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The Waiting

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Madison Lintz, Titus Welliver
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Summary

'Michael Connelly is a powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction. The Waiting is proof he is at the top of his game."
MICK HERRON, #1 bestselling author of SLOW HORSES

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IN COLD CASES,
IT'S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU.
IT'S THE WAITING.

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.

But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to accuse unless the evidence is watertight...

With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter - Ballard finally has another badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the city's library of souls.

Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...

An electrifying and authoritative thriller from one of the greatest crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Prime's Bosch and Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.

****

CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:

'A superb natural storyteller'
LEE CHILD

'A master of the genre'
STEPHEN KING

'An incredible writer'
RICHARD OSMAN

'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation'
IAN RANKIN

'Nobody writes a better modern thriller'
EVENING STANDARD

'One of the world's greatest crime writers'
DAILY MAIL

©2024 Michael Connelly (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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Best Ballard and Bosch book so far

Best Ballard and Bosch book so far, now have to wait for the next book. Excellent multi story book, with twist and turners.

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Ballard and Bosch have done it again!

The insertion of the notorious Black Dahlia case into the middle of Ballards procedural work for the solving of crimes in her Cold Case Unit was sheer genius. Two for the price of one. Best one in the series yet. When do we get the TV series? 5 stars.

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Turn pager - time just flew by.

I am do delighted that Bosch Junior is findings her own voice and Renee is the mentor. This is such a well crafted story that layers the tension but by bit. There is so much detail but you never get bogged down. Wholly recommend the read.

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Best in the series so far

Only wish it was longer, 10/10 .. eating n the next instalment in the series

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connelly on top form shame about the download

at 8 hours and 29 minutes in the download it stopped playing on three attempts. finally managed to listen to most of it after choosing to play and select chapters after this time but this meant losing some of the story shattered the atmosphere. the readers were amazing but i was so stressed because of the gliche

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The wait for this book did not pay off

I was so disappointed at the disjointed narration. It was so clear they never read this is the same room and it told.
I enjoy Ballard and previous books have been great but sorry to say this was just off centre for me.

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Brilliant

I couldn’t put it down and didn’t want it lto finish . Michael Connelly has done it again

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Another great Ballard story

Over too soon as always. Really great read, good plot and nice ending. Looking forward to the next instalment!

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Best so far?

Might be…
excellent in the way the stories intertwine - great voices and delivery. Hope the next one is as good

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Great listen

Great listen and great story. I am not surprised as I’ve read/listened to all Michael Connelly’s books. I love the split narration between Ballard, Bosch & Bosch. Cant wait for the next one!

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