Harry's life is a mess: his house has been condemned, hisgirlfriend has left him, he's drinking too much and he's hadto turn in his badge after attacking his commanding officer.

The reinstatement of his badge is subject to psychiatrictesting, and at first Bosch is resistant. Then he realisesthere's one issue underlying all the others: the brutal murderof his prostitute mother when he was eleven years old.No one was ever even accused of the crime.

As Harry opens up the old case file, he's forced to confrontthe demons of his past. Digging deeper, he discoversa trail of cover-ups that leads to the high-ups in theHollywood Hills. After so long, can justice be done?