Trunk Music characters

Appears from the start

An LAPD homicide detective returning to duty after suspension and departmental therapy. Assigned to a new team under Lieutenant Grace Billets, Bosch takes charge when a producer is found shot in the trunk of his Rolls-Royce and resists the convenient assumption that the killing is purely a mob matter.

Appears from the start

Bosch's regular homicide partner, attentive to the career and financial pressures that Bosch often ignores. Edgar helps work the Aliso scene and the Los Angeles side of the investigation.

Appears from the start

A detective newly paired with Bosch and Edgar. Careful, capable, and willing to challenge assumptions, Rider becomes an important part of the team examining Tony Aliso's business and personal life.

Appears from the start

The lieutenant commanding Bosch's homicide squad after his reinstatement. Billets gives him room to pursue the case while expecting him to keep the investigation supportable and the chain of command informed.

Also known as Tony Aliso

Appears from the start

A producer of unsuccessful low-budget films whose body is found in the trunk of his Rolls-Royce. His frequent Las Vegas trips and unexplained finances suggest that his film company served purposes beyond making movies.

Appears from the start

Tony Aliso's widow. Her marriage had long been damaged by his absences and infidelity, and Bosch must decide how much of her controlled response reflects estrangement and how much it conceals.

First appears in chapter 2

A Las Vegas organized-crime figure whose money moved through Tony Aliso's film business. Marks has both the resources to order a professional killing and a strong interest in keeping federal agents and Los Angeles detectives away from his operation.

Also known as Lucky

First appears in chapter 2

A hard-edged member of Joey Marks's Las Vegas organization. His access to Aliso and apparent ability to carry out a disciplined execution make him an immediate focus when Bosch follows the victim's money to Nevada.

First appears in chapter 3

The former FBI agent with whom Bosch became close during the Meadows investigation before her role in that crime sent her to prison. Now free and living in Las Vegas, she earns her living at poker and meets Bosch again when his case brings him there.

First appears in chapter 6

An FBI agent operating inside the Las Vegas criminal network under the name Luke Goshen. His undercover assignment explains conduct that looked incriminating to Bosch and creates a conflict between the homicide case and a longer federal operation against Joey Marks.

Appears from the start

A senior LAPD official monitoring Bosch's return to active duty. Irving wants the Aliso murder solved but is alert to the institutional trouble Bosch can create by arresting a protected federal operative or accusing powerful people without sufficient evidence.