Dark Sacred Night
By Michael Connelly
- Release Date: 2018-10-30
- Genre: Police Procedural
Description
Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD Detective Renée Ballard to face the unsolved murder of a runaway, and the fight to bring a killer to justice.
Detective Renée Ballard is working the night beat -- known in LAPD slang as "the late show" -- and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin.
Ballard can't let him go through department records, but when he leaves, she looks into the case herself and feels a deep tug of empathy and anger. She has never been the kind of cop who leaves the job behind at the end of her shift -- and she wants in.
The murder, unsolved, was of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway on the streets of Hollywood who was brutally killed, her body left in a dumpster like so much trash. Now Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy, and to finally bring her killer to justice. Along the way, the two detectives forge a fragile trust, but this new partnership is put to the test when the case takes an unexpected and dangerous turn.
Dark Sacred Night for the first time brings together these two powerhouse detectives in a riveting story that unfolds with furious momentum. And it shows once more why "there's no doubt Connelly is a master of crime fiction" (Associated Press).
Reviews
Good start to a new partnership
4By TigersJC86This was a pretty good mystery, in fact there were several between Bosch and Ballard. They certainly seem to have the same moral compass (bend but don’t break). I do think the final mystery and resolution could’ve used a little more breadcrumbs to follow but overall excellent writing.Maybe my favorite Bosch…?
4By TelegramSam55It’s crazy that the 21st book in a series winds up my favorite. There’s soul and depth here that frankly is unusual for Connelly, along with his usual excellent plotting, pacing, action and authenticity. My issue with Bosch is always that the side characters and villains were always more interesting but he and Ballard turn out to be a great combo, both characters complementing and enhancing one another.Details
4By Garandaddy LawyerAll of Connelly’s books are detailed but the extensive details created some confusion for me. Still well worth reading.Great story
5By Kaye swissTruly enjoyed it very well written fast movingAwesome book
5By BamancalGreat character development and good story. Twist and turns in a fast yet steady manner.Great read
5By cjlindboeThe story takes many twists and turns. Has a surprise endingNot a good book.
3By jddavis0133This book really doesn’t merit a review.Outstanding
5By JloopJConnelly never disappoints, what a thrill ride. OutstandingGood but too much ID politics
4By Cat mandu 2015As a woman, who worked in male dominated field, I don’t feel like a victim, I don’t feel that I have to constantly focus on our differences. I wish this new character would do the same. There are tons of woman haters out there, but there are just as many man haters too. One is not wrong, and the other justified. Murder is murder, it is not worse for one sex or another. Great book, but the ID politics in the news is more than enough- best to leave this one dimensional view of the world to social media & fake news.Never Stop Looking - Great New Crime Team
5By LakewacoThe first book of more to follow. Great story of murders solved after years of trying to find the trust. Renee and Bosch are the new team and they are persistent.Renee &Harry
5By Whim1954Perfect together. Another Connelly hit. I never get tired of Harry.Dark sacred night
5By queenlomiI enjoyed it thoroughly and thought the mix of Bosch and Ballard very goodVERY Disappointed
1By RajaDafozyThis should have been advertised as a Ballard novel......Bosch was just passing thru....definitely not up to snuff...if you are a Harry Bosch fan I wouldn’t recommend.Phoned it In
3By DenverTwinI own almost every book Michael Connelly has ever written. I was so very disappointed with this one. Neither character drew me in. Bosch doesn’t feel like the same character anymore. Ballard’s blatant disregard for her own safety just doesn’t cut it. It was like Connelly had forgotten all police procedures he has written over the past two decades. Overall, the book was choppy. Maybe he’s too busy on the set of Bosch. Either way, it feels like he just phoned this one in without filling out the characters. I hope the next one is better.Detective Ballard Returns!
5By KimRN30Welcome back, Renee! Another great one!Another Great One!
5By dks918I hope there is another. I hope that this is the beginning of the Ballard and Bosch series…They are a good team...GREAT BOOK
5By BaconBoiii23Omg this book was so good. Believe it or not I haven’t read a book in years and it was soothing to read one I really enjoyed. YeetOutstanding!
5By CatchbigfishI love this new pairing, and can't wait to see where this partnership leads. Harry Bosch is on of the best characters in fiction and now he has a new partner in Ballard that matches his determination to ensure no victim is forgotten and everyone matters.Great Read, Interesting Plot
5By SS in VAI this book, Bosch works with a woman Detective, Ballard. The back and forth of his action then hers makes for very interesting reading. I really enjoyed it. Keep them coming!
