Desert Star: The Brand New Blockbuster Ballard & Bosch Thriller

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Ballard and Bosch will be forced to face new tensions, old resentments, and personal secrets that will drive Bosch to behave in ways that she never would have expected from him in the pursuit of two psycho killers that could create incredible political fallout and destroy both of their law enforcement careers. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name. See this thread for more information.

As the team searched for what was now a serial killer, Harry continued his search for the killer of the Gallagher Family. They had the name of the killer, but had been unable to trace him. Harry was determined to find him this time...Connelly also continues to build on Ballard’s and Bosch’s unique working-relationship. Although still a bit rough in the personalities, their common bonds that bind them – being outsiders, extremely stubborn, and refusing to obey structured rules and policies – is what makes the partnership really work for me. Even with the contrasting differences in their ages and points in life, Ballard is a close reflection of what Harry was earlier in his career – rebellious, angry, and inflexible. However, Harry is a generation older than her, gained wisdom through his tough experiences, and become more of a mentor for other detectives. I especially like that Harry is training and influencing Renee Ballard because he sees a lot of himself in her. By mellowing out later in life (as well as being physically challenged), Harry’s able to help develop the next generation of law enforcement. I love seeing him pay it forward.

Harry gets the chance to do just that when his former partner, Detective Renée Ballard, offers him a volunteer position in her new Open-Unsolved Unit (cold case squad). If you want it, it’s a done deal,” Ballard said. “I already cleared it before I came here. It’s a different captain now and different people. I have to be honest, Harry, not a lot of people there know about you. You been gone, what, five years? Six? It’s a different department.” The whole book has a tired feel to it. MC might be interested only in the TV series, but he should know that there are some book lovers who don't watch TV and OTT (like me!). In their last two books together, Ballard has taken more of the lead role and Bosch the supporting role. In this novel, Connelly flips the script and makes Harry the primary character. There are several reasons as to why this book is such a great read, but the first one is why Connelly choose to make Harry the focus point of this one. And to make matters worse, I am not going to tell you too much of why, other than his choice of aging Bosch in real time, has made Harry a reflective and more personal driven man who has regrets, and a willingness to take risks and sacrifices to get closure in the things that matter most to him. The tenth floor of the Police Administration Building was where the Office of the Chief of Police and most of the department’s commanders were located.In this 24th book in the 'Harry Bosch' series, Detective Bosch and his sometimes partner Detective Renée Ballard look into cold cases. The book would be best enjoyed by readers familiar with the series.