xian rated The late show: 4 stars
The late show by Michael Connelly (Detective Renee Ballard -- 1)
"Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her …
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"Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her …
This book could’ve been a pamphlet. Still, there was nothing particularly enlightening in the useful portions of the book. About half of the book are Thiel’s often misguided musings on society and how things like public education are structured. It’s mostly Bs and entirely skipable. If I were a Stanford student enrolled in the lectures this book is born from, I probably would have dropped it after the first session. The “useful” portions of the book deal with running a start-up - something Thiel actually has experience at. Even then, it’s nothing earth shattering. That is to say Thiel’s observations and lessons are by no means a “zero to one” proposition.
Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman …
Harry is back, assigned to the LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit with his former cop ally and partner, Kizmin Rider. These …