PRE-ORDER THE NEW THRILLER FROM MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER MICHAEL CONNELLY **** Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most residents, it seems blissfully separated-by twenty-two miles of ocean-from the troubles of Los Angeles County. But now a threat is coming to his safe haven. Acting on a tip from a confidential informant, Stilwell and his deputies watch a plane land in the middle of the night at the Airport in the Sky, a remote airstrip in the mountains. A duffel bag of drugs is dropped and the deputies move in, but things quickly go sideways. While Stilwell chases the fleeing pickup man into the mountainside brush, shots are fired on the runway and the plane flies off. An internal inquiry follows, putting Stilwell on the bench until he is cleared of responsibility for the disastrous operation. But he is determined to find out who brought deadly violence to his island, and begins his own secret investigation into the drug deal gone wrong. While under orders to remain in the sheriff''s substation, he finds in the lost and found a valuable backpack that was never claimed. He traces it to a woman who disappeared while hiking on the island four years ago. But then why was the pack only turned in two months back? Now thoroughly intrigued, he follows the mystery all the way to the LAPD''s Open-Unsolved Unit and Detective Renee Ballard. Stilwell and Ballard work the case from both sides of the channel, and soon realize they are on the trail of a criminal who revels in taunting the authorities. Meanwhile, frustrated at being shut out of an investigation on his own island, Stilwell risks his already shaky standing in the department to pursue a case whose reach is wider than he ever imagine. CRIME DOESN''T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY: ''The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'' IAN RANKIN ''The best mystery writer in the world'' GQ ''A superb natural storyteller'' LEE CHILD ''A master'' STEPHEN KING ''America''s greatest living crime writer'' DAILY EXPRESS ''One of the great storytellers of crime fiction'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ...

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Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-nine previous novels, among them New York Times bestsellers The Waiting, Resurrection Walk, and Desert Star. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, and the Renée Ballard series, have sold more than eighty-nine million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of four television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, The Lincoln Lawyer, and the upcoming Ballard. He spends his time in California and Florida.

www.michaelconnelly.comf/MichaelConnellyBooks

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THE NEW BLOCKBUSTER THRILLER FROM MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER MICHAEL CONNELLY

On the stunning island of Santa Catalina, California - the sun, sea, and sand hide secrets beneath the beauty...

A confidential informant tips off Detective Stilwell and his team that a major drug deal will occur under cover of darkness at a remote mountain airstrip.

But things go tragically wrong - with officers down and an unidentified shooter trying to escape the island...

In the fallout, Stilwell is forced on a break and kills time by clearing out the station's lost and found. A backpack was handed in two months ago, but the detective discovers that its owner has been missing for four years.

Solving the mystery will reach further than anyone imagines - and engages a killer starting a deadly game of cat-and-mouse...

From the author of the books behind #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard, and #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, comes a brand-new crime-thriller masterpiece.

PRAISE FOR IRONWOOD:

'Connelly, even after 34 years of writing superb cop thrillers, remains at the top of his game'
THE TIMES

'Another absolutely unputdownable police procedural'
DAILY MIRROR

'If you're not yet a Connelly reader, this is as good an entry point as you will find'
FINANCIAL TIMES

'Pacy, ably-structured, well-written... a very good holiday read'
THE CRITIC

'Another model of Connelly's reliable craft'
IRISH TIMES

'The man can do no wrong'
BELFAST TELEGRAPH

CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:

'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'
IAN RANKIN

'The best mystery writer in the world'
GQ

'A superb natural storyteller'
LEE CHILD

'A master'
STEPHEN KING

'America's greatest living crime writer'
DAILY EXPRESS

'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction'
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH