Americus Abesamis

The bones case leads Bosch and his partner J. Edgar to a convicted child molester who swears he knows nothing about the crime. Brasher and Bosch get to know each other better. At the same time, Bosch's superiors want him to just settle his ongoing court case.

Afraid they will never get pregnant, Lily and Marshall decide to see a specialist; Robin begins her new job.

Bosch tries to aid Johnny Stokes as a means of protecting Brasher from the backlash after the shooting. Despite his efforts to help Brasher, their relationship takes a turn for the worse. Waits, laying low and feeling dangerously restless, begins to make dark new plans.

Despite supposedly being dead for six years, a kung fu movie star is implicated in the murder of the author of a controversial tell-all biography.

Bosch must visit Dr. Hinojos, a departmental therapist, for psychological evaluation after the trauma of the Waits showdown.

Bosch and Edgar are now hot on Joey Marks's trail. George Irving is pulled deeper into his mission. And Bosch must go to extremes to ensure the safety of those closest to him.