[2] Bosch tackles a 20-year-old cold case which took place during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Attempts to stall Harry's investigation by his supervisor as well as the police chief, to avoid a bad publicity fallout, fail.

In his personal life, Harry's daughter Maddie says she wants to become a member of the LAPD, after having expressed an interest in a law enforcement career in The Drop.

The story also introduces a part-time recurring character, Nancy Mendenhall, an IAD investigator.

The book placed at #2 on the Chronicle bestseller list for San Francisco Bay Area booksellers, in December 2012.