Description

Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch is drawn back to MacLaren Children’s Center, the brutal institution where he spent his childhood after his mother’s murder. When a settlement for former residents stirs memories of a fellow ward’s suspicious death, Bosch rejects compensation in favor of uncovering the truth about what happened in a hidden space the children called “the hollow.” His investigation leads toward a predatory criminal whose violence may connect to one of Los Angeles’s most notorious unsolved cases, forcing Bosch to confront the trauma that shaped his life and career. Tense, atmospheric, and driven by Bosch’s relentless pursuit of justice, this thriller explores institutional abuse, buried memory, and the possibility of redemption.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Little, Brown

Published Oct 27, 2026

282 pages

ISBN: 9780316563888

paperback edition cover

paperback

Little, Brown and Company

Published Oct 27, 2026

ISBN: 9780316563857

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First Published

2026

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for The Hollow by Michael Connelly.

Child Abuse
Violence
Death/Grief
Trauma