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The Dark Hours

De : Michael Connelly
Lu par : Titus Welliver,Christine Lakin
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    Description

    A CRIME BURIED FOR YEARS.

    AND ONE THAT'S JUST BEGUN...

    A MURDER YEARS IN THE MAKING

    A murder in the middle of a street party seems a senseless tragedy. But the victim had a dark past which came back to haunt him.

    THE DEEPER YOU LOOK

    Detective Renée Ballard connects the killing to an unsolved case last worked by ex-LAPD legend Harry Bosch. But then a new crime shatters the night shift...

    THE DARKER IT GETS

    The Midnight Men are a deadly pair of predators who stalk the city during the dark hours and disappear without a trace.

    Ballard once believed her job was to bring the truth to light. In a police department shaken to the core by protests and pandemic, both cases have the power to save her—or end her...

    ©2021 Michael Connelly (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group

    Commentaires

    "An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best." (The Times)

    "The Dark Hours is yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game." (Sunday Express

    "Consistently excellent.... The plotting is as skilful as ever, and the pacing as relentless." (Mail on Sunday

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    • Lia
    • 10/11/2021

    Best in the Ballard and Bosch series!

    I have been eagerly awaiting the fourth book - The Dark Hours - in Michael Connelly's Ballard and Bosch novels. And IMO, this is the best one yet!
    It's New Year's Eve and Renée is again working the night shift - by choice. By tradition, revelers shoot their guns into the air at midnight in Los Angeles. Sounds like a recipe for disaster doesn't it? Uh huh, it results in one of the first homicides of the new year. Here's the thing - the bullet may be tied to an unsolved case - one worked by Harry Bosch. Now retired, Bosch has become a mentor and a sometime off the books partner of Renée.

    I'm always so happy to see Harry again. He's like an old war horse that just keeps riding into battle. His experience, (usually) calm demeanor and drive for answers and justice keep him going. "Everybody counts or nobody counts" Renée is fearless and has that same drive for justice. Her determination has not endeared her to her fellow cops. Connelly has woven current events and happenings and the turbulent state of policing and politics into the narrative. While others do just the bare minimum, Renée never lets up. In addition to the New Year's Eve case, she's also trying to find a pair of serial rapists who've been labeled as The Midnight Men. A lot goes on on the late show....

    Connelly's crime novels are second to none. The characters, the settings, the details, the plotting - all of it makes for fantastic reading. And yes, lots of action.

    The dynamic between these two really works. In the final pages, I thought I saw where the Ballard and Bosch books might be headed in the fifth book, but Connelly throws in an alternative. I can't wait to see which way things end up.

    Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin were truly amazing with the delivery of the story.

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    • Dianna S Morrison
    • 15/02/2023

    Hummm

    I’m going to say that I am also disappointed that so much of the covid propaganda got into the story line, all the masking and the line “trust the science” from Renee almost made me stop listening!!! I love Titus as Bosch and I could (and do when I can) listen to him all day, so I was a little disappointed that Harry had such a bit role in this book, hoping for more in the next, in saying that I am starting to enjoy Renee as read by Christine more, even if I don’t relate to her diet choices, ha ha

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    • ianish
    • 24/12/2022

    Solid Connelly, just not his best

    Always enjoy performances by Lakin and Welliver, but this time Bosch gets squeezed out of the story a little. A good listen.

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    • Josee
    • 29/09/2022

    Good story but narration not so good

    Good story but it sounds as if the male narrator's reading was spliced into the female one, resulting in an unnatural flow between the two. Male narration fairly wooden but female narration very good. Pity as it spoils enjoyment of the book..

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    • Angelique
    • 17/06/2022

    Hmmm…

    I usually love all this author’s books, but got put off a few times whilst reading this last one.
    I read books to escape, so I felt annoyed that political views about Covid even made it into the book’s storyline.
    I realise corona is a reality for us all, but having to be exposed to it yet again, even in fictional stories, ruined my enjoyment.

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    • Amazon Customer
    • 09/01/2022

    Top of his game

    What an exceptional story and a top notch read by the narrator(s).
    This is a standout , with of 5 stars on all categories.

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    • antonio
    • 11/12/2021

    great book with Harry Bosh in a supporting role

    This is what the French call the "air du temps" : Connelly's main character in Harry Bosh stories is now Renée Ballard , a female detective that is much alike Bosh in the main character traits (introvert, stubborn, socially awkward ) , but that does not have to carry the baggage of being a white male boomer. This is truly the only change from the past : Connelly's books have a great plot -complex, but easy to follow- and a phenomenal rhythm. The reader gets involved in the story and really can't to get to the end.
    Another truly enjoyable experience.

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    • AP
    • 02/12/2021

    He just can't write them fast enough

    I pre ordered this moths ago. It was worth the wait. Just sad I have such a long wait until the next one. This book did not disappoint.

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    • Mad Murphy
    • 29/11/2021

    Good, but more Bosch, please!

    It’s another installment in a long-running series. Connelly has previously introduced us to Renee Ballard, who is kind of a young female version of Bosch. Like her mentor, Ballard is a relentless daredevil who stretches the police department rules but also delivers lots of results. She’s the focus now and I was lefy wishing Bosch had a more prominent role in this book. I’m not used to Harry Bosch playing second fiddle when it comes to solving crimes. Ballard is a good character and Connelly simply doesn’t write a bad book ever. I just wish it had more Bosch in it, since I like the character so much.

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    • Tore Andre Granli
    • 26/11/2021

    This is not a Bosch story. It's a R. Ballard book.

    The story isn't bad, but it's not a Harry Bosch story. It's a Renee Ballard story.

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    • Gerald Huhn
    • 19/12/2022

    Another good Ballard and Bosch story

    The speakers are wonderful to listen to …we are already looking forward to the next case.

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    • Guido
    • 07/07/2022

    Get woke go broke.

    Not sure about I’m buying the next book.
    It could be really good without the political twist.

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    • Kelleraxxel
    • 12/06/2022

    Opfer: Harry Bosch Täter: René Ballard und politische Korrektheit

    Ok diesem Harry Bosch Roman, Verzeihung in diesem René Ballard Roman featuring Harry Bosch gibt es von allem etwas. Das obligatorische MeToo Thema, Black Lives Matter, Trust the Science Impfpropaganda und im nächsten Teil mit Sicherheit auch ein Opfer, welches vor Putin geflohen ist.
    Wenn das der original Bosch aus den frühen 90igern sehen würde.
    Die Reihe ist leider seit Anfang der Rene Ballard Reihe ein Opfer seiner selbst geworden.

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    • L. Reuter
    • 08/06/2022

    Sie haben gelernt

    Es ist schön zu hören, dass nun immer mehr eine Konversation zu Stande kommt, da Det. Ballard und Bosch ihre Passagen sprechen.
    Angenehmes Hörerlebnis und gute Story.
    Gut verständliches Englisch um es auch mal nebenbei zu hören.