Ironwood by Michael Connelly

Ironwood by Michael ConnellyActing 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

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