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Imagined crossover · Police detectives

What if Jerry Edgar met Eric Stahl?

The partners. Two partners of brilliant, difficult detectives, who know exactly what that takes.

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Artwork: Jerry Edgar meets Eric Stahl

The pair

Jerry EdgarBosch’s Hollywood partnerBy Michael Connelly · Harry Bosch · first in The Black Echo
Eric StahlPetra’s partnerBy Jonathan Kellerman · Alex Delaware · first in A Cold Heart
Chemistry8/10
Friction2/10
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Where and when

Hollywood, Los Angeles
If their timelines lined up

The story

How they might meet
While Bosch and Petra argue over who owns the case, their partners quietly compare notes over coffee and solve half of it.
Why they would work
Two partners of brilliant, difficult detectives, who know exactly what that takes.
What each brings
Jerry knows Hollywood’s people and how to keep a case moving. Eric is precise, private and misses nothing.
Where they would clash
Very little, which is exactly why they would get things done.

Strengths compared

Jerry Edgar Eric Stahl

DeductionMuscleRule-bendingWitHeartResourcesJerry Edgar: Deduction 6 out of 10Jerry Edgar: Muscle 5 out of 10Jerry Edgar: Rule-bending 5 out of 10Jerry Edgar: Wit 6 out of 10Jerry Edgar: Heart 6 out of 10Jerry Edgar: Resources 6 out of 10Eric Stahl: Deduction 8 out of 10Eric Stahl: Muscle 5 out of 10Eric Stahl: Rule-bending 3 out of 10Eric Stahl: Wit 3 out of 10Eric Stahl: Heart 6 out of 10Eric Stahl: Resources 5 out of 10

Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.

On the page together

Never in print at the same timeJerry Edgar · 1992–2002Eric Stahl · 2003–200419952000

The years in which each character's books were published.

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Start with each character's first appearance.

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