The Drop

Classic procedural but I'm a fan of Harry.

Another cracking great read from Michael Connolly. Harry Bosch is working in the Open and Unsolved unit when he gets a call from the top floor to go to a crime scene. His presence has been requested by his old nemesis Irvin Irving. The body of Irving's son, George, has been found in the grounds of an hotel. Irving wants Bosch to investigate the circumstances....did his son jump from his 7th floor room, or was he pushed? Fast-paced and thrilling.

How does he do it? How does someone as accomplished as Connelly continually top himself? Equaling himself would be a tough act (and not one he always pulls off), but topping himself? Inhuman.

This was gripping (duh). This was harrowing (duh). The suspense was there, the intrigue was thick (duh). What was shown about the human condition should cause anyone to reflect (duh). All of that is par for the course for Connelly and Harry Bosch.

But this one...the depravity, Harry's reaction to it–not just the bad guys, but the politics surrounding the cases...hit harder than normal. You can really feel for Bosch in this one, you can curse his mistakes (and even the right things he did that don't feel so right), but the closing chapters carry a kind of emotional weight that Bosch novels normally don't.

This is Connelly at his best. Looking forward to the next time he tops himself.

Another Harry Bosch story. I always enjoy these. Not too many of these books left as Harry approaches retirement.