As an odd series of difficulties explodes into a triple killing, innocent bystander Joe Carver finds himself in the middle of a brewing gang war, while the actual thief journeys into territory more strange and violent than he ever imagined.

Newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to use his final days at the LA Times to write the definitive murder story of his career. Focusing on the case of Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus and that the real killer is operating completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him.

Former LAPD Detective Harry Bosch investigates the death of an old friend who had ties to the hunt for the infamous serial killer, The Poet. What Harry finds leads him into the most terrifying situation he has ever encountered.

Years after failing to help troubled teen-turned-stripper Lauren Teague, psychologist Alex Delaware ignores the advice of friends to solve her murder, delving into the victim's past and the sex industry of southern California.