The Late Show

The Late Show introduces a terrific female character . . . The pacing is breathless . . . Connelly expertly hides a trail of bread crumbs that leads straight to the denouement, with so much else going on that it’s impossible to see where he’s heading (New York Times)

First there was Detective Harry Bosch, then Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller, and now comes Renee Ballard, ace thriller writer Michael Connelly’s first new protagonist in ten years. A nail-bitingly exciting investigation featuring a finely realised new character from one of America’s finest contemporary novelists (Irish Independent)

‘A characteristically complex tale of murder and police corruption’ (Thriller of the Week) (Mail on Sunday)

Classy and clever, with a tenacious heroine (Sunday Mirror)

The Late Show reads like a Bosch novel, as Connelly braids multiple investigations into his plot, driving the story onward … Ballard is significantly more than a Bosch replacement or clone – an absorbing character on her own terms. Connelly has created yet another potentially iconic tarnished knight of those perennially mean streets (Irish Times)

Book Description:

A new thriller introducing a savvy new female detective in Los Angeles, perfect for fans of John Grisham and Patricia Cornwell.