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The Night Fire

A Harry Bosch Novel

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The Night Fire

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver
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SOME CRIMES LIGHT A FIRE THAT NEVER GOES OUT...

'One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year.'
The i newspaper, Best Crime Books for 2019

'There's something for everyone in this jam-packed plot'
New York Times

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A JUDGE MURDERED IN A CITY PARK
Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, defends the man accused.

A HOMELESS PERSON BURNED ALIVE
Detective Renée Ballard catches the case on the LAPD's notorious graveyard shift.

AN UNSOLVED HOMICIDE FROM A LIFETIME AGO
Harry Bosch is left a missing case file by his mentor who passed away. He was the man who taught Bosch that everybody counts, or nobody counts. Why did he keep the case all these years? To find the truth - or bury it?

IN L.A. CRIME NEVER SLEEPS
But in Ballard, Bosch and Haller: the fire always burns. Will it light the way - or leave their lives in ashes?

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CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY.

'One of the world's greatest crime writers' Daily Mail

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

'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian

'A superb natural storyteller' Lee Child

'A master' Stephen King

'A genius' Independent on Sunday

'A terrific writer with pace, style and humanity to spare' The Times

'America's greatest living crime writer' Daily Express

'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction' Sunday Telegraph

'Justly regarded as one of the world's finest crime writers' Mail On Sunday

'No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly' Evening Standard Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Law Detective
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The Night Fire is further proof of Connelly's undimmed creativity. Juggling a characteristically crowded storyline, Connelly demonstrates once again why he is held in such esteem
Taut cop thriller
Advanced and interwoven with characteristic meticulous craft
Michael Connelly is the greatest American crime writer of his generation. The tension builds from the first page. Past and present collide as three cases ricochet off each other in surprising ways
A cracker of a thriller, packed with surprising twists and turns, and seamlessly bringing together all of Michael Connelly's compelling lead characters, allowing each to shine in their own particular way.
Connelly has few equals as a thriller writer and it speaks volumes for the world he has created for Harry Bosch [...] The Night Fire is masterfully structured and a dizzying array of plot lines dovetail in a hugely enjoyable and satisfying series of finales.
One of the greatest crime writers roars back with a superb story [...] and never once draws breath.
Michael Connelly is at the top of his game in The Night Fire [...] complexity and compassion combine in a humdinger of a thriller.
Hugely enjoyable read.
All stars
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As always with Connelly the plotting is right, characters consistent and with their own voices and stories that don't telegraph. They're what unputdownable reads like. Today was a write-off. Downloaded it at breakfast, finished it at 10 in my pyjamas.

Swiss watch plotting

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I like to say that Bosch books are built like a BMW - economical, sturdy prose with real torque which powers the protagonist through the cases, and keeps the reader holding on for dear life. I've been waiting for The Night Fire for nigh on 9 months, and true to form, I finished it in a single weekend. Bosch and Ballard are now in cruise control as a team, as are Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin as highly badass narrators. Connelly has a mastery over characters, of capturing human interaction in myriad ways, and the way in which the detectives use people and detect clues is truly a joy to follow. I am so happy that Bosch is still going strong, albeit with a new knee and cane, but as he said to his daughter in The Night Fire, 'Hey I'm gonna be around for a while.' All I can say is, hurry up with the next edition!!

Firing on all cylinders

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Love it! Titus reading is brilliant and makes the book so enjoyable. Recommended highly for any Bosch fans

Brilliant

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To produce yet another work such of calibre bespeaks a talented author indeed. The narrative performances were exceptional too as I expected. I would like to think there will be many future outings for this team of author and actors.

Exceptional

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Outstanding performance of a brilliant book.I wish I had the words to do this audiobook justice, but whatever I say feels inadequate.
I’m a huge HB fan, I’m a cop in a completely different country yet somehow the writing identifies and portrays the types of personalities that you find in law enforcement.
Some of the conflicting attitudes, arrogance, determination and disinterest described are completely universal, yet somehow entirely unique to Harry and his partners.

Listen to this book, I’m sure you won’t disagree.

Raising the bar.

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