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Ironwood by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

22 May, 2026

If ever a book opened with a bang, it’s Michael Connelly’s latest, Ironwood, featuring Detective Stilwell and set on Catalina island, off the coast of California. This is the second in the series, and it’s released a year after we first met Stil, in Nightshade….

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On the Radar: Michael Connelly's Ironwood, and more

By crimefictionlover

8 May, 2026

It’s always big news when a new Michael Connelly novel is announced. This week the creator of detective Harry Bosch is back with the second in his new series, which focuses on Detective Sergeant Stilwell, another California cop with villains to collar. We’re on the…

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The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

21 October, 2025

Mickey Haller has really been put through the wringer over the years, even going to prison at one point. But as The Proving Ground opens it’s a more contemplative Mickey who is in the spotlight. He’s stepped away from the cut and thrust of criminal…

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On the Radar: The stars are out

By crimefictionlover

10 October, 2025

The stars of crime fiction are out this week here in our new books column. Michael Connelly, Sophie Hannah, Val McDermid and Vaseem Khan are all names dedicated crime fiction lovers are aware of. And in JK Flynn and Nick Kolakowski, two of our favourite…

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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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Nightshade by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

20 May, 2025

It’s rare for Michael Connelly to release a novel in the springtime – and that’s just one of the things that feels a little different about Nightshade, his 40th book and the first in a new series featuring Detective Stilwell, based on Santa Catalina Island,…

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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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Ironwood by Michael Connelly

On the Radar: Michael Connelly's Ironwood, and more

The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

On the Radar: The stars are out

Ballard season one on Amazon Prime

Nightshade by Michael Connelly

First look: Nightshade by Michael Connelly

On the Radar: Michael Connelly resets with Nightshade

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