Ballard and Bosch return in another compelling police procedural, as New Year's revelry turns fatal when an auto shop owner is murdered during a chaotic street party.
Has a killer lain dormant for years only to strike again on New Year's Eve? LAPD Detective Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to find justice for an innocent victim in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.
There's chaos in Hollywood on New Year's Eve. Working her graveyard shift, LAPD Detective Renee Ballard seeks shelter at the end of the countdown to wait out the traditional rain of lead as hundreds of revelers shoot their guns into the air. As reports start to roll in of shattered windshields and other damage, Ballard is called to a scene where a hardworking auto shop owner has been fatally hit by a bullet in the middle of a crowded street party.
It doesn't take long for Ballard to determine that the deadly bullet could not have fallen from the sky. Ballard's investigation leads her to look into another unsolved murder-a case at one time worked by Detective Harry Bosch.
Ballard and Bosch team up once again to find out where the old and new cases intersect. All the while they must look over their shoulders. The killer who has stayed undetected for so long knows they are coming after him.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409186168
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 620 g
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 40 mm
Consistently excellent... The plotting is as skilful as ever, and the pacing as relentless - Mail On Sunday
The Dark Hours is yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game - Sunday Express
An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best. - THE TIMES
Thoroughly engrossing ... The Dark Hours offers plenty of shocking scenes and clever surprises - Wall Street Journal
Ballard and Bosch are a great combination as they work in and around a police force that Ballard believes too often aims to 'protect and serve the image instead of the citizens.' - Washington Post
A masterpiece - Publishers Weekly
Relentless on their own, Ballard's and Bosch's combined skills...could be combustible - LA Times
This was a fascinating police thriller. One of a series but written to include the problems with policing in the US, affects of Covid19 and the storming of then Senate in Washington.. This background made the story... More
Cannot wait for the next book to hit shelves..I have all of connolly's books and will be buying this as soon as it is out, did buy a signed copy before and was a bit disappointed as it was just 'traced'... More
I have read most of the Harry Bosch novels and cannot speak highly enough of them. This was another exceptional read. This can be read as a stand-alone.
The night shift detective Renee Ballard is waiting in her car....
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