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Late Show by Michael Connelly finished

Very good. The most exciting part was when Ballard and her lawyer meet with Feltzer.  F. thinks he has the goods on her, but she has filmed F. with the LA Times reporter.  He's broken the law by leaking about investigation. Everything turns.

The revelation of the cop-murderer at the restaurant is okay. Alivez and Ballard work together (they're sworn enemies because he has sexually harassed her) to bring him down.

All in all.  It's almost as if Connelly is afraid to make Ballard less than perfect for fear he'll be labeled sexist.  She doesn't do anything wrong in the entire book.  I'll read another, figuring he'll relax a bit in book two.

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