The Night Fire

The Night Fire Summary

A FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE

ANEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR
ACrimeReadsBest Crime Novel Notable selection
Harry Bosch and LAPD DetectiveRenée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 New York Timesbestselling author Michael Connelly

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, John Jack Thompson, is dead, and his widow gives Bosch a murder book, one that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD twenty years before -- the unsolved killing of a troubled young man.

Bosch takes the murder book to Detective Renée Ballard and asks her to help him discover what about this crime lit Thompson's fire all those years ago. As she begins her inqueries -- while still working her own cases on the midnight shift -- Ballad finds aspects of the initial investigation that just don't add up.

The bond between Bosch and Ballard tightens as they become a formidable investigation team. And they soon arrive at a disturbing question: Did Thompson steal the murder book to work the case in retirement, or to make sure it never got solved?
Written with the intense pacing and masterful suspense that have made Michael Connelly "the hard-boiled fiction master of our time" (NPR),The Night Fire continues the unofficial partnership of two fierce detectives determined not to let the fire with burn out.



Book Reviews

PJoesco

Another Great Read5 star

Truly enjoyable. Hard to put down. When you think you have it figured out, its like curveball coming.55

Scott_A_Miller

Outstanding5 star

5 Stars. Really enjoying the Ballard books. I really need to get further into the early Bosch stuff. I think I’m only 5 or 6 in. Connelly is outstanding. I loved the way he wove the stories together for this one. Both were great mysteries. I have a lot of catching up to do with his catalog.55

sdg763

HELP Needed AUDIO5 star

I thought I ordered an audio book. I can’t read the written word anymore. Please credit my account.55

olddue1

The Night Fire4 star

Very entertaining murder mystery with plenty of twists and turns. Lots of unlikely scenarios but still fun. Readers will enjoy I.45

Bobmandoo

Nails5 star

Won’t have to trim them for a while.55

eagleye88

Wowww …5 star

Recommended !55

C,Editor

Too much scatalogical language1 star

F’ing and blinding for the vocabulary impaired- the writing otherwise is great. What a shame!15

frenchy0674

What a ride . . twists & turns on every page!5 star

Enjoyable crime fiction . . couldn’t put it down!55

Madiluc

Best of the series so far3 star

Although not the best of his books it was the best of this series a little to contrite.35

harveystl

The Night Fire5 star

Connelly is simply the best!55



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