Characters in The Dark Hours

Renée Ballard

LAPD detective working the Hollywood graveyard shift, juggling a fresh homicide and a serial-rape case in a depleted department.

Also in The Late Show, Desert Star

The Midnight Men

A pair of serial predators who strike on holidays and leave no trace, hunted by Ballard.

Harry Bosch

Retired LAPD detective and Ballard's trusted mentor, drawn back in through a cold case of his own.

Also in The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde, The Last Coyote, Desert Star, Trunk Music, Angels Flight, A Darkness More Than Night, City of Bones, Lost Light