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The Black Ice: Bosch investigates the apparent suicide of a missing narcotics detective, delving into drug trafficking and corruption within the LAPD.
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The Narrows: former FBI agent Rachel Walling is called back to duty by a dangerous adversary, the Poet, leading to a suspenseful cat-and-mouse game.
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The Overlook: Bosch investigates a murder with connections to a deadly chemical, uncovering a complex web of deceit and danger.
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Chasing the Dime: follows protagonist Henry Pierce as he delves into a mysterious message left for a woman named Lilly, uncovering dark secrets and dangers.
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Lost Light: sees Bosch reinvestigating a cold case involving a murdered production assistant, leading him into conflict with law enforcement agencies and uncovering hidden motives.
Overall, the books mentioned are part of the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly, known for their gripping plots, intriguing mysteries, and complex characters navigating the dark, crime-ridden underbelly of Los Angeles.
The Black Ice: When a body is found in a hotel room, reporters are soon all over the case: it appears to be a missing LAPD narcotics detective, apparently gone to the bad. The rumours were that he had been selling a new drug called Black Ice that had been infiltrating Los Angeles from the Mexican cartel. The LAPD are quick to declare the death a suicide, but Harry Bosch is not so sure. There are odd mysteries and unexplained details from the crime scene which just don't add up. Fighting an attraction to the detective's widow, Bosch starts his own maverick investigation, which soon leads him over the borders and into a dangerous world of shifting identities, police politics and deadly corruption . . . The Narrows: Former FBI agent Rachel Walling is working a dead-end stint in South Dakota when she gets the call she's been dreading for four years. The Poet is back. And he has not forgotten Rachel. He has a special present for her. . The Overlook: When a physicist is murdered in LA, it seems the killer has no fear of publicity, leaving the body on the Mulholland overlook, a site with a stunning view over the city. And when it's discovered that the victim turned over a quantity of a lethal chemical to his killer before he died, Harry knows he has more than just a single death to worry about. Chasing the Dime: Henry Pierce has a whole new life - new apartment, new telephone, new number. When he checks his machine, he discovers messages for a woman named Lilly, and she is in some kind of serious trouble. Lost Light When he left the LAPD, Bosch took a file with him: the case of a production assistant murdered four years earlier during a movie set robbery. The LAPD thinks the stolen money was used to finance a terrorist training camp. Thoughts of the original murder victim were lost in the federal zeal, and when Bosch decides to reinvestigate, he quickly falls foul of both his old colleagues and the FBI.
