

Irving is approached by Mayor Vargas's political consultant with the news that he could be a serious contender in the next mayoral election.įour months later, New Year's Eve 12/31/19. Billets covers nicely for Bosch, risking her own position. Maddie observes bad intent from the CIU investigator, Bosch's former girlfriend, and relays her suspicions to her dad.Ĭhief Irving is frustrated by Bosch's lack of communication about the murder, the old case with newly discovered evidence and his undercover work.

A young attorney mentions a case against her father. Maddie Bosch works as an intern in the LA DA's office. Bosch goes undercover to learn more about their organization. During their investigation they determine there is a significant opiate dealing network, possibly controlled by Russian and Armenian gangsters. Bosch and Jerry are investigating the murder of a pharmacist who has, through his son, been involved in dispensing opiates. Bosch hires former foe Honey ("Money") Chandler to defend him against charges of planting evidence. An embittered former girlfriend accuses Bosch of planting evidence and believes a claim of new DNA evidence purporting to tie another criminal to the crime. A murder conviction is brought into question from an old case Bosch worked, possibly affecting other past convictions and endangering his career. Adding to the complexity is the introduction of a serial murderer known as the Koreatown Killer (KTK).įifteen months later.

Also, Bosch's personal life takes on new challenges with his daughter, Maddie, living in LA with him, along with a budding romantic relationship with the deputy DA. Under the director's employ is a former 20+ year police detective who proves to be a meddlesome and worthy adversary against Bosch and LAPD. Concurrently, Bosch is monitoring an ongoing criminal trial involving a powerful Hollywood movie mogul who is under house arrest. Bosch also finds himself a suspect in the murder of Ed Gunn (a person who fits the MO of his mother's killer), doggedly pursued by veteran Detective Jimmy Robertson. The season opens with a graffiti-tagging street urchin being in the vicinity where a homeless veteran, Billy Meadows, is murdered. Bosch is haunted with new leads to pursue on his mother's murder case. Based on The Black Echo (Book 1), Death of Ed Gunn based on A Darkness More Than Night (Book 7), and The Drop (Book 15)
