Late Show

CRIME NEVER SLEEPS. n 'CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR' Daily Mail n n ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST MYSTERY/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR n n * * * * *Detective Renee Ballard works 'The Late Show', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD. n n It's thankless work for a once-promising detective, keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime.

n n Some nights are worse than others. And tonight is the worst yet. n n Two shocking cases, hours apart: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspects.

n n Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn. But what she doesn't know - yet - is how deep her investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city, the police department and her own past... n n The Late Show will keep you up all night: it's time to meet Detective Renee Ballard.

n n * * * * * n n 'The new novel from America's greatest living crime writer is a gripping thrill ride that will entrance you and keep you reading until the small hours' Daily Express n n 'It has been more than ten years since Connelly, one of the world's greatest crime writers, last launched a major new character. Superb storytelling - this cements Connelly's place at the very top of the crime-writing tree' Daily Mail n n 'Classy and clever, with a tenacious heroine' Sunday Mirror n n 'Connelly achieves an enormous amount in these pages: he creates a new character who immediately leaps into life; and controls a complex, fast-paced plot full of surprises' Evening Standard n n 'The Late Show introduces a terrific female character: Detective Renee Ballard. The pacing is breathless ...

Ballard has astonishing resourcefulness and bravery - she is complicated and driven' New York Times n n 'Although the usual Connelly fingerprints are in evidence