{"product_id":"late-show","title":"Late Show","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRIME NEVER SLEEPS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF AMAZON''S BEST MYSTERY\/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * * * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetective Renée Ballard works ''The Late Show'', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s thankless work for a once-promising detective, keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome nights are worse than others. And tonight is the worst yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo shocking cases, hours apart: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBallard 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Late Show \u003c\/i\u003ewill keep you up all night: it''s time to meet Detective Renée Ballard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * * * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''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'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Classy and clever, with a tenacious heroine'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe Late Show\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a terrific female character: Detective Renée Ballard. The pacing is breathless ... Ballard has astonishing resourcefulness and bravery - she is complicated and driven'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Although the usual Connelly fingerprints are in evidence here - the real achievement is the creation of his tenacious heroine, Ballard'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ballard is significantly more than a Bosch replacement or clone - an absorbing character on her own terms. Connelly has created yet another potentially iconic tarnished knight of those perennially mean streets'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A characteristically complex tale of murder and police corruption'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e (Thriller of the Week)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''First there was Detective Harry Bosch, then Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller, and now comes Renee Ballard, ace thriller writer Michael Connelly''s first new protagonist in 10 years. A nail-bitingly exciting investigation featuring a finely realised new character from one of America''s finest contemporary novelists'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317958287742,"sku":"NW9781409147558","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781409147558.jpg?v=1778657134","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/late-show","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}