Some cases are never truly resolved, only set aside until the past finds reason enough to reopen them. Here, Rebus pries apart a string of deaths dismissed as suicide in Edinburgh, Enzo Macleod circles a murdered chef's last days in France, Lorimer is hunted through Glasgow as his own kind become targets, and Bosch and Ballard piece together a girl's forgotten death in Los Angeles. Four cities, four investigations, and the particular pleasure of watching justice finally catch up with time.
Michael Connelly, Dark Sacred Night - Ballard & Bosch chase a killer who left a teenage girl forgotten for years. Now an Amazon Prime series.
Peter May, Blowback – Enzo traces a dead chef through rivalry and betrayal to a volcanic plateau, and the pull of it never slackens.
Ian Rankin, Let it Bleed – Rebus follows the money through backstreets and buried paperwork until the city itself feels like a suspect worth watching.
Alex Gray, When Shadows Fall – Lorimer hunts a killer targeting ex-officers one by one in this tense tartan noir.
