The Last Coyote

After an incident with his boss, Bosch is put on forced stress leave and ordered into therapy with psychologist Carmen Hinojos. Without a badge, he reopens the case he never let go of: his mother Marjorie Lowe's strangling in 1961, when he was 12. The trail leads to prosecutor Arno Conklin, his fixer Gordon Mittel and pimp Johnny Fox, supposedly killed in a hit-and-run. The past bites back: Lt. Harvey Pounds is murdered after Bosch uses his name, and Mittel dies falling off a cliff during a struggle. Bosch reaches the truth about that night, but it doesn't bring the relief he wanted. The book ends with him in Florida, visiting Jasmine Corian.

1. ChangeOne case, three seasons

   In the book, Bosch investigates and closes his mother's murder in a single volume. On the show, the case reopens in S2 and isn't solved until S4.

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2. ChangeBosch isn't on leave

   In the book, Bosch is on forced stress leave and in therapy with psychologist Carmen Hinojos. In S2, he's back at work and runs his mother's case alongside a Trunk Music homicide.

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3. ChangeVietnam becomes the Gulf

   In the book, Bosch learned tunnel fighting in Vietnam. On the show, he's a Gulf War veteran who went back to serve in Afghanistan.

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