Dark Hours, Connelly - B+

        At this stage, the Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch team is led by Ballard. Harry's role is completely back-up. Renee is working a case involving serial rapists when she picks up a random New Year's Eve murder. She runs with the murder, knowing full well that she'll be off the case once the holiday weekend is over. She figures out that Harry had an unsolved case that may be connected. He also provides guidance on the the rape case. Eventually, she is so off base with her hierarchial bosses that she quits just before she nails the rapists. She and Harry have a loose agreement for her to join him as a PI. The story closes with the Chief of Police asking her back. With Harry sitting in his house on the hill, Ballard back on the force, and Maddie in the police academy, Connelly can run this for as long as he lives. There are few, if any, better.