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Desert Star
LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch's "white whale"-a man responsible for the murder of an entire family.
A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. Yet, after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving "the Late Show" to rebuild the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.
For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him but that he hasn't been able to crack-the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come work with her as a volunteer investigator in the new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his "white whale" with the resources of the LAPD behind him.
The two must put aside old resentments to work together again and close in on a dangerous killer. Propulsive and unstoppable, this new novel demonstrates once again why "Connelly is the real deal" (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review).
A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. Yet, after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving "the Late Show" to rebuild the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.
For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him but that he hasn't been able to crack-the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come work with her as a volunteer investigator in the new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his "white whale" with the resources of the LAPD behind him.
The two must put aside old resentments to work together again and close in on a dangerous killer. Propulsive and unstoppable, this new novel demonstrates once again why "Connelly is the real deal" (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review).
Editorial Reviews
Praise for The Dark Hours:
"One of this month's best thrillers… 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.'"―Richard Lipez, Washington Post
"A thoroughly engrossing procedural… The Dark Hours offers plenty of shocking scenes and clever surprises."―Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"Outstanding… Connelly is the most consistently superior living crime fiction author. The Dark Hours just reinforces that."―Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel
"Extraordinary… [Connelly] is one of the best in the business at writing about investigations and creating intense suspense, but the relationship between Ballard and Bosch-a professional friendship that grows out of two brilliant minds dedicated to the same difficult but important work-is the cherry on top."―Collette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times
"Connelly is sharp as ever... his stories always manage to explore another piece of the city's soul."―Crimereads
"One of this month's best thrillers… 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.'"―Richard Lipez, Washington Post
"A thoroughly engrossing procedural… The Dark Hours offers plenty of shocking scenes and clever surprises."―Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"Outstanding… Connelly is the most consistently superior living crime fiction author. The Dark Hours just reinforces that."―Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel
"Extraordinary… [Connelly] is one of the best in the business at writing about investigations and creating intense suspense, but the relationship between Ballard and Bosch-a professional friendship that grows out of two brilliant minds dedicated to the same difficult but important work-is the cherry on top."―Collette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times
"Connelly is sharp as ever... his stories always manage to explore another piece of the city's soul."―Crimereads
