Desert Star
- Published
- 8 November 2022
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9781668602683
- Type
- novel
About this book
Desert Star, published almost exactly a year later in November 2022, matches The Dark Hours' 400-page length as the fifth entry, continuing Michael Connelly's story of Ballard closing the cases the day shift won't touch.
Key facts about Desert Star
Desert Star is a novel by Michael Connelly. Readers have had it since 8 November 2022. It runs to 400 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of Desert Star. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781668602683 to find the main one.
Desert Star is book 5 of 6 in the Renee Ballard series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with The Late Show (2017). The Waiting is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 15 October 2024.
Additionally, Michael Connelly writes Harry Bosch, Jack McEvoy and The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller), plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our crime and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Ironwood is the latest published Michael Connelly book on file, from 19 May 2026.
About Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly is one of the defining American crime novelists of the past three decades, best known for the Harry Bosch series — LAPD detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, a Vietnam veteran and obsessive investigator whose personal code often puts him at odds with department politics. See every Michael Connelly book in order.
Its place in Renee Ballard
Desert Star is book 5 in the Renee Ballard series. It follows The Dark Hours. It is followed by The Waiting. See the full Renee Ballard reading order.
Renee Ballard is the detective Michael Connelly built for modern Los Angeles. Once a rising star in LAPD Robbery-Homicide, she was exiled to Hollywood Division's overnight "late show" after reporting a supervisor for sexual harassment — and losing the fight. Working the hours when nobody watches, Ballard refuses to hand her cases off at dawn: a paddle-boarding, beach-sleeping insomniac with a K-9 companion and a deep grudge against departmental politics, she closes what the day shift won't touch. Her 2017 debut…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781668602683
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781409186236