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In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved. Now... read more

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  • Harry Bosch: LAPD ace detective with great skills and a big heart. He defies his boss when he takes vacation time to pursue an old unsolved case when his boss tries to call him off. His full name is Hieronymus Bosch.
  • Alex White: A tractor customer
  • David Chu: Detective, Bosch' s partner
  • Truman "Tru" Story: You might know the story.
  • Detective Jordy Gant: She is in the gang enforcement detail and gives Bosch info on some gang members.
  • Henrik Jespersen: Anneke' s twin brother.
  • Jerry Edgar: Harry Bosch's partner in 1992
  • Rufus Coleman: A prisoner, ex 66 gang. He's now in jail on a separate murder charge and Bosch wants to question him about the weapon.
  • Charles William Washburn: ex 66 gang member who Bosch wants to question about Jespersen's murder.
  • Madeline: Bosch' s daughter who is contemplating joining the police department.
  • John James Drummond: Soilder of 272th unit, server on Desert Storm
  • Gary Harrod: A retired detective who worked on Anneke's murder.
  • Carl Cosgrove Jr.: Boss of Cosgrove Agriculture. He was also in Desert Storm with the unit and took leave with them.
  • Jannik Frej: He was Anneke's editor and spoke at her funeral.
  • Larry Gandle: Former Open Unsolved Unit lieutenant.
  • Hannah Stone: In a relationship with Harry
  • Jack: Jack McEnvoy, a reporter
  • Det. Nancy Mendenhall: A detective from PB, she's investigating Bosch's actions to see if he abused any powers as a detective.
  • Martin Maycock: Chief of Los Angeles Police Department.
  • Alta Rose: The secretary for the Chief of LAPD.
  • Gail Briscoe: Tru Story's mother.
  • Francis John Dowler: National Guardsman who found Anna Jespersen's body.
  • Arne Haagan: Jespersen's newspaper's editor in chief.
  • Casey Stengel: Bosch often had lunch at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and one of his partners had a habit of cleaning up around Stengel's grave.
  • Charlie Chaplin: When Harry and Rick Jackson leave a meeting, they pass a statue of Charlie Chaplin.
  • Rachel Walling: FBI, Bosch's ex girlfriend
  • Lori Lynn Lukas: A bartender in the VFW in Modesto.
  • Lt. Cliff O'Toole: Bossy Boss of UnSolved Unit
  • Saddam Hussein: The missing gun used to kill Anneke was part of a supply that went to Hussein's Republican Guards.
  • Hank Zinn: A courageous news photographer Bosch knew in Viet Nam.
  • Eddie Vaughn: Add a description of this character.
  • Jerry Jimenez: Works at Cosgrove Tractor and was evasive when Bosch spoke to him.
  • Rick Jackson: Works with Bosch and goes with him to an Internal Affairs meeting.
  • Suzanne Wingo: A representative of ATF, she gets Harry the history of a weapon he's investigating the background for.
  • Pino: A waiter who gives Bosch information.
  • Peter Sargent: Pistol Pete, a friend of Harry, work an expert of gun recovery.
  • Charlotte Jackson: Served in Desert Storm with the national guard and a person Bosch wants to speak to concerning an incident.
  • Shawn Stone: Hannah Stone's son, whom Boss came to visit in prison.
  • Delwyn: Officer Delwyn rode shotgun during the Los Angeles riots as Bosch and his partner investigated murders.
  • Trish Allmand: A co worker of Bosch
  • Christopher Henderson: Served in Desert Storm in the National Guard unit from Modesto.
  • Eugene Burstin: Supervisor of the National Guard unit on duty during the Los Angeles riots.
  • Art Pepper: Bosch was given a CD of Art Pepper for his birthday. He likes the music of Pepper.
  • Anneke Jespersen: The victim, a war response reporter who came to LA during the riots and was brutally murdered.
  • Danny Grissett: A musician who Holodnak asks Bosch about.
  • Frankie Sheehan: A former partner of Bosch.
  • Walter Regis: A man murdered with the same weapon as used on Jespersen.
  • Beau Bentley: A Gulf War veteran who served with the national guard.
  • Reginald Banks: Teammate with Drummond, a tractor salesman.
  • Latitia Settles: The mother of Charles Washburn's child.
  • Carl Cosgrove Sr.: Father of Carl Cosgrove Jr.
  • Bill Holodnak: A friend of Bosch, he is the LAPD training officer.
  • Pepin: Bosch's training officer when he entered the LAPD.
  • Mikkel Bonn: A Danish reporter.
  • Robleto: During the Los Angeles riots, homicide detectives were given patrolmen to ride with them for safety. Robleto was the driver for Bosch and his homicide partner, Jerry Edgar.
  • Robert Crumb
  • Drummond a.k.a. Drummer: The National Guardsman who was posted at the alley where a murder victim was found.
  • Mikkel Bonn: The current editor at Anneke's newspaper.
  • Two Small: The nickname of Charles Washburn, a person of interest in Anneke's shooting.
  • Mr. Moll: Madeline's teacher.
  • Arthur Fogle: Radioman for Dowler's national guard unit.
  • Berlingske Tidende
  • Ms. Jackson
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Los Angeles
  • Crenshaw Blvd.: During the Los Angeles riots, this was the scene of much rioting and near where a woman's body was found. The woman was a murder victim.
  • California State Penetentiary at San Quentin: Where Bosch goes to question someone about the weapon involved in killing Jespersen.
  • Copenhagen: A country Anneke was at before coming to L.A.
  • Kuwait City: Anneke was here before she came to L.A.
  • Sylmar: A juvenile detention center.
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park: A peaceful setting where Bosch and his partner of the time, often had lunch.
  • Modesto: Where the national guard unit which was providing security in the area of Anna Jespersen's murder, was based.

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First Sentence edit see section history

By the third night the death count was rising so high and so quickly that mnay of the divisional homicide teams were pulled off the front lines of riot control and put into emergency rotations in South Central.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Snow White 1992
Part I The Gun Walk 2012
Chapters 1-15
Part II Words and Pictures
Chapters 16-25
Part III The Prodigal Detective
Chapters 26-35
Snow White 2012

Glossary edit see section history

  • RCTF: Riot crime task force.
  • MDT: Mobile data terminal
  • BOLO: Be on the look out.
  • DROP: Deferred Retirement Option Plan
  • IDOL rule: Immediate Defense of Life

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 18 of 21 in Harry Bosch. (standard series)

Preceded by The Drop.

This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Michael Connelly (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 26, 2012
ISBN: 978-0316069434
Page Count: 416

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