00:00:00 -- PROLOGUE
00:00:14 - Chapter one
00:14:33 - Chapter two
00:28:41 - Chapter three
00:41:26 - Chapter four
00:58:35 - Chapter five
01:13:30 - Chapter six
01:21:42 - Chapter seven
01:39:20 - Chapter eight
02:01:18 - Chapter nine
02:10:48 - Chapter ten
02:25:11 - Chapter eleven
02:41:39 - Chapter twelve
02:53:32 - Chapter thirteen
03:13:01 - Chapter fourteen
03:22:04 - Chapter fifteen
03:38:13 - Chapter sixteen
03:54:08 - Chapter seventeen
04:20:17 - Chapter eighteen
04:37:41 - Chapter nineteen
05:02:52 - Chapter twenty
05:14:42 - Chapter twenty one
05:26:00 - Chapter twenty two
05:34:31 - Chapter twenty three
05:46:11 - Chapter twenty four
06:03:39 - Chapter twenty five
06:18:59 - Chapter twenty six
06:40:01 - Chapter twenty seven
06:58:39 - Chapter twenty eight
07:23:27 - Chapter twenty nine
07:44:14 - Chapter thirty
08:02:22 - Chapter thirty one
08:23:09 - Chapter thirty two
08:33:00 - Chapter thirty three
08:39:17 - Chapter thirty four
09:00:07 - Chapter thirty five
09:11:49 - Chapter thirty six
09:34:44 - Chapter thirty seven
09:45:54 - Chapter thirty eight
09:56:19 - Chapter thirty nine
10:11:27 - Chapter forty
10:28:36 - Chapter forty one
10:44:29 - Chapter forty two
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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.
Plot
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 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 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 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 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 the dispute...