Harry Bosch maverick homicide detective, is hauled into court, the chief defendant in a civil suit against the LAPD The plaintiffs are the family of 'The Dollmaker', a notorious serial killer whom Bosch shot during an arrest three years before Their allegation? That Bosch killed the wrong man - an accusation which becomes horribly plausible when a new body is found to carry all the hallmarks of a Dollmaker slaying To clear his name, Bosch must prove that a copycat killer is at work But can he?