Ratings36
Average rating3.9
"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."--
Series
6 primary booksRenée Ballard is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Michael Connelly.
Series
39 primary books47 released booksHarry Bosch Universe is a 47-book series with 39 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Michael Connelly.
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This is a great start to a new series. This has everything that I loved about the Bosch series with a new younger protagonist. As a female reader I am very happy with how well Ballard is written, she is complex and compelling. Looking forward to the best one!
First in what is to be series of LAPD Det. Renee Ballard. She marches to a different drummer but gets the job done. Unusual upbringing which segued into an unusual life. Very good read. Good pace. Only minor flaw for me is to much explanation of police/legal procedures.