holding that an innocent person would see through the deception and not...
But too much going with the flow is heading us into the sewer...
Bureaucracy, politics, and the inability of public institutions to humbly acknowledge mistakes were all to blame. The two law enforcement agencies were biding their time, refusing comment on what they...
Are you okay? he asked. I’m fine, yeah, she said. She wiped tears off her cheeks. Somebody who totally fucked me over died today, she said. Then why are you sad? he asked. I mean, fuck him. If it was...
Actually, I wanted to take care of Terry. Yes, he had the potential of becoming a stone in my shoe. But I— Shut up, Bob! Rachel yelled. You couldn’t carry Terry’s lunch. Harry, this is too dangerous....
¿Sabes lo que es tener algo que sea tu centro, el núcleo de tu existencia? Todo el mundo se aferra a una verdad absoluta. En mi caso era mi hermano: él y su sacrificio. Así es como me enfrenté a su mu...
What it meant. That’s fine. Bosch moved to the drawer and looked in. There were two thin manila files and two packs of envelopes with rubber bands holding them together. The first file he looked throu...
We hit the tunnel that marks the end of the freeway and dumps out onto the Pacific Coast Highway. I cracked the window open. I always loved the feeling I got when I’d swing out of the tunnel and see a...
Was. Uh, hi, Walter. This is my daughter, Hayley, and this is her mom, Maggie McPherson. Hi, Hayley said shyly. Maggie nodded and looked uncomfortable. Walter made the mistake of thrusting his hand ou...
Executive assistant. Mrs. Albrecht, how are you today? Very well. I just got here and thought maybe I had missed you. Nope. I just got here too. Come in, please. The house had a two-story entry area
Elite squad that went after the tough cases with the relentless skill of a boar rooting in the mud for a truffle.
Coins. Okay, now what? I asked as I put my property back in my pocket. Now we talk, Bosch said. First off, do you want to file a report on this? Why bother? You know about it. It’s your case. Why don’...
Aquella operación, los cajones acabaron en una disposición diferente: la correcta. Bosch estaba convencido de que alguien los había sacado todos para registrarlos por debajo y por detrás y luego los h...
You can become unhinged and cut loose from the world. You can believe you are a permanent outsider. But the innocence of a child will bring you back and give you the shield of joy with which to protec...
Working homicide for so many years, Bosch could not be surprised anymore by the horrors people inflicted on each other. But the horrors people saved for themselves were a different story.
The alley was like most any other alley in a city where the infrastructure was crumbling, in a state where the infrastructure was crumbling. It was a patchwork of asphalt spot repairs and loose gravel...
Some people cashed in their dreams a dime on the dollar and some kept them close and as sacred as the night. I wasn’t sure if I even had a dream left. I felt like I only had sins to confess.
Overreacting as usual, Bosch said. One fire and they’re all there, showing the flames. You know what that does? That’s like throwing gasoline on it. It will spread now. People will see that in their l...
Most criminal defendants talk their way into prison. Few talk their way out. The best single piece of advice I have ever given a client is to just keep your mouth shut. Talk to no one about your case,...
John Brooks.’ Immediately, I thought of the odds. First of just surviving in such a place, next of surviving and then becoming a cop. ‘Vertical ghettos, each one of them. Me and John used to say it wa...