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Ballard season one on Amazon Prime

By DeathBecomesHer

15 July, 2025

Michael Connelly’s streaming universe – already home to Bosch, Bosch: Legacy and The Lincoln Lawyer – has expanded further with the arrival of Ballard on Amazon Prime. We first met LAPD detective Renee Ballard on screen in the final episode of Bosch: Legacy season three,…

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First look: Nightshade by Michael Connelly

By crimefictionlover

16 May, 2025

Just a short post so that you can take a gander at the latest novel from Michael Connelly. Nightshade is a new direction for the author, leaving behind the streets of Los Angeles and his A-list crime fiction characters Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller and Renee…

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On the Radar: Michael Connelly resets with Nightshade

By crimefictionlover

9 May, 2025

If you’re a Harry Bosch fanatic, do not let the pain of Bosch: Legacy’s demise set in. The LA detective’s creator, Michael Connelly, has something new on the way and it’s our lead book in this week’s report. From Santa Catalina Island to the Peak…

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The Waiting by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

14 October, 2024

For fans of Michael Connelly and his characters Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard, a year always seems like a long time to wait for a book featuring one or both of them. Throw in Connelly’s besuited Lincoln Lawyer into the mix, things can get even…

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On the Radar: The Waiting... is over (almost)

By crimefictionlover

4 October, 2024

If you’re a Harry Bosch fan, a Renee Ballard fan, or both, then we have good news. The wait for the next novel in their epic story is nearly over and Michael Connelly’s The Waiting heads up our news report this week. We also have…

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The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023: The Winners

By crimefictionlover

7 December, 2023

A drum roll please. Or maybe some moody midnight saxophone would be more fitting, given our genre. Whatever the tune, whatever the syncopation, the moment has come to unveil the winners of the 2023 Crime Fiction Lover Awards. Go ahead and scroll down to feast…

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Best crime author of 2023 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

1 December, 2023

As crime fiction lovers, we all have different tastes. Cosy crime fiction has been resurgent in 2023 – no surprise given the chaos going on around the world, with the cost of living crisis, climate change and too many wars happening. We can escape from…

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DeathBecomesHer: Top Five Books of 2022

By DeathBecomesHer

26 December, 2022

I’ve had 10 years of doing this and it doesn’t get any easier, I can tell you. Crime fiction is such an eclectic genre but even so it is easy to get stuck into a rut. This year I endeavoured to move a little outside…

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Ballard season one on Amazon Prime

First look: Nightshade by Michael Connelly

On the Radar: Michael Connelly resets with Nightshade

The Waiting by Michael Connelly

On the Radar: The Waiting... is over (almost)

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023: The Winners

Best crime author of 2023 shortlist

DeathBecomesHer: Top Five Books of 2022

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