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The Drop [Kindle Edition]

Michael Connelly (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
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brilliant thriller (DAILY RECORD )

Connelly is good at manipulating the reader's response to his two signature characters (Haller and Bosch) by forcing us to constantly change our minds about the ethics of their behavior - and their juggling with the queasy gradations of right and wrong. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

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The brilliant Michael Connelly incorporates his favourite themes in this double helix of a plot. A serial killer and a dark political conspiracy are unearthed by ageing Harry Bosch THE MIRROR Michael Connelly is the undisputed master of police procedural thrillers and this latest episode in the colourful life of Harry Bosch is quite literally unputdownable IRISH INDEPENDENT Connelly gives yet another virtuoso performance in how to write crime novels (this is his 24th and one of his most skilful yet). -- Carla McKay DAILY MAIL The Drop is a return to form for Michael Connelly MAIL ON SUNDAY 20120101 Connelly is superb at building suspense through the accreditation of detail WALL STREET JOURNAL (Europe) 20111129
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 486 KB
  • Print Length: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (27 Oct 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1409134288
  • ISBN-13: 978-1409134282
  • ASIN: B005I4WBT6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #838 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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50 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Regulars will enjoy the latest Bosch novel 31 Oct 2011
By johnverp TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
Detective Bosch is back and investigates two crimes in Connelly's latest novel : the first involves a cold case sexual crime and the second the recent apparent suicide of an influential politician's son.

This is a great novel with strong investigative elements and just the right amount of often unsavoury politics at many levels.

One of the beauties of this Connelly novel is the absence of nonsense - there are no Batmobiles and Bosch is not Superman. The story is well-written and well-constructed, with plausible scenarios throughout as Bosch identifies clue after clue in each case. Connelly does exceptionally well in keeping us interested and guessing.

I really do like Bosch as a character but, at some point, he is going to have to spend a little more time with his daughter and in developing relationships!

I am not sure the ending is how I would have liked it, but that's about the only "blemish" I could find, and blemish is probably too strong a word. Happily too, no Kindle typo or formatting problems here.

In short, another great Connelly/Bosch novel. 9/10
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65 of 71 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Is this the end of the road for Harry Bosch? 1 Nov 2011
By D. P. Mankin TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
As ever Michael Connelly pulls out a tremendous page turner of a story. The novel rattles along and as ever there are a couple of twists and turns. But what struck me most about this latest story is the way in which a sense of melancholia underpins the narrative. This is not a spoiler alert. The ending is rather downbeat but this is consistent with the way in which Harry Bosch reflects on his role as a detective and a father. This is a man trying to come to terms with his own mortality (finding time to be a better father) and the extent to which he can still reconcile his own values, his personal integrity, with the values of the LAPD. As I closed the book it struck me that this could very well be the final HB novel - and there's even a hint that the baton may be passed onto the next generation in the very near future. Maybe I'm wrong but ultimately there's only so much mileage in any character. I hope I'm wrong but if not so be it.

April 2012 I'm pleased to read that I was wrong and a new HB novel, The Black Box, is due out later this year
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy entry in the series, but still lacks the earlier magic. 3 Jan 2012
By Sourmashontherocks
Format:Kindle Edition
Having read all of Michael Connelly's back catalogue I, like many other reviewers, am often suprised at the variation in quality of his work. "The Drop" is one of his most dark offerings and I feel that we are beginning to see the end for Harry Bosch.

In this novel we have two cases that Harry is working on with his partner in the Open unsolved unit, Detective Chu. The first is the "Did he jump or was he pushed" death of former Deputy Chief Irvin Irving's son. The second is the murder case of a girl many years ago which has just had a cold hit of DNA analysis turned up on it and leads the two of them to a seriously evil killer.

Connelly writes with a certain amount of resignation in this novel. I can feel Harry Bosch's frustration with his job, the politics ("High Jingo" as it is named in the book)and his increasing conflict about being there for his daughter as she grows into a woman.

Regular Connelly fans wont be disappointed with "the drop", its certainly leagues above "the scarecrow" and "nine dragons" for quality of narrative and execution, but it is still not as enthralling as his earlier work. Both Bosch and Connelly seem to be getting weary with the world they exist in and I would stab a guess that the new generation are waiting in the wings to take over the lead in the future novels.

I have always considered the Harry Bosch series to be the best of this authors work, it is becoming quite noticeable now though that Harry's story may be in for a grand exit shortly. Characters only have so far to go before they run out of steam, I for one will miss him when he rides off into the sunset.
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Michael connelly is brilliant ss usual i dont know how he does it just couldnt put it down. From page one i was hooked.
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Have enjoyed all his other novels and this last one is just as good as the rest, think he is a brilliant author.
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was bought as christmas present.percipiant enjoyes this type of book.would recommend to other readers of simmilar taste.would buy more of same.
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