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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Hold Back the Night
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Hold Back the Night

    S5:E9

    Chandler and Bosch locate Spencer, and try to pressure him to flip. At Borders' habeas hearing, Chandler gains standing for Bosch and reveals the Cronyns' conspiracy. Edgar connects Marcos and Arias to a shady Haitian under CIA protection. Irving considers his future. Pierce and Vega catch a gruesome new homicide. Bosch has one remaining loose end to tie up in the Skyler murder.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Clear Shot
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Clear Shot

    S3:E9

    The department rallies when a threat hits close to home. There's a pivotal turn in the Holland case. Bosch is forced to face a dark truth. Irving embraces a lifelong goal. There's no honor among thieves.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Rojo Profundo
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Rojo Profundo

    S4:E9

    The protest looming, Billets strikes a deal with the activists. Irving realizes that old friends are new enemies. Crate and Barrel solve the case of their careers. As the Task Force scrambles to salvage their investigation, Bosch finds himself in the depths of underground Los Angeles.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - The Overlook
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #4 - The Overlook

    S6:E1

    Nearly a year has passed and Bosch, still grinding on the Daisy Clayton murder case, gets called to the Lake Hollywood Overlook to investigate the murder of medical physicist Stanley Kent. Edgar runs a sting on his dirty cops, Maddie starts a new internship, and Chief Irvin Irving jumpstarts his mayoral campaign.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 2 - Pill Shills
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Pill Shills

    S5:E2

    Bosch and Edgar uncover more details about the pharmacy murder and the opioid operation, while Detective Robertson works a tandem homicide. As Bosch pushes back against the deathbed confession at the heart of Borders' petition for release, he enlists the help of a longtime adversary. J. Edgar tries to persuade a former CI to cooperate with an investigation.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Queen of Martyrs
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Queen of Martyrs

    S2:E9

    A leading suspect eludes Bosch's grasp. Deputy Chief Irving's world has unravelled, even as he's handed a once in a lifetime opportunity. Bosch and Edgar's pursuit of a dangerous ringleader leads to an epic showdown.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Chapter One: 'Tis the Season
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #7 - Chapter One: 'Tis the Season

    S1:E1

    An LAPD homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Margin of Error
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #8 - Margin of Error

    S4:E6

    "Don't try this shit at home." - Norman Wilson Carcetti responds to a campaign smear. Randy is accused of a serious transgression. Colvin's special class gets its first enlistees.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Misgivings
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #9 - Misgivings

    S4:E10

    "World goin' one way, people another." -Poot Walker catches Donut boosting cars and teaches him a lesson; Commissioner Burrell gets advice from Senator Davis; Little Kevin has a talk with Marlo and regrets it; Herc ignores Bubbles call and regrets it; the Area Superintendent questions the success of Colvin and Parenti's project class; Senator Davis attempts to con Carcetti; Carver arrests Namond but keeps him out of baby booking; Burrell has the police force juke the numbers with street sweeps; Marlo puts the word out that Randy is a snitch; Elena sees McNulty as a grown up; Chris Partlow and Snoop target Bug's father for Michael.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  10. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - Copy Cat
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Copy Cat

    S6:E8

    Six weeks later, Judge Sobel hears Chandler’s objections to Bosch’s key evidence against Alicia Kent. Irving’s new task force has a win. Hovan and Edgar are on the verge of bringing down Avril. Billets gets a call from IA, and while working his way through a list of new suspects in the Daisy Clayton case, Bosch uncovers a chilling connection.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Chapter Seven: Lost Boys
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Chapter Seven: Lost Boys

    S1:E7

    Bosch struggles to manage both professional and personal fallout, as an echo of his past helps him discover pivotal clues in the Waits case. As the stakes escalate, a restless Waits hatches a deadly plan.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  12. undefined Season 13 Episode 13 - Absentia
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Absentia

    S13:E13

    When the witness in a jewelry store robbery-homicide fails to appear in court, McCoy suspects foul play until he discovers that the man is a fugitive in a 20-year-old murder case.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Trunk Music
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Trunk Music

    S2:E1

    LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is back on the job after a suspension. When a dead body found in the trunk of a car on Mulholland Drive appears to have mob connections, Bosch takes on a case that could prove his biggest challenge yet. George Irving has a new assignment. Deputy Chief Irving weighs his options.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  14. undefined Season 13 Episode 6 - Hitman
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Hitman

    S13:E6

    The execution style shooting of a city contractor leads Detectives Briscoe and Green to suspect a professional hitman. They first focus upon possible enemies of the victim, but end up suspecting the victim's wife and her boyfried of hiring the killer. However later discovered evidence leads McCoy and Southerlyn to a conspirator that no one had suspected.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  15. undefined Season 12 Episode 7 - Myth of Fingerprints
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Myth of Fingerprints

    S12:E7

    A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Smog Cutter
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #16 - The Smog Cutter

    S3:E1

    The ugly truth behind his mother's murder has left LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch as tense and restless as ever. A homeless veteran is murdered. Bosch works a high-profile trial involving a Hollywood director. The Veronica Allen proceeding nears resolution. Bosch keeps tabs on a longtime criminal who's eluded justice.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  17. undefined Season 12 Episode 14 - Missing
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Missing

    S12:E14

    When a girl's parents frantically search for her, Briscoe and Green see that the girl's belongings were packed up in her apartment. They learn that the girl had been seeing a married man -- her boss. When the boss is brought up on charges, his wife sheds some new evidence.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Por Sonia
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Por Sonia

    S7:E8

    As Billets posts the Hollywood homicide detectives’ new assignments, Bosch puts a plan in motion to arrest Mickey Peña, leading to some severe consequences. Billets makes an impression and Maddie makes a decision about her future.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  19. undefined Season 12 Episode 20 - Dazzled
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Dazzled

    S12:E20

    A woman is drugged and falls to her death, and the evidence suggests that her ex-boyfriend and her current husband's ex-wife may have conspired to kill her.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  20. undefined Season 11 Episode 22 - School Daze
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #20 - School Daze

    S11:E22

    Jamie Ross returns to defend a student accused in a mass school slaying.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Thing About Secrets
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #21 - The Thing About Secrets

    S2:E2

    Bosch discovers that his murder case has wider implications. Deputy Chief Irving tries to stay above the political fray. Danger escalates with George Irving's plainclothes position. Harry receives a tip relating to his mother's murder. The Tony Allen investigation sends Bosch to Sin City.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  22. undefined Season 14 Episode 7 - Floater
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Floater

    S14:E7

    The husband of a woman whose partially decomposed body is found floating in the Hudson River becomes the prime suspect in her murder until the prosecutors uncover a connection between her prospective attorney and a judge who has heard a suspiciously high number of his cases.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Brazen
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Brazen

    S7:E1

    New Year’s Eve 2019. While Los Angeles celebrates, a fire breaks out in an East Hollywood apartment building killing several residents including a ten-year-old girl. When it’s determined to be arson, Detective Harry Bosch arrives on the scene but his partner, Detective Jerry Edgar, is noticeably absent.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  24. undefined Season 13 Episode 20 - Kid Pro Quo
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Kid Pro Quo

    S13:E20

    The murder of an admissions director of a private school leads the detectives to investigate a pair of angry parents whose children were denied admission, but then set their sights on the headmaster when they discover that the victim was about to go public with the denied admissions.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Jury's Still Out
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Jury's Still Out

    S7:E5

    After discovering Alvarez has been transferred, Bosch enlists Chief Irving’s help. Pierce and Vega get a lead on the hitman. Billets reaches out to a former Hollywood cop for intel on Leonard and Norris. When Bosch and Edgar meet with Carl Rogers, Edgar lets a detail of the case slip, enraging Bosch.

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    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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Eric Overmyer Ratings Summary

"Hold Back the Night" is the best rated episode written by Eric Overmyer. It scored 8.9/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/18/2019 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Clear Shot".