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The Dark Hours

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

A CRIME BURIED FOR YEARS.
AND ONE THAT'S JUST BEGUN...

'An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best'
THE TIMES

'Yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game'
SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Consistently excellent'
MAIL ON SUNDAY

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A MURDER YEARS IN THE MAKING
A murder in the middle of a street party seems a senseless tragedy. But the victim had a dark past which came back to haunt him.

THE DEEPER YOU LOOK
Detective Renée Ballard connects the killing to an unsolved case last worked by ex-LAPD legend Harry Bosch. But then a new crime shatters the night shift...

THE DARKER IT GETS
The Midnight Men are a deadly pair of predators who stalk the city during the dark hours and disappear without a trace.

Ballard once believed her job was to bring the truth to light. In a police department shaken to the core by protests and pandemic, both cases have the power to save her - or end her...

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CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:

'One of the very best writers working today' Sunday Telegraph

'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' Ian Rankin

'The best mystery writer in the world' GQ

'A superb natural storyteller' Lee Child

'A master' Stephen King

'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian

'America's greatest living crime writer' Daily Express

'A crime writing genius' Independent on Sunday©2021 Michael Connelly (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group
Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Private Investigators Thriller & Suspense Thriller Suspense

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I enjoyed this book.
I had seen some reviews that seemed a bit over dramatic to be honest.
They had rated it well but slated it for bringing in current event to the story and the smaller part played by the Bosch
I say really?
I have been a Connelly fan since picking up my first Bosch book in the mid 90’s
This book did not disappoint.
I did figure out what was going on a bit at a reasonable point in, making me think about how the one of the story lines was going to go down.
If there is any criticism it would be on the secondary story line on the shooting.
It just didn’t seem as robust. Overall, this did not distract from the flow or make me rate it lower.

Another well scripted book

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for bosch lovers it's everything you want and more and the idea of the ballard and bosch being partners makes you want the next one now

the best yet

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This is a reasonable Connelly work but since it is 99% the female character, couldn't the female reader have voiced Bosch as well. It seemed a bit silly to employ the vocal talent of the screen actor for such a small number of contributions.

Good but Titus was a spare part

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loved it! Great team Ballad and Bosch dream team, not sure about some aspects of police work but all that said very enjoyable.

amazing read.

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Really enjoyable and well plotted story. Also, having the two narrators worked well. Like most male authors, it’s hard for Connelly to really get inside the skin of a main female character but it doesn’t spoil the story.
More please!


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