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Ballard Books In Kindle Unlimited

The first 5 books featuring Renée Ballard are available in Kindle Unlimited in the USA and Canada until August 1. Get ready for the new TV series by catching up with the books.

Included books are: The Late Show (2017), Dark Sacred Night (2018), The Night Fire (2019), The Dark Hours (2021), and Desert Star (2022).

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NIGHTSHADE Is A #1 New York Times Bestseller

Thank you for making Nightshade a #1 New York Times bestseller, and a bestseller in the UK and Canada and Australia, as well! Thank you for reading, and for sharing your enthusiasm for the book. Thank you for all your comments and emails. We are so happy to know you are enjoying Detective Stilwell and the other new characters in the new setting of Catalina Island. 

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Read All About NIGHTSHADE

Read reviews and an excerpt. Listen to an audiobook clip. Watch videos with Michael. Read a Q&A. Find out how to get a signed copy. See photos of many of the real places mentioned in the book. Basically, everything you need to learn all about Michael’s new book and new lead character.

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Ballard Premieres On Prime Video On July 9

Maggie Q (Renée Ballard) and Courtney Taylor (Zamira Parker) in BALLARD S1. Greg Gayne/Prime Video

All 10 episodes will be available on July 9. Click to read more and see more images.

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NIGHTSHADE Is Out Now In The USA, Canada, The UK, Ireland, Australia, & New Zealand!

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell has been “exiled” to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland. But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor—a Jane Doe identifiable at first only by a streak of purple dye in her hair. At the same time, a report of poaching on a protected reserve turns into a case fraught with violence and danger as Stilwell digs into the shady past of an island bigwig.

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NIGHTSHADE Is Set In Avalon, On Catalina Island

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Special Preorder Offer From Michael’s Publisher In The USA

Michael’s US publisher, Little, Brown and Company, has partnered with Love Catalina, the official tourism authority of Catalina, for a surprise preorder gift. Any US fan who has preordered Nightshade (or preorders it this week) in hardcover, eBook, or audiobook, can receive an exclusive downloadable map of Catalina, as seen through the locations of the book. Use it to mark the action of the story while you read along, or to plan your own trip to Catalina. Offer open until 11:59 pm on 5/19.

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The NIGHTSHADE Book Tour Has Been Canceled

I am very sorry to share that Michael had to cancel his May (USA) and June (England) book tours for NIGHTSHADE. An unforeseen medical procedure has been scheduled, prohibiting touring and traveling. Doctors’ orders. It is a huge disappointment, but the plan is to try and schedule an event with these same booksellers in October when the next book comes out. If you bought a ticket to an event, the host store will be reaching out to you with an update, or you can reach out to the store directly yourself. Thank you for your understanding and your patience.

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NIGHTSHADE Review: Best Books Of May & Must Listen

“Michael Connelly always brings heart and wit to his best-selling police procedurals, and this first outing for Stilwell is no exception, introducing a smart, determined, and highly moral protagonist with a case designed to push all his buttons. As Stilwell methodically works his way through the case, Connelly not only gives us the thrilling step-by-step of investigative work but also mines the tensions of a complicated job—and the struggle to prove oneself in a hostile environment.” — Apple Books, Best Books of May Staff Pick & Must Listen Audiobook Staff Pick

Read more reviews of Nightshade!

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Watch: Michael Connelly Introduces His New Book, NIGHTSHADE

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