The Drop

A Harry Bosch Novel

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Len Cariou

Harry Bosch is facing the end of the line. He's been put on the DROP - Deferred Retirement Option Plan - and given three years before his retirement is enforced. Seeing the end of the mission coming, he's anxious for cases. He doesn't have to wait long.

First a cold case gets a DNA hit for a rape and murder which points the finger at a 29-year-old convicted rapist who was only eight at the time of the murder. Then a city councilman's son is found dead - fallen or pushed from a hotel window - and he insists on Bosch taking the case despite the two men's history of enmity. The cases are unrelated, but they twist around each other like the double helix of a DNA strand. One leads to the discovery of a killer operating in the city for as many as three decades; the other to a deep political conspiracy that reached back into the dark history of the police department.

©2011 Hieronymous, Inc (P)2011 Hachette Audio Inc

Another great Classic Bosch story.

It had it all. Current and cold cases. And the forever meddling Irving, I thoroughly enjoy Mr. Cariou’s narration.

Brilliant narration!

Would you listen to The Drop again? Why?

This is my first read from Audible, and i'm loving it! I'm hooked. Ive just checked other reads by this narrator, Len Cariou, as i love listening to him. He has the perfect pace, inflection, characterisation, and does an absolutely wonderful job. Thank you, Len.

What does Len Cariou bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

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Classic Harry Bosch

Another great Michael Connelly Book with lots of twists and turn that keep the listener interested. Don't miss it.

A classic Connelly

A classic Connelly and Bosch (2011), which I prefer to the more recent stories (2022).

Another good tale from Connelly

Perhaps not his best story but on a par with many of his good novels of the genre