8.2 /10 1 Votes
Country United States Series Harry Bosch #15 Pages 400 pp. Preceded by Nine Dragons | 4.1/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date December 5, 2011 Originally published 27 October 2011 Genre Crime Fiction Publisher Little, Brown and Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardcover, paperback) Followed by The Black Box, The Reversal Similar Works by Michael Connelly, Harry Bosch books, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Drop is the 24th novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, and the fifteenth novel featuring Los Angeles Police Department detective Harry Bosch. The book was published on 22 November 2011.
Contents
The novel was referenced in an October 2010 interview, in which Connelly indicated that he'd like to release "'bookend' novels next year, the second one a Bosch book". Connelly's first novel of 2011 was the Mickey Haller novel The Fifth Witness.
Plot
The book was mentioned in a February 2011 interview, where Connelly explained that Bosch would be "handling two cases at once, a cold case that turns hot and the politically charged investigation into the death of a city councilman's son. The city councilman happens to be Harry's old nemesis, Irvin Irving."
Irving involves Bosch because, despite his personal antipathy, he believes he is a dedicated detective who will find out the truth no matter what; he is nevertheless unwilling to believe Bosch when the evidence points to suicide. Concurrently, while involved in the cold case investigation, Harry meets and falls for therapist Hannah Stone.
At home, Bosch grows closer to his daughter Maddie, now fifteen years old and expressing an interest in a law enforcement career.
Character name auction
In March 2011, Connelly auctioned off the naming of a character in The Drop on eBay. The fundraiser will benefit the DeKalb County Public Library Foundation. The bidding ran until 13 March 2011, at which time, after 65 bids, the auction closed at $2,917.00. The name of the winner has not been disclosed.