The Drop Quotes

“victims of sexual abuse during childhood often suffered from stunted growth. Disrupted psychological growth affected physical growth.”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“agoraphobic lieutenant’s”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“drugged a girl and raped her—”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“Grande Mercado”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“menstrual cycle. Bosch didn’t see the humor”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“secretary,”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“traumas and depravities of childhood manifesting themselves in adulthood, often in repetitive behavior.”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“Those five words…“the good of the department.” They never added up to anything but high jingo.”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“this goes forward it’s going to get”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“Everybody is looking for redemption. For something.”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“Our children are our hearts.”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“he knew why, just as he knew that George Irving’s death would have been written off as a suicide with Crate”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“Are you shitting me?” Chu cried, fully turned in his seat now. “Are you fucking shitting me?”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“It’s his son,”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop

“the initial ID is George Thomas Irving. Age forty-six of eight—” “Irving as in Irvin Irving? As in Councilman Irvin Irving?” “Scourge of the LAPD in general and one Detective Harry Bosch in particular.”
― Michael Connelly, The Drop