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LAPD Detective Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to find justice in this new thriller from No. 1 bestselling author Michael Connelly.

There's chaos in Hollywood on New Year's Eve. At the end of the countdown, LAPD Detective Renee Ballard seeks shelter from the traditional rain of lead as hundreds of revellers shoot their guns into the air. Minutes later, 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. Ballard swiftly concludes that the deadly bullet could not have fallen from the sky and connects it with another unsolved murder - a case at one time worked by Detective Harry Bosch. Meanwhile, Ballard still hunts a fiendish pair of serial rapists, the Midnight Men, who have been terrorising women and leaving no trace.

Finding herself up against deadly inertia and foundering morale in a police department ravaged by the pandemic and recent riots, Ballard must look outside to the one detective she can count on: Harry Bosch. But as the two determined detectives join forces, they cannot relax their guard. The brutal predators they track won't hesitate to kill to keep their secrets hidden.

Unfolding with unstoppable drive and nail-biting intrigue, The Dark Hours shows that, 'Relentless on their own, Ballard's and Bosch's combined skills . . . could be combustible' (Los Angeles Times).

'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.'
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'Connelly is the real deal.'
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400 pages
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Michael Connelly
Publication date

9 November 2021
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23 x 17 x 3 cm
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1761065483
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978-1761065484
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A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the international bestselling author of thirty-six novels. He has created many genre-defining characters, including detectives Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard, crime reporter Jack McEvoy, and lawyer Mickey Haller, the protagonist in Connelly's 2020 bestseller, The Law of Innocence.

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 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing.

Connelly is the executive producer of the successful TV series, Bosch, which stars Titus Welliver and has aired its final (seventh) season in 2021. Meanwhile a spin-off series is in production, also starring Welliver as Harry Bosch. The Lincoln Lawyer titles are soon to become a major Netflix series starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.

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:
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Michael Connelly (9 November 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1761065483
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1761065484
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23 x 17 x 3 cm

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Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of over thirty novels and one work of nonfiction. With over eighty million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into forty-five foreign languages, he is one of the most successful writers working today. A former newspaper reporter who worked the crime beat at the Los Angeles Times and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Connelly has won numerous awards for his journalism and his fiction. His very first novel, The Black Echo, won the prestigious Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1998 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of his #1 bestselling novel, The Lincoln Lawyer, hit theaters worldwide starring Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. His most recent New York Times bestsellers include The Law Of Innocence, Fair Warning, The Night Fire, Dark Sacred Night, Two Kinds Of Truth, and The Late Show. Michael is the executive producer of Bosch, an Amazon Studios original drama series based on his bestselling character Harry Bosch, starring Titus Welliver and streaming on Amazon Prime. He is also the executive producer of the documentary films, "Sound Of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story' and 'Tales Of the American.' He spends his time in California and Florida.

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Janyth Drake

it takes two

Reviewed in Australia on 1 December 2021

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Ballard and Bosch team up again to save the World! Well, maybe just the decent people of LA. As always, a great storyline from one of my favourite authors. Moves along, no boring bits to skip and the characters are very believable. I highly recommend you read this ‘can’t put it down’ who done it.

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typically enjoyable Connelly crime thriller

Reviewed in Australia on 17 April 2022

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The Dark Hours was published in 2021 and is the fourth of Michael Connelly’s Renee Ballard series. It’s December 31st and Renee is on patrol when she is called to a shooting, initially thought to be accidental, given the gunfire volley ringing in the New Year. Although she is supposed to hand the case over as usual, she decides to investigate and sets up a murder book. When a bullet is matched to one of Harry Bosch’s old cases, she involves Harry, complicating matters as she is also working on a sexual crimes’ investigation. Her efforts to sidestep the apathy of her colleagues is not appreciated by all and leads to her suspension. So, a typically enjoyable Connelly crime thriller as you would expect with a five-star read rating. Given the question left hanging at the end, bring on the next Ballard adventure to see what she decides.

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Grant O'Connor

Connelly has nailed it again.

Reviewed in Australia on 20 December 2021

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I’ve never read a Michael Connelly book I didn’t love and this was no exception. The evolution of Harry Bosch continues and I like his character more and more. Renee Ballard is cut from the same cloth as Bosch and they make a great team.
If you love the Bosch series, you’ll love this.
I can’t wait for the next instalment.

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FionaV

Another top read

Reviewed in Australia on 21 November 2021

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You can always count on Michael Connelly. Another great read that I couldn't put down. So good to have Harry back too. Can't wait to see what Renee does in the next story. Fast paced and well woven together and set in the current challenges of a COVID world.

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Barrie Gott

Great yarn

Reviewed in Australia on 12 November 2021

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As always Michael Connolly always presents an exciting story. Ballard and Bosch make a great team but it is the strength of Ballard that makes this a great story. Highly recommended.

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JannieD

Once again, Michael is a star.

Reviewed in Australia on 19 December 2021

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I’m always impressed by the stories Michael Connelly writes and once again he didn’t fail. He’s a legend and after meeting him in Perth, WA for a book signing, can say he is ever so humble about his success. Love reading about LA and the places we have visited. Hope we can get back to the States again.

Reviewed in Australia on 16 November 2021

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I love the comfort of a Michael Connelly book - it feels so familiar and reliable. (With the exception of Fair Warning which I didn't enjoy). Ballard is so likeable and a fantastic character, Bosch is slowly moving into the background but great to still have his presence.

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The Dark Hours.

Reviewed in Australia on 10 December 2021

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Another awesome read. One wish though. Bosch and Ballard need to spend more time together. The waiting for them to work together is torture. Love that it’s not kosher, and that he always has her back.

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Paul S

The Dark Hours is a terrific crime thriller set in LA that reflects the times in which we live.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2021

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It is obvious from reading the reviews on Amazon that The Dark Hours is not to everyone's taste with some commenting on the author's possible views of recent political or other developments (such as the emergence of 'wokism') as expressed through the main characters of Ballard and Bosch. For me, the author is simply setting his characters and story in the present day and so is reflecting what is happening in the USA (and other countries around the world) at this time. While I may, or may not, agree with these developments, I would not criticise the author for using them as they add a degree of realism to his story.
The stories I most enjoy reading are those with great characterisation, an engaging plot and an atmospheric setting. This story has all three. Bosch and Ballard are very different individuals; their thoughts and views reflect in part their differences in age; Bosch cannot give up a lifetime of finding the perpetrators of crime (especially those crimes which remain unsolved) even though his health is failing and he has been retired for a number of years while Ballard is at that stage of her life when one questions if one's chosen career is what one wants to do for the rest of one's life, and in Ballard's case particularly as her career appears to have stalled.
The plot is really gripping. There are two separate story lines for us to enjoy and each have their moments of high drama and tension.
The setting is Los Angeles and Connelly's portrayal of the city pulls no punches - we get to see the good as well as the dark underside of LA and its inhabitants.
I have read most of the Michael Connelly's novels and for me this is a cracking read, so I have no hesitation in rating it five stars and recommending it to anyone who enjoys reading police procedural crime novels that are set in the present day and which are strong on character, plot and atmosphere.

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Lagoon

Nobody knows LA like Connelly.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2021

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LA has been through a lot. And much of it is bad. You can always trust Connelly to give LA a fair hearing though. There’s a great deal of hope in LA too after all.

Detective Renee Ballard is working a potential murder. During the new year celebrations, a man is killed during the celebratory gunshots into the air. Not satisfied with one case though, there are women being raped and filmed by a two man team. Like her mentor, Harry Bosch, Renee always sees the job through.

The relationship between Ballard and Bosch is nicely rounded. Ballard makes connections on both cases but Harry has years of experience to draw on and is only too happy to be kept in the game.

I could never tire of Bosch and Ballard is a force of nature. As you would expect from Connelly, the plotting is masterful. Connelly clearly keeps himself fully appraised of the latest LAPD slang, practices, gripes, funding and this comes across strongly in his writing. For me, LA itself shares the top billing with Ballard and Bosch. A joy to read.

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Old Asia Hand

This is the Karen of California cop novels

Reviewed in the United States on 10 November 2021

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Sorry, no, this book is definitely not "a masterpiece" whatever Publisher's Weekly has been convinced to call it. It is, at best, average Michael Connelly, well back in the middle of the pack in all his legacy of excellent crime novels.

The worst part of reading it is constantly flinching at Connelly's stretching and bending of the narrative to fit what he apparently feels are the political requirements of contemporary society. The book is absolutely drowning in Covid piety. Ballard can't take a step without reassuring us that she's putting on her face mask. Heck, even when she has to lower her mask to drink a cup of coffee she quickly announces to us that she has turned her head away from everyone else. It's not a pretty sight to watch a fine novelist desperately pandering to popular culture the way Connelly does in this book, and I suspect the novel will age very poorly because of it.

Maybe the book's just too California for me, but by a quarter of the way in it was already feeling like the Karen of crime novels. I'm sick to death of being lectured in real life. I sure as hell don't want to be lectured when I settle down with a new cop novel.

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tatjana kleitos

meh.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2021

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I think the writer doesn’t have anything new to add. In the last years, his books have become more and more political, and this one starts with some heavy virtue signaling re covid. Ballard had covid in November, its new years eve, but she’s not sure if she is immune. What is she, illiterate? Couldn’t take it honestly. this is the last bosch book for me.

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Stuart Wyatt

Different:. Not gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2021

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I cannot put my finger on why but this book lacks the page turning drive of all the previous Michael Connolly books I have read, and I have read them all. It's almost as if it were written by someone else who gets the story right but lacks the expertise to bring alive the dialogue and make the book 'gripping.'

Amendment:. It took longer for me to be gripped by this book, but when I was it lived up to expectations

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