Character · Ballard circle · 3 books
John Jenkins
John Jenkins is Renée Ballard’s partner on the Hollywood night shift. A decent detective who would rather hand cases to the day shift and get home to his ill wife, he wants a quiet career, which often puts him at odds with Ballard’s urge to keep going.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Late Show (2017)
- Latest appearance
- The Night Fire (2019)
- Books
- 3 (1 major, 2 minor)
- Series
- Renée Ballard
- Author
- Michael Connelly
- Circle
- Ballard circle
Where to meet John Jenkins
John Jenkins first appears in The Late Show (2017), in a major role, book 1 of the Renée Ballard series.
Every book with John Jenkins
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2017MThe Late Showmajor role · Renée BallardBuy
- 2018·Dark Sacred Nightminor role · Renée BallardBuy
- 2019·The Night Fireminor role · Renée BallardBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Renée BallardLAPD detective, later head of Open-Unsolved | 3 |
| Harry BoschLAPD homicide detective, later retired | 2 |
| Maddie BoschBosch’s daughter | 2 |