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THE NIGHT FIRE

Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him to be a homicide detective.
Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every case. Now that mentor, J.J. Thompson, is dead, but after his funeral his widow hands Bosch a murder book that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD 20 years before - the unsolved killing of a troubled young man in an alley used for drug deals.

Bosch brings the murder book to Renée Ballard and asks her to help him find what about the case lit Thompson's fire all those years ago. That will be their starting point.

The bond between Bosch and Ballard tightens as they become a formidable investigation team. And they soon arrive at a worrying question: Did Thompson steal the murder book to work the case in retirement, or to make sure it never got solved?

Michael Connelly is the author of thirty-two previous novels, including #1 New York Times bestsellers Dark Sacred Night and Two Kinds of Truth. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series and the Lincoln Lawyer series, have sold more than seventy-four million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels and is the executive producer of Bosch, starring Titus Welliver. He spends his time in California and Florida.
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Published 2019-10-22 by Little Brown

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The Night Fire's gritty nightscape and cast of compassionate characters will hook anyone, whether or not they're already a Connelly fan.

Connelly is in top storytelling form, weaving seamlessly unrelated pieces of information to form a case that will leave readers breathless. Whoever thought that Bosch was finished as an investigator is so wrong; the addition of Ballard as his "partner" has breathed new life into this complex and fascinating series. We highly recommend this brilliant book.

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Connelly is without peer when it comes to police procedurals, and once again proves that he's the modern master of the form. Read more...

There's something for everyone in this jam-packed plot: murder, arson, professional rivalry, salty cop talk and noisy domestic disputes that turn very ugly very quickly. Connelly is pretty much the current dean of procedural writers. His main characters - Bosch, Ballard and Haller - use different methods, but nobody misses a trick. Read more...

THE NIGHT FIRE has been selected as one of Apple Books' Best of October, Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Month and Most Anticipated Novels of the Fall, one of Barnes & Noble's Top Books of the Month, and one of Crimereads' "10 Books You Should Read in October."

THE NIGHT FIRE debuted as the #1 New York Times bestseller this week, on a very impressive list! It's featured on both the Print Hardcover and Combined Print and E-book Bestseller lists. It also landed as #1 on the Apple Books Bestseller list!

Every fall, Connelly finds a way to bring out some new magic in this classic series.

Connelly continues to cement his legacy as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, and reading one of his books is an experience unlike anything else the genre has to offer. Look for The Night Fire to make everyone's "Best of" lists at the end of the year... right where it belongs.

Connelly is the Raymond Chandler of this generation, and readers will be studying his writing methods decades from now. He has created another novel that feels authentic on every level, and the underlying theme of mortality running through the narrative makes everything in the story more urgent. Read more...

THE NIGHT FIRE offers more than a few incendiary surprises. Read more...

THE NIGHT FIRE is a finalist for the L.A. Times Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller! Winners will be announced on April 17. Read more...

Not only has Connelly created another fully formed series lead in Renée, who has her own fascinating backstory, but he has also forged a fascinating yin-and-yang relationship between the old school Harry and the unconventional loner Renèe... Master chef Connelly has once again combined familiar ingredients into a new and completely satisfying dish.