Renée Ballard book 4 · 2021
The Dark Hours
On New Year’s Eve a man in Hollywood is killed by what looks like celebratory gunfire, but Renée Ballard finds a link to an older murder. She is also hunting a pair of serial attackers known as the Midnight Men, and turns to the retired Harry Bosch for advice.
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Book facts
- Author
- Michael Connelly
- Series
- Renée Ballard, book 4 of 6
- Also part of
- Harry Bosch, book 24
- Published
- 2021
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- Medium
The Dark Hours on screen
- Ballard (2025–, series, Prime Video). Maggie Q plays Renée Ballard, who leads a new LAPD cold case unit. Watch with Prime
Who is in The Dark Hours
2 recurring or key characters from Michael Connelly’s chart.
Lead 1
- Renée BallardLAPD detective, later head of Open-UnsolvedLeaves the LAPD at the end
Major 1
- Harry BoschLAPD homicide detective, later retired
Also featuring these characters
Other Michael Connelly books that share the most characters with The Dark Hours.
- The Waiting2024 · Renée Ballard · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dark Sacred Night2018 · Renée Ballard · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Ironwood2026 · Catalina · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon