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The Late Show

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Katherine Moennig
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A compelling thriller introducing a driven young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD.

Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her cases over to day shift detectives. A once up-and-coming detective, she's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor. But one night she catches two cases she doesn't want to part with: the brutal beating of a prostitute left for dead in a parking lot and the killing of a young woman in a nightclub shooting.

Ballard is determined not to give up at dawn. Against orders and her own partner's wishes, she works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night. As the cases entwine, they pull her closer to her own demons and the reason she won't give up her job - no matter what the department throws at her.

©2017 Hieronymous, Inc (P)2017 Hachette Audio Crime Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Urban Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Law Suspense
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Not read/heard this author before. So a new one for me. However it got me gripped. Better still one you couldn't second guess as to which way it was going. Almost felt pity for the main character with a sadness too.
Would be interested to see more with this character

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Katherine Moennig totally made this story come alive, the story was gritty and easy to follow. Waiting now for Ballard's next cases. Oh and yes thank you Michael Connelly for a fantastic story :))

Brilliant story

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I miss Harry. This could be a set up for a new series but it was hard to think of this as much more than a standard cop story. I guess I will give it one more story to see if I care about this character.

Not quite as intricate as the Bosch stories

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Another classic novel by Michael Connelly. Great story line, and great lead detective.
I 'd been wanting to listen to this book for a long time, but had been put off by other reviewers saying that the story was let down by the narration, oh my, how wrong could they be?
I found the narration, characterisation, and pacing by Katherine Moenning,to be excellent. I only wish that I'd listened to the preview of the book and made my own mind up, a lot sooner.......

Another cracking story from Michael Connelly

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A worthy Harry Bosch successor. Renee is a deep and fascinating character whose gritty determination gets results. Recommended.

Some of Michael's best work

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