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The Waiting

A Harry Bosch Novel

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The Waiting

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Madison Lintz, Titus Welliver
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THE BESTSELLING SERIES THAT INSPIRED AMAZON PRIME'S BALLARD AND BOSCH

'Michael Connelly is a powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction. The Waiting is proof he is at the top of his game."

MICK HERRON, #1 bestselling author of SLOW HORSES

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IN COLD CASES,
IT'S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU.
IT'S THE WAITING.

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.

But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to accuse unless the evidence is watertight...

With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter - Ballard finally has another badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the city's library of souls.

Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...

An electrifying and authoritative page-turner from one of the greatest crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Prime's Bosch and Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.

****

CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:

'A superb natural storyteller'
LEE CHILD

'A master of the genre'
STEPHEN KING

'An incredible writer'
RICHARD OSMAN

'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'
IAN RANKIN

'Nobody writes a better modern thriller'
EVENING STANDARD

'One of the world's greatest crime writers'
DAILY MAIL
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Connolly nails it yet again. Ballard is a fine character, let’s hope she makes it to our TV screens soon. Thank you.

Great story. Thanks for keeping Harry Bosch around.

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I love the way Maddie was looped in and took a big part in the story

Just brilliant

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Great narrator made this story come alive and it did not disappoint. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Brilliant listen

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The insertion of the notorious Black Dahlia case into the middle of Ballards procedural work for the solving of crimes in her Cold Case Unit was sheer genius. Two for the price of one. Best one in the series yet. When do we get the TV series? 5 stars.

Ballard and Bosch have done it again!

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Always enjoy Connolly’s style and storytelling. Like the series and just binged the Ballard TV series

A Bosch/Ballard tale well presented with great narration.

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