The Dark Hours (novel)

The Dark Hours
AuthorMichael Connelly
LanguageEnglish/Spanish
SeriesHarry Bosch #23
GenreCrime novel
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
Publication date
2021
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages400 pp.
ISBN978-0316485647
Preceded byThe Night Fire 
Followed byDesert Star 

The Dark Hours is the 36th novel by American crime author Michael Connelly, and the twenty-third novel featuring Los Angeles Police Department detective Harry Bosch. It is the fourth to feature Renee Ballard. The book was published by Little, Brown and Company in 2021.

Reception

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Publishers Weekly called it a "masterpiece", writing that Connelly "avoids polemics while exploring such issues as internal disaffection among the police (including Ballard's ambivalence about her career), misogyny and domestic violence, and the political divide that resulted in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol."[1] Richard Klinzman of The Florida Times-Union wrote that it "must be tough to continue a long-running career of crime novels the way Connelly does and to never allow the bar to be lowered but he continues to do a masterful job."[2] Kirkus Reviews wrote that "no one who follows Ballard and Bosch to the end will be disappointed."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Dark Hours". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ Klinzman, Richard (9 January 2022). "Book Review: 'The Dark Hours' by Michael Connelly". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "THE DARK HOURS". Kirkus Reviews. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.