The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly

[Jonetta]

Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. His chops from thirty years with the LAPD speak for themselves.

Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. The reclusive billionaire is nearing the end of his life and is haunted by one regret. When he was young, he had a relationship with a Mexican girl, his great love. But soon after becoming pregnant, she disappeared. Did she have the baby? And if so, what happened to it?

Desperate to know whether he has an heir, the dying magnate hires Bosch, the only person he can trust. With such a vast fortune at stake, Harry realizes that his mission could be risky not only for himself but for the one he's seeking. But as he begins to uncover the haunting story--and finds uncanny links to his own past--he knows he cannot rest until he finds the truth.

At the same time, unable to leave cop work behind completely, he volunteers as an investigator for a tiny cash-strapped police department and finds himself tracking a serial rapist who is one of the most baffling and dangerous foes he has ever faced.

Settings
Los Angeles
Pasadena
San Fernando
Oxnard
San Diego

Prologue
44 Chapters
Epilogue

Character List
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Harry Bosch: Former LAPD detective in the Open-Unsolved Unit who was recently forced into retirement. He sued the department and his brother, Mickey, represented him to a settlement. He’s now a detective in the San Fernando Police Department reserve unit, working part time to supplement their staff shortages due to budget cuts. He’s raising his teenage daughter, Maddie.
Madeline (Maddie) Bosch: Harry’s 18-year old daughter who is in college.
J. Michael (Mickey) Haller: Defense attorney who operates out of his Lincoln town car. He has been married and divorced twice, and has a young daughter, Hayley, from his first wife.
Anthony Valdez: San Fernando police chief.
Trevino: San Fernando police captain and head of the detective unit.
Bella Lourdes: San Fernando detective and CAPS (crimes against persons) investigator.
Taryn: Bella’s partner.
Rodrigo Lourdes: Bella’s son.
Danny Sisto: San Fernando property crimes detective.
Irwin Rosenberg: San Fernando sergeant and watch commander.
Lucia Soto: Harry’s former partner.
Poydras: Pasadena detective.
Franks: Pasadena detective.
Dante Corvalis: Assistant DA.
Kurt Dockweiler: Code enforcement clerk in the Public Works Department.
Bhavin Kopoor: Los Angeles County chief medical examiner.
Whitney Vance: Billionaire and CEO and owner of Advanced Engineering.
Vibiana Duarte: Young girl who Vance got pregnant in 1950.
Dominick (Nick) Santanello: Vibiana’s son who was adopted.
Olivia Macdonald: Dominick’s adopted sister.
Gabriela Lida: San Diego artist and Dominick’s girlfriend.
Vibiana Veracruz: Gabriela’s daughter, a sculptress and mother of a 9-year old son.
Gilberto Veracruz: Vibiana’s 9-year old son.
John Creighton: Former LAPD deputy chief of police, now the head of Trident Security’s California offices.
David Sloan: Vance’s personal security.
Ida Townes Forsythe: Vance’s secretary.
Flora: Clerk in the Vital Records office. She’s fond of Harry.
Abigail Turnbull: Former social worker for St. Helen’s Home for Unwed Mothers.
Halley B. Lewis: Served with Dominick at three stations and basic training.
Megan Hill: FBI senior profiler in the BAU.
James Franklin Aldridge: Vance’s college roommate.
Mitchell Maron: Mailman that was an early Screen Cutter suspect.
Gary McIntyre: NCIS investigator at the National Personnel Records Center.
Guy Claudy: Owner and operator of Flashpoint Graphix. He’s a former LAPD forensic photographer.
Beatriz Sahagun: Screen Cutter victim who thwarted his attempt to rape her.
Jonathan Danbury: Owner of the knife found at Beatriz’s home following the rape attempt.
Javier: Groundskeeper at Chicano Park in San Diego.
Boyd: Mickey’s driver.
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Spoiler Info
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Ida wrote the letter and will that Harry received, at Vance’s request. However, she added the bequest to her. When his health rebounded, he told her he planned to get it back and get lawyers to formalize the new will. She panicked and smothered him with a pillow.

Dockweiler was the Screen Cutter rapist. He abducted Bella after she found those car keys. He kept her in a fallout shelter underneath his garage, having beaten and raped her. Bosch shot and paralyzed him after he’d disarmed Trevino, Valdez and Sisto.

Harry was asked by Trevino to come work in Bella’s position (paid) until her return.

Vibiana was proven to be Vance’s heir and Mickey apparently heads the foundation she created to support the arts community. (hide spoiler)]