They called him the Dollmaker. He was a serial killer in Los Angeles who left a grisly calling card on the faces of his female victims. With a single shot, Detective Harry Bosch thought he had ended the city's nightmare. Now the widow of the accused is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing an innocent man. She might be right when a new victim is discovered, murdered the same way as the other victims. For the second time, Harry must search for a bloodthirsty murderer before he strikes again.