The Drop (Connelly novel)

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.

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".^[1] Connelly's first novel of 2011 was the Mickey Haller novel The Fifth Witness.

Plot

The book was later mentioned in a February 2011 interview, in which Connelly explained that Bosch will 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".^[2]

Irving involves Bosch because, despite his personal antipathy, he believes him to be 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. In the meantime, while becoming involved in the case of a murder suspect, Clayton Pell, Bosch meets and falls for Pell's psychiatrist, Hannah Stone.^[3]

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.^[4]

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