Imagined crossover · Police detectives
What if Harry Bosch met Milo Sturgis?
Two LAPD homicide veterans. Two of the most experienced homicide detectives in Los Angeles fiction, both outsiders in their own department, both relentless.
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The pair
Harry BoschLAPD homicide detective, later retiredBy Michael Connelly · Harry Bosch · first in The Black Echo
Milo SturgisLAPD homicide detective, later lieutenant; Alex’s closest friendBy Jonathan Kellerman · Alex Delaware · first in When the Bough Breaks
Chemistry8/10
Friction6/10
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Where and when
LAPD headquarters, downtown Los Angeles
The 2000s
The story
- How they might meet
- A cold case Bosch reopens turns out to share a signature with an unsolved killing on Milo’s patch in West LA, and the department pairs them up to stop two egos from working the same suspect.
- Why they would work
- Two of the most experienced homicide detectives in Los Angeles fiction, both outsiders in their own department, both relentless.
- What each brings
- Bosch has the cold case files and a nose for the overlooked. Milo has bulk, wit, political survival skills and a psychologist on speed dial.
- Where they would clash
- Both are used to running their own cases. Milo would tease; Bosch would not laugh; Delaware would end up refereeing over a very large lunch.
Strengths compared
Harry Bosch Milo Sturgis
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The Black EchoMichael Connelly · 1992 · Harry Bosch's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- When the Bough BreaksJonathan Kellerman · 1985 · Milo Sturgis's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
