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Jul 15
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Real Crime, Real Stories: The Making of ...

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Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong sits down with bestselling author Michael Connelly and veteran LAPD detective Mitzi Roberts to discuss Ballard, the new Prime Video series expanding Connelly’s gritty “Harry Bosch” universe. The show’s lead, Renee Ballard, is inspired by Mitzi’s real-life work tracking down killers – like the infamous Samuel Little – and shaped by her decades-long career on the force. Candice explores how Mitzi’s pursuit of justice and Connelly’s storied career as an author merged to bring Ballard to life, and how truth and fiction can collide to tell gripping stories on the screen.

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