{"product_id":"the-late-show","title":"The Late Show","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this first installment of the Rene Ballard series  #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces a \"complicated and driven\" young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPDs toughest beat (The New York Times).  Renee Ballard works the midnight shift in Hollywood  beginning many investigations but finishing few  as each morning she turns everything over to the daytime units. Its a frustrating job for a once up-and-coming detective  but its no accident. Shes been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor.  But one night Ballard catches two assignments she doesnt want to part with. First  a prostitute is brutally beaten and left for dead in a parking lot. All signs point to a crime of premeditation  not passion  by someone with big evil on his mind. Then she sees a young waitress breathe her last after being caught up in a nightclub shooting. Though dubbed a peripheral victim  the waitress buys Ballard a way in  and this time she is determined not to give up at dawn. Against orders and her partners wishes  she works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night.  As the investigations intertwine  Ballard is forced to face her own demons and confront a danger she could never have imagined. To find justice for these victims who cant speak for themselves  she must put not only her career but her life on the line.  Propulsive as a jolt of adrenaline and featuring a bold and defiant new heroine  The Late Show is yet more proof that Michael Connelly is \"a master of the genre\" (Washington Post).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946521129013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0316439924","price":29.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780316439923.jpg?v=1769954395","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-late-show","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}