The Late Show

I just finished reading an advance reading copy of The Late Show, Michael Connelly's new mystery novel. Randy, the Hachette Book Rep here in Colorado, was kind enough to drop off a copy when he came by for an appointment with one of the buyers at the bookstore where I work.  It is a stand alone novel about a female police detective in Los Angeles named Renee Ballard, who runs afoul of her supervisor and winds up working the 11:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. shift, called The Late Show by the detectives.  The book focuses on two cases Ballard is investigating, one of them on her own, against direct orders from her supervisors.  Like Connelly's popular Harry Bosch character, Ballard is  a rebel and a loner, and the story is quite good.  I have yet to read a bad novel by Connelly, and I recommend picking up a copy of The Late Show at your local bookstore or library.  Now!