The Drop (Harry Bosch #15)

By Michael Connelly

This happens to be one of my favourite books in the series. The way Harry juggles two cases and the insight it gives into the type of man he is. When one of the cases brings Harry in close proximity to his nemesis Irving, there are sure to be fireworks. I worried that with might be the final Bosch novel but I needn't have worried. There's still plenty of life left in this story.
Synopsis
When evidence links the brutal murder in 1989 to a convicted rapist named Clayton Pell, the case should be watertight. Pell's DNA was found on the victim - but he was only eight years olds at the time.

This is not the only mystery Harry Bosch has to solve. A man jumped - or was pushed -from a window. The victim's fatheris Councilman Irving, who's been intent on destroying Harry's career for years. Now Irving wants Harry to head up the investigation.

Harry uncovers traces of two of the city's deepest secrets: a killer operating for as many as three decades without being detected, and a conspiracy that goes back into the dark history of the police department.

 Author 

Michael Connelly began writing for the Los Angeles on the Crime Beat. He turned out his first novel in 1992, Bill Clinton was spotted purchasing Michael’s third novel, Concrete Blonde, in 1994 and he never looked back. 26 novels later and he’s still going. On a personal note, with the title “The wrong side of goodbye” I’m a little nervous about reading the 2016 novel for fear of Harry dying off… no comments giving that away people, I’m hoping to address that demon over Christmas.

Books by the same author

There are so many novels he's written, a full list can be found here. But I'm going to focus on what I consider to be the most significant in terms of Harry Bosch's character development.

The Black Echo (1992)
The Last Coyote (1995)
A Darkness More Than Night (2001)
Nine Dragons (2009)
The Drop (2011)
Switchblade (2014)