Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly

'An incredible writer' - Richard Osman
'A superb natural storyteller' - Lee Child

When Harry Bosch was eleven years old, his mother was murdered and he became a ward of the state, housed in MacLaren Children's Center, a notorious facility where abuse was rampant. Decades after its closure, a massive class action lawsuit has resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement for former residents. But when Bosch's half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, brings him word that Harry is entitled to $400,000, Bosch says he doesn't want the money. He wants justice.

News of the settlement awakens his memories of a place he had hoped never to revisit, and a boy named Chops, a fellow inmate who wound up dead. Chops's body was found in a hidden space under a staircase that the staff used to discipline their charges. The kids knew it only as "the hollow." But Chops's death was covered up and never solved. Now Bosch knows he must reopen the investigation and learn the truth, even if the killer is long dead.

As Bosch digs into the files, he picks up the trail of a predator who not only survived, but went on to a life of vicious crime. Forced to face a history that both scarred him and launched him on his mission as a cop, Bosch must bring down a sadistic criminal and finally put to rest the demons of his past.

'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' - Ian Rankin

'A master of the genre' - Stephen King

'Connelly is the Raymond Chandler of this generation' - Associated Press

'Connelly always delivers' - The Australian

'The best mystery writer in the world' - GQ

'One of the world's greatest crime writers' - Daily Mail

'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' - Guardian

'No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly' - Evening Standard

Details

ISBN13: 9781761474569
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 352
Edition:
Publication Date: 27 Oct 2026
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication City, Country: Sydney, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)437
Weight (gm): 437

Author Biography

Michael Connelly is the author of forty-two previous novels, among them New York Times bestsellers The Proving Ground, Nightshade and The Waiting. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, the Renée Ballard series and the Catalina series have sold more than eighty-nine million copies worldwide. A former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels, Connelly is the executive producer of four television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, The Lincoln Lawyer and Ballard. He spends his time in California and Florida.

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