The Drop

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.