The Drop

The Drop by Michael Connelly, 388 pages.
I had read this about 6 years ago. It seemed familiar, but my memory of it seemed a little off, until I realized that part of the book  was made into one of the seasons of the Amazon series Bosch. I had seen that video version much more recently, and the story had been changed significantly from the book to the medium-sized screen. In this novel, Bosch and Detective David Chu are given a fresh hit on a cold case; they have a DNA match on a 1989 murder. Though it links to a known sex offender, there's a problem with the case. But before Bosch and partner are able to begin investigating, Bosch is called in by the Chief of Police to investigate the death of the son of Irvin Irving, Bosch's former boss and longtime foe. Complications ensue and Bosch must decide who is in the right and who is trying to get away with something. The case of the George Irving continues to twist and turn even after the case seems to be closed. In the cold case, it's fairly straightforward though there is still some nuance concerning guilt and innocence, good and evil. The nuance comes from two of the background characters, a victim of a child molesting killer who has grown up to become a sexual predator himself, and a therapist who tells Bosch how her son is in prison for raping a woman. The graphic detail in the book concerning child rape and murder is off-putting and I believe this is one of the books that caused me to take a break from reading Connelly.
Read by Len Cariou, which is always a good thing.