Renée Ballard book 1 · 2017
The Late Show
Detective Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, where cases are passed to the day teams by morning. One night brings a brutal assault and a multiple shooting at a nightclub, and Ballard refuses to let either case go, even when her own department would rather she did.
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Book facts
- Author
- Michael Connelly
- Series
- Renée Ballard, book 1 of 6
- Published
- 2017
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
The Late Show 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 Late Show
3 recurring or key characters from Michael Connelly’s chart. Introduces Renée Ballard, John Jenkins and Robert Olivas.
Lead 1
- Renée BallardFirst appearanceLAPD detective, later head of Open-UnsolvedIntroduced on the Hollywood night shift
Major 2
- John JenkinsFirst appearanceBallard’s night-shift partner
- Robert OlivasFirst appearanceLieutenant from Ballard’s pastBallard had reported him for harassment
Also featuring these characters
Other Michael Connelly books that share the most characters with The Late Show.
- The Night Fire2019 · Renée Ballard · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon