LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is off the chain in the fastest fiercest and highest-stakes case of his life Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South LA neighborhood a store Bosch has known for years The murder of John Li the stores owner hits Bosch hard and he promises Lis family that hell find the killer The world Bosch steps into next is unknown territory He brings in a detective from the Asian Gang Unit for help with translation--not just of languages but also of the cultural norms and expectations that guided Lis life He uncovers a link to a Hong Kong triad a lethal and far-reaching crime ring that follows many immigrants to their new lives in the US And instantly his world explodes The one good thing in Boschs life the person he holds most dear is taken from him and Bosch travels to Hong Kong in an all-or-nothing bid to regain what hes lost In a place known as Nine Dragons as the citys Hungry Ghosts festival burns around him Bosch puts aside everything he knows and risks everything he has in a desperate bid to outmatch the triads ferocity.