Ironwood

Michael Connelly


Publish Date   19 May, 2026
RRP   $34.99

Acting on a confidential tip, Detective Sergeant Stilwell and his deputies watch a plane land in the middle of the night and drop a duffel bag of drugs at a remote airstrip in the mountains. But their sting quickly goes sideways. While Stilwell chases the fleeing pick-up man, shots are fired on the runway and the plane takes off unharmed.

An internal inquiry puts Stilwell on the bench until he is cleared of responsibility, but there's no way he's going to sit on his hands-instead, risking his already shaky standing, he begins a secret investigation.

After discovering a piece of key evidence in lost and found, Stilwell follows the lead all the way to the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit and Detective Renée Ballard in Los Angeles. But they soon realise they are on the trail of a criminal who revels in taunting the authorities.

This case is wider than anyone ever imagined-and more dangerous than they had foreseen.

Michael Connelly is the author of forty-one novels, including #1 bestseller The Waiting and New York Times bestsellers Resurrection Walk, Desert Star and The Dark Hours. 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 and have been translated into forty-five languages. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of three television series: Bosch, Bosch: Legacy and The Lincoln Lawyer. He spends his time in California and Florida.

ISBN   9781761474224
Pages   336
Publisher   A&U - Connelly
Format   Paperback
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