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The Night Fire

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Titus Welliver,Christine Lakin
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SOME CRIMES LIGHT A FIRE THAT NEVER GOES OUT... 

A JUDGE MURDERED IN A CITY PARK

Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, defends the man accused.

A HOMELESS PERSON BURNED ALIVE

Detective Renée Ballard catches the case on the LAPD's notorious graveyard shift.

AN UNSOLVED HOMICIDE FROM A LIFETIME AGO

Harry Bosch is left a missing case file by his mentor who passed away. He was the man who taught Bosch that everybody counts, or nobody counts. Why did he keep the case all these years? To find the truth - or bury it?

IN L.A. CRIME NEVER SLEEPS

But in Ballard, Bosch and Haller: the fire always burns. Will it light the way - or leave their lives in ashes?

CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY.

©2019 Michael Connelly (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group

Critic Reviews

'One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year.' The i newspaper, Best Crime Books for 2019 

'There's something for everyone in this jam-packed plot' New York Times

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Brilliant

Connelly never fails to deliver. To me he is a most consistent author and all he writes is 5 stars. This book is just another of his brilliant story telling ability. Bosch is a character that I had warmed to, embraced, and rallied for - I have as a Bosch fan always dreaded the inevitable loss of Harry one day. Ballard has big shoes to fill, but once again Connolly is working his literary genius and she is becoming all I admired in Bosch and more. I love their flaws, humanity, tortured pasts and imperfect characters. I very much look forward to every release and devour them in one to two days. That is the followed by lamenting having to wait another year for the next book. I simply do not believe he can write a lacklustre or disappointing book.

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love harry

love harry bosch. great hearing Titus's voice. highly recommend. enjoyed new character of renae ballard

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narration

I found the variation in volume between narrators a bit distracting needing to be adjusted.... otherwise it was good

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Bosch and Ballard burn bright

My two favourite Connolly characters in one book. Carefully drawn characters are developed and challenged.

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Connelly always delivers - keeps me hooked!

The stories are always brilliant. Feel like we really know these characters and enjoy every twist and step change

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Connelly only gets better

Bosh, continues to become a larger part of my life as he and I enter retirement. This partnership with Bollard is a perfect way for the author to cover police work not normally covered by male officers and yet a way for two like minded individuals to collaborate and thrive against an imperfect system.
The pace of this story & the collaboration between the two lead characters against a background of topical and realistic storytelling is exceptional.

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Great

Another great story by this author. Enjoyed the dual narrators. always a great story and plot found hard to put down. I do enjoy all of his books.

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Hard to put down.

What a gripping tale. I didn’t know how it would play out with Bosch being on the other side but they do it so well.

Michael gives us another classic.

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Another brilliant Ballard story!

Loving this series so much., Connelly is a master storyteller with exceptional characters! The Ballard Bosch partnership rocks!

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Another great Bosch story

I really enjoyed this story and it’s many interlocked storylines. Readers were great, too. Happy to recommend.

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