A city of lost souls

Renée Ballard and the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit get a DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet 20 years ago. The arrested man is only 24, so the genetic link must be familial: His father was the Pillowcase Rapist, responsible for a five-year reign of terror. But when Ballard and her team move in on their suspect, they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles.

Meanwhile, Ballard’s badge, gun, and ID are stolen—a theft she can’t report without giving her enemies in the department ammunition. She works the burglary alone, but her mission draws her into unexpected danger. With no choice but to go outside the department for help, she knocks on the door of Harry Bosch.

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“[Y]ou can’t do better than Michael Connelly”—Forbes

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