'Although the usual Connelly fingerprints are in evidence here - the real achievement is the creation of his tenacious heroine, Ballard' Guardian Ballard has astonishing resourcefulness and bravery - she is complicated and driven' New York Times 'The Late Show introduces a terrific female character: Detective Renee Ballard. 'Connelly achieves an enormous amount in these pages: he creates a new character who immediately leaps into life and controls a complex, fast-paced plot full of surprises' Evening Standard 'Classy and clever, with a tenacious heroine' Sunday Mirror Superb storytelling - this cements Connelly's place at the very top of the crime-writing tree' Daily Mail
'It has been more than ten years since Connelly, one of the world's greatest crime writers, last launched a major new character. 'The new novel from America's greatest living crime writer is a gripping thrill ride that will entrance you and keep you reading until the small hours' Daily Express The Late Show will keep you up all night: it's time to meet Detective Renee Ballard.
But what she doesn't know - yet - is how deep her investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city, the police department and her own past.
Two shocking cases, hours apart: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspects.īallard knows it is always darkest before dawn. It's thankless work for a once-promising detective, keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime. * * * * *Detective Renee Ballard works 'The Late Show', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD. ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST MYSTERY/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
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