I want to have liked this enough to give it 4 stars but couldn't do it. I have really liked Renee as a character up until this book but found her to be too much in this one. She seemed too determined to piss off everyone she comes in contact with. It's also very misleading for it to say a Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch novel on the cover when this wasn't a Bosch book at all. No chapters from his perspective, no details on what he's up to, etc. which was very disappointing. He felt like an afterthought in this one.