The Drop is the 24th novel by American crime author Michael Connelly , and the fifteenth novel featuring Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective Harry Bosch . The book was published on 22 November 2011.
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32-439: A choke hold shortly before his death, Bosch initially suspects homicide. He hypothesizes that the death came as part of a scheme to discredit a company that was in competition for a lucrative taxi license. Soon after George took on one taxi company as a client, their competitor faced numerous traffic citations that appeared to have been orchestrated by George. Some of Irvin's political enemies stand to suffer financial losses in
48-461: A 1997 album by Brian Eno The Drop , a 1997 album by Geoffrey Williams Songs [ edit ] "The Drop", a 1957 song by Ray Conniff from Dance the Bop! "The Drop", a 1996 instrumental by Evan Parker from London Air Lift "The Drop", a 1997 song by Geoffrey Williams from the album "The Drop", a 2002 song by Peter Gabriel from the album Up "The Drop" (Regurgitator song) ,
64-485: A 2004 single by Regurgitator "The Drop", a 2004 instrumental by Harry Gregson-Williams from the soundtrack for Man on Fire "The Drop", a 2006 song by Sucioperro from Random Acts of Intimacy "The Drop", a 2012 song by Oh No from Dr. No's Tornado Funk "The Drop" (Lethal Bizzle song) , a 2014 song by Lethal Bizzle “The Drop”, a 2017 song and extended play by Gammer Other arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] The Drop (2014 film) ,
80-611: A film, based on the Lehane novel The Drop (2022 film) , American black comedy film The Drop (sculpture) , a 2009 sculpture in Vancouver The Drop, an urban contemporary subchannel operated by KUVO The Drop , a BBC Three fashion streetwear competition show Other uses [ edit ] The Drop Hydro , a power station in Australia See also [ edit ] Drop (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
96-634: A police officer. The Price investigation is sidetracked by the death of attorney George Irving at the Chateau Marmont . The victim is the son of Irvin Irving, formerly Bosch's nemesis at LAPD and now a member of the Los Angeles City Council . Irving specifically requests Bosch to take the case because, despite their history, he believes Bosch is a dedicated detective who will find the truth. Due to unusual marks on George's body indicating he'd been in
112-523: A warning from his former partner, Kiz Rider, who now works as an assistant to the chief of police: the Hardy case is being delayed until after the city council election as part of an effort to defeat Irvin. Bosch finds such maneuvering distasteful but knows it's part of the job and feels content knowing Hardy will never be free. Bosch and Chu eventually reconcile after the resolution of the case. 2011 in literature This article contains information about
128-503: Is a worthwhile career. Pell agrees to an interview, reporting that during his childhood his mother dated a man known as "Chill" who sexually abused him and beat him with a belt – accounting for the transfer of his blood to Price's body. Bosch and Stone begin a romantic relationship, much to the approval of Bosch's daughter Maddie. After years of living alone, Bosch has gained custody of Maddie after her mother's death. She demonstrates keen observational skills and expresses an interest in being
144-533: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Drop (Connelly novel) 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 . The plot finds Bosch juggling two investigations: one an old cold-case murder that
160-624: Is found that Hardy killed his father and has stolen his identity . Upon arrest, Hardy confesses to the Price murder along with thirty-six other homicides, photographic evidence of which is soon uncovered. Learning that Hardy will never be charged for his abuse, Pell has himself sent to the same jail where Hardy is being held. As both men are transferred by bus to court for their arraignment hearings, Pell attacks and seriously wounds Hardy. Bosch intuits Pell's scheme and saves Hardy's life, but later wonders if he should have allowed Hardy to die. Bosch receives
176-524: Is matched to recently- paroled sex offender Clayton Pell. However, Pell was only eight years old when Price died, all but eliminating him as a suspect and raising the possibility of contamination at the crime lab . Bosch and Chu track Pell to a halfway house for sex offenders, where they meet therapist Hannah Stone. Due to his experience with sexual homicides, Bosch is initially dismissive of Stone's professional efforts. However, he soon decides Stone's attempts to help offenders reduce their recidivism rate
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#1732854589979192-438: The dispute. Bosch believes a former police officer, who now co-owns a taxi company, sneaked into George's room and committed the murder. Chu leaks details of the case to a Los Angeles Times reporter in a misguided attempt to impress her, enraging Bosch and making him question Chu's integrity. However, additional investigation reveals that George committed suicide . George was assaulted, but it occurred hours before his death;
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224-450: The suspect intended to confront George but discovered his suicide plan and incapacitated him with a choke hold before fleeing the scene. Bosch learns that George's friendship had ended due to his backroom dealings, he was experiencing depression caused by his son leaving for college, and his marriage was failing. Irvin refuses to believe Bosch's findings, leading to a showdown between city and police leaders in which Bosch implicates Irving in
240-422: The taxi-license scheme and Irvin demands a review of Bosch. Bosch and Chu return to the Price investigation, identifying "Chill" as Chilton Hardy, Jr., a man with a minor criminal history. Based on Price being strangled with a belt and Pell's abuse account, they think Hardy is a strong suspect for the murder. They track down Hardy's ailing father, who claims to have no idea where his son might be. However, evidence
256-472: Was reactivated by a new lead from DNA evidence, and the other the death of a politically-connected power broker in a fall from a hotel balcony. LAPD detectives Harry Bosch and David Chu are working cold cases in the Open-Unsolved Unit. Based on a new analysis of old physical evidence, they are assigned to investigate the 1989 murder of college student Lily Price. DNA from a blood smear on her body
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