From the back of the book:
Los Angeles, 1993. The City is
burning itself down. Murder is king. And Bird is back, right in the middle of
the blaze. Still blaming himself for the death of the Butcher's Granddaughter,
Bird is holed up in his girlfriend's apartment and trying to keep the demons at
bay. But the City won't leave him alone, won't let him grieve. When the
desperate father of a missing UCLA co-ed finds Bird and pleads with him to help
find his daughter, Bird sees a path to personal redemption and takes it. It may
be the last mistake he ever makes. From penthouse office suites to strip club
poker games, Bird soon learns that the girl's disappearance may have been of
her own making. But somewhere along the way she drew the interest of L.A.'s
darkest corners, and in them Bird will have to choose between his own life and
that of a woman he has never met
My Review:
Drawing similarities to Andrew Vachss’ Burke series, THE
FORGOTTEN ADDICTION continues the back alley, down and dangerous theme of the
earlier Bird installment THE BUTCHERS GRANDDAUGHTER where criminals and law
enforcement alike willingly and reluctantly assist Bird in tracking down his
quarry.
This time around, it’s a scarred beauty whose gone missing
with her father seeking Bird’s expertise to locate her and bring her home to
safety. After reluctantly accepting the case, the father is gunned down with
Bird witness to the murder.
Scratching the surface of the case reveals a complex web of
lies and intrigue as the missing girl turns out not to be the pitch perfect
angel the deceased had painted her. Drugs, murder, grifters, blackmail – it all
stacks up to one compelling and addictive read.
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