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The Dark Hours (Ballard & Bosch Book 4)
Series: Renee Ballard
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LAPD Detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up for justice in this riveting ride from #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly.
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Amidst midnight chaos, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard shelters from the traditional New Year's Eve rain of lead as crowds of revellers shoot their guns into the air.
Minutes later, she's at the scene of a local mechanic's death, but that fatal bullet didn't fall from the sky. And Ballard is still on the hunt for the Midnight Men, fiendish serial rapists terrorising women and leaving no trace.
Up against deadly inertia and foundering morale in a ravaged police department, Ballard looks outside to the one detective she can count on: Harry Bosch. But even together they cannot relax their guard against predators who won't hesitate to kill.
This is unmatched crime writing at its summit.
-The Australian
Connelly has created heroic and flawed and very real characters who believably find ways to make things right.
-Chicago Sun-Times
Connelly is the real deal.
-New York Times Book Review
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The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly is praised for its fast-paced narrative and engaging plot, with reviewers highlighting the strong chemistry between Ballard and Bosch as they tackle complex crimes. Readers appreciate Connelly's ability to intertwine real-world issues with thrilling investigative elements, maintaining suspense throughout the novel. The book is noted for its vivid character development and intricate storytelling, keeping fans of the crime and thriller genre captivated.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781761067815
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 August 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 328g
Pages: 480
About the Author
A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the internationally bestselling author of thirty-six novels. He has created many genre-defining characters, including crime reporter Jack McEvoy, lawyer Mickey Haller and detectives Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch, who will be featured in Desert Star, Connelly's next highly anticipated new novel, out in November this year.
Michael Connelly's books have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide. They have been translated into forty languages and have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony Awards and the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing.
Connelly is an executive producer and writer of the successful seven-season Amazon Prime TV series, Bosch, which ran from 2014 to 2021, and of the new IMDb TV spin-off series, Bosch: Legacy, both series starring Titus Welliver. Meanwhile, The Lincoln Lawyer is now a major new Netflix series starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, and a second season has just been announced for 2023.
Michael Connelly's true crime podcast Murder Book is available on most podcast apps or online at murderbookpodcast.com, and his podcast The Wonderland Murders is available through Audible.
To find out more, head to:
www.michaelconnelly.com.au
www.facebook.com/MichaelConnellyBooks
Twitter: @Connellybooks
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