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The Dark Hours
- Narrated by: Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A CRIME BURIED FOR YEARS.
AND ONE THAT'S JUST BEGUN...
A MURDER YEARS IN THE MAKING
A murder in the middle of a street party seems a senseless tragedy. But the victim had a dark past which came back to haunt him.
THE DEEPER YOU LOOK
Detective Renée Ballard connects the killing to an unsolved case last worked by ex-LAPD legend Harry Bosch. But then a new crime shatters the night shift...
THE DARKER IT GETS
The Midnight Men are a deadly pair of predators who stalk the city during the dark hours and disappear without a trace.
Ballard once believed her job was to bring the truth to light. In a police department shaken to the core by protests and pandemic, both cases have the power to save her—or end her...
Critic Reviews
"An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best." (The Times)
"The Dark Hours is yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game." (Sunday Express)
"Consistently excellent.... The plotting is as skilful as ever, and the pacing as relentless." (Mail on Sunday)
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- Ish Rashad
- 01-12-2021
Flying at Twenty-three
That's 23 Harry Bosch novels - but this isn't a Harry Bosch novel. It's Connelly's other protagonist, Renee Ballard, collaborating with Bosch. In his 23rd appearance. But this is very much a Ballard novel,, and here's the thing: I mention 23 because by that time, most novelists have started to tire of their characters. The envelope warps, The behaviors shift. And it shows.
But Connelly is not just another crime author. He thinks, his thinking ages gracefully, and that sure as heck shows. His characters are real people, they have timelines that we learn about through the wonderfully delineated police-procedural fabric of his books. And because he is a thinking author, his background of the pandemic is picture-perfect. It is not there as a nod, it affects his individuals and organizations as it has us, in real life. and his skill allows him - a it has before - to interweave plots and crimes with consummate ease, against this complex backdrop.
And that skill draws us into this, another superbly paced, well-told, Connelly page-turner
I have avoided (so far) watching the Bosch TV series, only because my imagination has been given such a wondrously crafted Bosch/Haller/Ballard world that I am loathe to have any visuals superimposed on my version of it.
But.. I know the TV series has been done well - and that is my segue into heaping all the praise I can onto the narrators, Christine Lakin and Titus Welliver. The latter IS Harry Bosch in every nuance of his voice and intonation. That's well known fact.
Lakin shines here, doing Ballard proud. I am hyper-critical of poor narration, of characters who sound wrong - and one of my cardinal audiobook sins - of female narrators who feel constrained to put on male voices for the male parts. It is an act of violation and I have hurled headsets across the room in frustration at it.
And then there's readers like Christine Lakin, who understand that all you have to do is get the feel of the character, get the intonation, the emotion right - and the character appears fully-formed in your head, male, female or other.
So for me this audiobook hit the jackpot. a 555-alarmer and note perfect, like the jazz greats that Bosch loves.
And Michael C... thank you. What a fabulous journey you are still taking us on!
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- IAN
- 05-12-2021
An LA classic
In the tradition of LA detective stories this is one of the best, great performance by all concerned.
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- Pretzel B
- 01-07-2022
Michael Connelly never ceases to amaze
loved the book, look forward to the next one. Have read all the Bosch books so far and the only crime author who keeps pace with the times
Of course Titus Velliver is outstanding as always and have found Christine Lakin a perfect fit for the book
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- elizabeth b.
- 19-11-2021
Most enjoyable
I’ve not usually enjoyed these stories but I really loved this. Terrific narration and great to have two. It’s wasn’t too violent either.
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- Jack
- 05-12-2021
How a book should be narrated.
As usual an intriguing Michael Connelly story , with Bosch in the background as a new leading character makes her mark.
Excellent narration, with subtle music interludes taking us to the next episode that keeps us enthralled.
The heroine does not suffer fools gladly, and takes swift action when needed to thwart personal danger.
Eagerly waiting now for the next book to see where Ballard is heading.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-12-2021
I loved it.
Brilliant from start to finish. This story is highly recommended. Definitely worth the money spent.
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- Shane 1959
- 12-03-2022
Ballard & Bosch do it again!
A great audible experience, Titus does the book reading quite well. I would just like a bit more of him. Christine Lakin is very easy to listen to and does a top job in this recording.
The story line is riveting and the scene setting is modern.
The only criticism I have is the amount of times you get “she said or he said” I would imagine that 99% of people have the ability to follow the conversation without those added words and the repetition when short sentences are being used is annoying. I look forward to the next book
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- Louise
- 14-10-2022
Reality bites
The book features two cases, which seems much more realistic than so many police procedurals where the lead detective seems to have only one on the go at any time. I enjoyed the process of solving both and thought there were some nice extra touches such as the introduction of the dog. Ballard, for me, is not a likeable character but there was enough Bosch to counter that. Her constant telling victims of crime that “I need you to do this or that” is excruciatingly annoying. I wonder if this is another case of a male author just not being able to create a credible female character. Ballard acknowledges that she is not a good police officer in many ways but the author uses that to highlight the problems with the system itself and that really worked. Hated the inclusion of “mood music” which was trite and annoying. The voice actors were not to my taste, either - the male seemed too young to be Bosch and the female more suited to a melodramatic romance - but that is a personal preference more than anything else.
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- Sibleech
- 11-02-2023
Took a while to get into this one.
Ballard is not as astringent as Bosch but somehow I can’t jump on board with her, as opposed to her older mentor who seems so real. Maybe she’s a bit too woke for me. I felt the narration was a bit off with Lakin’s impersonation of male characters juxtaposed with Welliver. The story came together well but like many of MC’s books the baddies all get shot in the end - no need for spoiler alert as it always happens. Overall I enjoyed it and look forward to the next instalment.
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- Linnel
- 08-02-2024
Good storyline
I liked the performance and storyline. Highly recommended if you like a twist to stories.
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