"Las horas oscuras" (The Dark Hours) by Michael Connelly is a double-narrative procedural featuring Detective Renée Ballard, who investigates a New Year's Eve murder connected to a 2011 cold case and the "Midnight Men" rapists. Grounded in the social context of 2020-2021 Los Angeles, the novel highlights the evolving partnership between Ballard and Harry Bosch against a backdrop of pandemic realities and departmental morale issues. For more details, visit michaelconnelly.com . Michael Connelly on The Dark Hours