The author goes on about few hours of Jan 6 toad riot but the BLM riots that terrorized the country about the same time are not mentioned at all. Sadly, we had to live through the 9 months of terror and the lawlessness that followed. Enough with the dishonest fake woke fantasy, it would be nice to return to reality, where all people are equal under the law.

5 Stars. Connelly is incredible. He keeps writing great characters and stories. This one was right up there with his best. I’m way behind on his work. I kind of started reading him with this series after the first or second Bosch book. I have to get moving on them. Connelly has officially become my Robert B. Parker follow up. This story had just about everything. Highs and lows, excellent mystery and great characters. This series can be read on its own I think. Give it a try if you haven’t. I think this is going to get the TV treatment. I can’t wait.

I didn’t really warm up to Renee Ballard until this book. She now has more focus and common sense. I like how she interacts with Maddie. This was one of those books where the end snuck up on me. I turned the page and it was over! That is a sign of a good book for me. I get so engrossed in the story that the fact I read it all surprises me. I am definitely recommending this to family and friends. Thank you Mr. Connelly, for another great book!

Another great story from Michael Connelly in the Bosch/Ballard saga.

Excellent. Was sorry when Connelly retired Harry Bosch, but he has created an equally engaging character in Renee Ballard. His stories are excellent and he offers great insight to human character

as always.

Rachel Ballard has become a favorite of mine. I love her surprising solutions to the problems she gets in to. She, along with Harry Bosch, resolve issues with the established LAPD and the politics surrounding every case in ways that satisfy me and are not predictable. Rachel is, like Bosch complicated with unresolved issues from her personal background. I’m always rooting for her to get through her scrapes to fight another day, and ride the waves.

Seriously? I have read everything Connelly has written and I hope this was ghost written. CNN crack photo source proves cheap fakes of Biden freezes at functions to solve the Black Dahlia murders? Marauding bands of Jan 6th White Nationalists plotting a massacre at the Malibu Pier, a place with only three roads for a getaway? Get back to stories anyone can enjoy.

Great story! One of his best books.

Probably the best Ballard book to date. Really enjoyable.