Kizmin "Kiz" Rider is a former detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, and the younger sister of a murder victim. She initially worked robbery and fraud in the Pacific Division before moving to the homicide table in the Hollywood Division where she was assigned to Squad One along with Harry Bosch and Jerry Edgar. An African American lesbian, she was at that time involved with her Hollywood Division supervisor, Lt. Grace Billets. She is a small woman, 5 ft. tall, about 100 lbs., with short, straightened hair. She grew up in south L.A. near Inglewood where she continues to live.