The Drop

Michael Connelly

Nov 2011 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

In his fierce search for a new case, Detective Harry Bosch discovers a killer hiding behind suspicious DNA evidence -- and a political conspiracy that could destroy the Los Angeles Police Department.

DNA from a 1989 rape and murder matches a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Was he an eight-year-old killer or has something gone terribly wrong in the new Regional Crime Lab? The latter possibility could compromise all of the lab's DNA cases currently in court.

Then Bosch and his partner are called to a death scene fraught with internal politics. Councilman Irvin Irving's son jumped or was pushed from a window at the Chateau Marmont. Irving, Bosch's longtime nemesis, has demanded that Harry handle the investigation.

Relentlessly pursuing both cases, Bosch makes two chilling discoveries: a killer operating unknown in the city for as many as three decades, and a political conspiracy that goes back into the dark history of the police department.

Ratings and reviews

I paid for this book but it's missing Chapter 26 and 27. It's difficult to get the whole quality of the book when it's missing two important chapters. I'm disappointed with the Google play service because this is 3rd time this has happened when purchasing books. I'm going to find a new way to buy my books so hopefully I'll get the full book with a different delivery service.

Very disappointed by the very dry writing style (Bosch did x. He thought x. He verb object. He verb object.). Thrilling read, but I kept being yanked out of the book by the style.

Starts off slow but when the story picks up . o man does it having you turning pages to keep finding out more.

About the author

Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-eight previous novels, including New York Times bestsellers Resurrection Walk, Desert Star, and The Dark Hours. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, and the Renée Ballard series, have sold more than eighty-five million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of three television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, and The Lincoln Lawyer. He spends his time in California and Florida.