{"product_id":"nightshade-a-catalina-novel-1","title":"Nightshade (A Catalina Novel #1)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirty-nine previous novels, among them \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \n\u003ci\u003eThe Waiting, Resurrection Walk, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eDesert Star.\u003c\/i\u003e His books, which include the Harry Bosch series, the Lincoln Lawyer series, and the Renée Ballard series, have sold more than eighty-nine million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of four television series: \n\u003ci\u003eBosch, Bosch: Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Lawyer, \u003c\/i\u003e and the upcoming \n\u003ci\u003eBallard.\u003c\/i\u003e He spends his time in California and Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Connelly's compulsively readable, best-selling crime fiction is propelled by justice-seekers committed to their calling, no matter the risks...With an intriguingly low-key but skilled and principled hero, his significant other, a pesky if useful reporter, a conniving mayor, and a crime boss known as Baby Head, \n\u003ci\u003eNightshade\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and promising start to crime virtuoso Connelly's new series.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As always with a Connelly novel, the characters are well drawn and the prose is tight, precise, and easy to read.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Michael Connelly has remained one of today's top mystery writers -- if not the top mystery writer... \n\u003ci\u003eNightshade\u003c\/i\u003e marks another bright turning point for Connelly.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[Connelly's] reporter's skills of observation make \n\u003ci\u003eNightshade\u003c\/i\u003e come alive.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this winning series launch, L.A. noir maestro Connelly...proves small-town policing can be just as high stakes as crime solving in the big city...The claustrophobic setting and layered plotting evoke the crime novels of John D. MacDonald, and Stilwell makes for an intriguing hero, with enough biographical gaps for Connelly to sketch him in further in subsequent installments. The author's fans will be thrilled to find him working in a new register.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As with all of Connelly's books, there's a relentless narrative drive powering the story along to an explosive climax. His plotting, as usual, is tight and without a school of red herrings to distract the reader. Its strengths are its evocative atmosphere, realistic dialogue, and well-developed characters...Come what may, Stil is sure to soon take his place alongside Harry, Mickey, and Renee as a beloved Connelly stalwart.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The singularity of Catalina, which is far enough from the coast to have its own insular nautical culture, allows Connelly to add deeper blues to his ever shifting Southern California palette.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAirmail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been \"exiled\" to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland. But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor--a Jane Doe identifiable at first only by a streak of purple dye in her hair. At the same time, a report of poaching on a protected reserve turns into a case fraught with violence and danger as Stilwell digs into the shady past of an island bigwig. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Crossing all lines of protocol and jurisdiction, Stilwell doggedly works both cases. Though hampered by an old beef with an ex-colleague determined to thwart him at every turn, he is convinced he is the only one who can bring justice to the woman known as \"Nightshade.\" Soon, his investigation uncovers closely guarded secrets and a dark heart to the serene island that was meant to be his escape from the evils of the big city. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Propulsive and atmospheric, \n\u003ci\u003eNightshade \u003c\/i\u003elaunches a brand new character into the Connelly universe, and proves without question that Michael Connelly is \"the undisputed master of the modern crime novel\" (Real Book Spy).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2025 pg. 42 (EAN 9780316588485, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/28\/2025 (EAN 9780316588485, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2025 (EAN 9780316588485, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496022638870,"sku":"9780316588485","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780316588485.jpg?v=1783050806","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/nightshade-a-catalina-novel-1","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}