Ironwood, by Michael Connelly
The Book Detective Stilwell is back and as usual, he's screwed. We open this novel a few month after the previous one in this series closed, where Stilwell, his new deputy Alton Quigley and his favorite deputy, Isla Ramirez, possibly taking out a drug drop on the island of Catalina. A bust like this, might get any one of them transferred off of the "Island of Misfit Toys", and back to the mainland. Stil, having almost no notice, will not let this opportunity pass him by. He hastily makes a plan, and sends Quigley and Ramirez to block the plane from retaking off. All seems to be going well, with Stil following the already on island suspect, and Quigley and Ramirez at the airport, until Still hears the plane take off again. He breaks off pursuing his suspect to race back to the tarmac. There he find Quigley beyond help ad Ramirez hanging on for dear life. He calls for help and get Ramirez back to the mainland in time to save her live. Because Stilwell made co...
