The Dark Hours (Harry Bosch #23)(110)

“Sure, think about it,” he said. “Just don’t take too long. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”

He held up the badge.

“I’ll keep this until I hear from you,” he said.

“Yes, sir,” Ballard said.

The chief headed back to the car, and the driver held the door for him. The black SUV took off down Finley, and Ballard watched it go.

Then she went surfing.





ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


Many thanks to Team Ballard and Bosch, an all-star lineup of editors, readers, advisers, and investigators who helped the author with this novel in immeasurable ways. They include Asya Muchnick, Bill Massey, Emad Akhtar, Pamela Marshall, Betsy Uhrig, Jane Davis, Heather Rizzo, Dennis Wojciechowski, Henrik Bastin, John Houghton, Terrill Lee Lankford, and Linda Connelly. The detectives roundtable includes Mitzi Roberts, the inspiration for Ballard, as well as Rick Jackson, David Lambkin, and Tim Marcia, inspirations all. Many thanks to all who lent a hand to the author.