The Dark Hours
- Published
- 9 November 2021
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9780316485647
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Dark Hours arrived November 2021, two years after The Night Fire, as the fourth book at 400 pages, continuing Renée Ballard's late-show cases as an insomniac, paddle-boarding detective with a deep grudge against departmental politics.
Key facts about The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly wrote The Dark Hours, a novel on our list. It has been out since 9 November 2021. The book has 400 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316485647 to find the main one.
The Dark Hours is book 4 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
The Dark Hours is book 4 in the Renee Ballard series. It follows The Night Fire. It is followed by Desert Star. 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 9780316485647
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781549107696