Renée Ballard book 3 · 2019
The Night Fire
At the funeral of his old mentor, John Jack Thompson, Harry Bosch is handed a murder book Thompson took with him when he retired. Bosch and Renée Ballard work the twenty-year-old killing together, while Ballard also investigates a man burned to death in his tent.
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Book facts
- Author
- Michael Connelly
- Series
- Renée Ballard, book 3 of 6
- Also part of
- Harry Bosch, book 23
- Published
- 2019
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Night Fire
5 recurring or key characters from Michael Connelly’s chart.
Lead 2
- Harry BoschLAPD homicide detective, later retired
- Renée BallardLAPD detective, later head of Open-Unsolved
Major 1
- Mickey HallerDefence lawyer who works from his Lincoln
Minor and cameo 2
- Maddie BoschBosch’s daughter
- John JenkinsBallard’s night-shift partner
Also featuring these characters
Other Michael Connelly books that share the most characters with The Night Fire.
- Two Kinds of Truth2017 · Harry Bosch · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Wrong Side of Goodbye2016 · Harry Bosch · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Desert Star2022 · Renée Ballard · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Crossing2015 · Harry Bosch · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon