{"product_id":"9781398719033","title":"The Waiting : The Brand New Ballard \u0026 Bosch Thriller","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Connelly, Michael \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUSA\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 April 2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Orion) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Ballard and Bosch' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 34 | 344g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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  ****IN COLD CASES,IT'S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  IT'S THE WAITING.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAPD Detective Ren?e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to accuse unless the evidence is watertight...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying and authoritative page-turner from one of the greatest crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Prime's Bosch and Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**** 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55136021774711,"sku":"9781398719033","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781398719033.jpg?v=1744994287","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781398719033","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}