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Started: July 30, 2017
Finished: Aug 6, 2017
Country: United States
Publication Date: 07.18.2017
Pages: 303
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Thank you to Net Gallery and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. This review is based on an ARC I received after the publication date.
I have been quite a fan of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series and now he has created a new series centered around L.A.P.D. detective Renee Ballard. She's a tough, kick-ass detective; someone who doesn't let go and continues to investigate a crime long after other cops give up. She doesn't take crap from people, even those within the L.A.P.D. who could cause her grief and make her professional life very difficult. She's got a back-story that I hope will unfold and be revealed in future books, but not too much and not too quickly.
In this first book, we learn that Renee is on the late shift - "the late show" - because of an incident that happened a few years earlier involving someone higher up in the L.A.P.D. command. But, because she is working the late shift, she gets embroiled in two crimes that she cannot, or will not, let go. She follows leads and re-examines evidence and ends up solving the cases, but not before her reputation and career (again) take a hit. She is like a bull dog, and does not give up until she has solved the cases and exposed those who believe their identities will remain hidden. If I was a cop I would want a partner like Renee. If I was a victim of a crime I would want Renee to be the detective handling my case. And if I needed a friend, I would want Renee to be that friend.
Another great detective character from a great writer. Well done, Michael Connelly; well done! I can't wait for Number 2 in this series!!
I have been quite a fan of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series and now he has created a new series centered around L.A.P.D. detective Renee Ballard. She's a tough, kick-ass detective; someone who doesn't let go and continues to investigate a crime long after other cops give up. She doesn't take crap from people, even those within the L.A.P.D. who could cause her grief and make her professional life very difficult. She's got a back-story that I hope will unfold and be revealed in future books, but not too much and not too quickly.
In this first book, we learn that Renee is on the late shift - "the late show" - because of an incident that happened a few years earlier involving someone higher up in the L.A.P.D. command. But, because she is working the late shift, she gets embroiled in two crimes that she cannot, or will not, let go. She follows leads and re-examines evidence and ends up solving the cases, but not before her reputation and career (again) take a hit. She is like a bull dog, and does not give up until she has solved the cases and exposed those who believe their identities will remain hidden. If I was a cop I would want a partner like Renee. If I was a victim of a crime I would want Renee to be the detective handling my case. And if I needed a friend, I would want Renee to be that friend.
Another great detective character from a great writer. Well done, Michael Connelly; well done! I can't wait for Number 2 in this series!!
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