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jwoodsum's review against another edition
5.0
great pairing of Ballard and Bosch - can't wait to see what's next for them
rozlev's review against another edition
5.0
Michael Connelly hits another one out of the park. Great plotting. Strong characters. Solid writing and dialogue. Overall entertaining read.
jimmacsyr's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable. Interesting to see the pandemic issues in print. Almost naked the pandemic old!!
For the audiobook, the actors are veery good.
For the audiobook, the actors are veery good.
kari_deanne's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent as always. Excited to see which direction Ballard goes if there's another book in the works.
retiredlibrarylady's review against another edition
4.0
I love these characters and this was very exciting. It really deals with the George Floyd murder impact on police attitudes and behavior. Will Renee stay with the LAPD or go to work with Harry full-time? After solving two different crimes basically with only Bosch to help, she is exhausted and one. I look forward to the next one!
madamevert's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
tanya_reads313's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
maggymags's review
5.0
Audio book. As always, Michael Connelly did not disapppoint. Great series, brilliant narration.
john_r's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
emmasbookishself's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Always a fan of Ballard and Bosch!
Two cases, both equally dark. One involving serial rapists, “The Midnight Men” and the second, a homicide on New Years Day involving the Las Palmas 13 gang.
There’s a bit of a political and real-worldliness this book, in the midst of C*vid and the defund the police campaign.
We see a very cynical side of Ballard as she navigates both of these mysteries and determining there’s a corrupt former LAPD officer involved in one of the cases. Due to this she teams up now retired Detective Harry Bosch as he’s the only one she can trust.
The Dark Hours is akin to The Late Show, and relates to Ballard’s preference of work. It was extremely well plotted, engaging and covered heavy topics like violence against women, and gang related violence. Another great book by Connelly!
TW: gang violence, gangs, violence against women, rape.
Two cases, both equally dark. One involving serial rapists, “The Midnight Men” and the second, a homicide on New Years Day involving the Las Palmas 13 gang.
There’s a bit of a political and real-worldliness this book, in the midst of C*vid and the defund the police campaign.
We see a very cynical side of Ballard as she navigates both of these mysteries and determining there’s a corrupt former LAPD officer involved in one of the cases. Due to this she teams up now retired Detective Harry Bosch as he’s the only one she can trust.
The Dark Hours is akin to The Late Show, and relates to Ballard’s preference of work. It was extremely well plotted, engaging and covered heavy topics like violence against women, and gang related violence. Another great book by Connelly!
TW: gang violence, gangs, violence against women, rape.