Michael Connelly is a powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction. The Waiting is proof he is at the top of his game. MICK HERRON, #1 bestselling author of SLOW HORSES ****IN COLD CASES,ITS NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU. ITS THE WAITING.LAPD Detective Renee Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to accuse unless the evidence is watertight...With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harrys daughter - Ballard finally has another badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the citys library of souls.Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...An electrifying and authoritative page-turner from one of the greatest crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Primes Bosch and Netflixs The Lincoln Lawyer.**** CRIME DOESNT COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:A superb natural storyteller LEE CHILD A master of the genre STEPHEN KING An incredible writer RICHARD OSMAN The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation IAN RANKIN Nobody writes a better modern thriller EVENING STANDARD One of the worlds greatest crime writers DAILY MAI