1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces Renee Ballard, a fierce young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest beat--the Late Show.
Renee Ballard works the midnight shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing few, as each morning she turns everything over to the daytime units. It's a frustrating job for a once up-and-coming detective, but it's no accident. She's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor.
But one night Ballard catches two assignments she doesn't want to part with. First, a prostitute is brutally beaten and left for dead in a parking lot. All signs point to a crime of premeditation, not passion, by someone with big evil on his mind. Then she sees a young waitress breathe her last after being caught up in a nightclub shooting. Though dubbed a peripheral victim, the waitress buys Ballard a way in, and this time she is determined not to give up at dawn. Against orders and her partner's wishes, she works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night.
As the investigations intertwine, Ballard is forced to face her own demons and confront a danger she could never have imagined. To find justice for these victims who can't speak for themselves, she must put not only her career but her life on the line.
Propulsive as a jolt of adrenaline and featuring a bold and defiant new heroien, The Late Show is yet more proof that Michael Connelly is "a master of the genre" Washington Post .
CONNELLY MICHAEL
Michael Connelly es un escritor estadounidense nacido el 21 de julio de 1956 en Filadelfia, Pensilvania. Es conocido por sus novelas policíacas, especialmente las protagonizadas por el detective Harry Bosch, un personaje inspirado en el pintor flamenco El Bosco. También ha creado otras sagas como El abogado del Lincoln y Renée Ballard.
Antes de dedicarse a la escritura, Connelly trabajó como periodista en el Los Angeles Times, cubriendo noticias de crímenes. Su primera novela, El eco negro 1992 , ganó el Premio Edgar a la mejor primera novela, lo que impulsó su carrera literaria. Desde entonces, ha publicado más de 30 libros, muchos de los cuales han sido adaptados a televisión y cine.
