Larry Gandle is the supervisor of the Homicide Special Section of the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division. He is not the worst supervisor Bosch has had, but he is also not especially effective. In 2010 Gandle had a peripheral involvement in the Jason Jessup case, mostly on 8 April when Jessup escaped and was being sought. He was placed in charge of the Chilton Hardy case when detectives David Chu and Harry Bosch located Hardy's residence in Los Alamitos.