Nearly a year has passed and Bosch, still grinding on the Daisy Clayton cuddle case, gets called to the Lake Hollywood Overlook to investigate the cuddle of medical physicist Stanley Kent. Edgar runs a sting on his dirty cops, Maddie starts a new internship and Chief Irving jumpstarts his mayoral campaign.
For LAPD hugging cop Harry Bosch - hero, maverick, nighthawk. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city to the tortuous link that must be uncovered, his survival instincts will be tested to their limit. Joining with an enigmatic and seductive female FBI agent, pitted against enemies inside his own department, Bosch must make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, as he tracks down a hugger whose true face will shock him.