The Late Show

Book Details

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Author(s):

Michael Connelly

First Pub:

2017

Genre(s):

Crime; Mystery; Thriller

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

44 chapters

Internal ID:

3087

Series:

Dark Sacred Night ->

Renée Ballard*

#1 of 6

Renée Ballard*

A series of fiction novels written by Michael Connelly featuring Renée Ballard - a night shift detective in the LAPD. These take place in the world of Harry Bosch.

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1) The Late Show
2) Dark Sacred Night
3) The Night Fire
4) The Dark Hours
5) Desert Star
6) The Waiting

Harry Bosch World

#29 of 38

Harry Bosch World

Novels that take place within the same world that Harry Bosch exists. Written by Michael Connelly

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1) The Black Echo
2) The Black Ice
3) The Concrete Blonde
4) The Last Coyote
5) The Poet
6) Trunk Music
7) Blood Work
8) Angels Flight
9) Void Moon
10) A Darkness More than Night
11) City of Bones
12) Lost Light
13) The Narrows
14) The Closers
15) The Lincoln Lawyer
16) Echo Park
17) The Overlook
18) The Brass Verdict
19) The Scarecrow
20) Nine Dragons
21) The Reversal
22) The Fifth Witness
23) The Drop
24) The Black Box
25) The Gods of Guilt
26) The Burning Room
27) The Crossing
28) The Wrong Side of Goodbye
29) The Late Show
30) Two Kinds of Truth
31) Dark Sacred Night
32) The Night Fire
33) Fair Warning
34) The Law of Innocence
35) The Dark Hours
36) Desert Star
37) Resurrection Walk
38) The Waiting

Copyright:

Dedication:

In Honor of Sgt. Steve Owen
Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department
Executed, shot through the badge,
October 5, 2016

First Sentence:

Ballard and Jenkins rolled up on the house on El Centro shortly before midnight.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

She wanted to get off the board, drop to her knees in the sand, and hug Lola close.

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Added: 28-Apr-2022

Last Updated: 30-Jan-2024

Publications

18-Jul-2017

Hachette Audio

Book on CD

Date Issued:

Cir 18-Jul-2017

Format:

Book on CD

Cover Price:

$40.00

Length:

9 hrs 23 min (387 pages)

"Read":

Once

Reading(s):

1) 27 Nov 2023 - 28 Nov 2023

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13158

Publisher:

Hachette Audio

ISBN:

1-619-69430-1

ISBN-13:

978-1-619-69430-9

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Katherine Moennig - Narration
Ashlee Nassar - Cover Design
Shutterstock - Cover Images

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.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

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Grand Central Publishing

Paperback B

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Aug-2018

Format:

Paperback B

Cover Price:

$9.99

Pages*:

400

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

33447

Publisher:

Grand Central Publishing

ISBN:

1-455-52422-0

ISBN-13:

978-1-455-52422-8

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

"The Late Show introduces a terrific female character: Detective Renée Ballard... this new star is a beauty."
- New York Times Book Review

THE LATE SHOW

Renée Ballard works the midnight shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing few as each morning she turns everything over to the daytime units. It's a frustrating assignment for a once up-and-coming detective, but it's no accident. She's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor.

But one night Ballard catches two assignments she doesn't want to part with. First, a prostitute is beaten and left for dead in a parking lot. All signs point to someone with big evil on his mind. Then she sees a young waitress breathe her last after being caught in a nightclub shooting. Against orders, Ballard works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night.

As the investigations entwine, Ballard is forced to face her own demons and confront a danger she could never have imagined. To find justice for these victims who can't speak for themselves, she must put not only her career but her life on the line.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Originally published in hardcover and ebook by Little, Brown and Company in July 2017
First oversize mass market edition: August 2018
First printing based on the number line
Canada: $12.99

Includes:
Reading Group Guide
Discussion Questions
A Conversation with Michael Connelly
Preview of Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly

Author(s)

Michael Connelly
Birth: 21 Jul 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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