About
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly is an esteemed American crime writer known for his gripping detective novels. Born on July 21, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he pursued a career in journalism before turning to writing. His breakthrough came with the 1992 bestseller "The Black Echo," introducing the iconic detective Harry Bosch. Connelly has authored over 30 novels, including the "Harry Bosch" and "Mickey Haller" series. His books have garnered critical acclaim, earning him numerous awards, including the Edgar Award for Best Novel and the Shamus Award. With over 80 million copies sold worldwide, Connelly's work has been translated into over 40 languages. He has received honorary doctorates from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Southern California. Connelly's novels have been adapted into several television series, including "Bosch" and "The Lincoln Lawyer."
Book Series by Michael Connelly
Bosch Universe Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Black Echo | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Black Ice | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Concrete Blonde | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Coyote | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Poet | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trunk Music | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Work | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Angels Flight | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Void Moon | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Darkness More Than Night | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| City of Bones | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lost Light | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Narrows | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Closers | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Echo Park | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Overlook | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Brass Verdict | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scarecrow | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nine Dragons | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blue on Black (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Reversal | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Angle of Investigation (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fifth Witness | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Suicide Run (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Drop | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Black Box | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gods of Guilt | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Switchblade (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Burning Room | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Crossing | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wrong Side of Goodbye | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Late Show | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Two Kinds of Truth | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Sacred Night | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Night Fire | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fair Warning | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Law of Innocence | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Hours | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Desert Star | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Resurrection Walk | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Waiting | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Harry Bosch Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Black Echo | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Black Ice | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Concrete Blonde | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Coyote | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trunk Music | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Angels Flight | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Darkness More Than Night | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| City of Bones | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lost Light | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Narrows | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Closers | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Echo Park | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Overlook | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nine Dragons | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Drop | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Black Box | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Switchblade (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Burning Room | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Crossing | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Wrong Side of Goodbye | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Two Kinds of Truth | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Sacred Night | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Night Fire | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Hours | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Desert Star | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Resurrection Walk | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Waiting | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Harry Bosch Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Blue on Black (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Angle of Investigation (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Suicide Run (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Crooked Man | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Lincoln Lawyer Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Lincoln Lawyer | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Brass Verdict | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Reversal | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fifth Witness | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gods of Guilt | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Law of Innocence | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Resurrection Walk | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Renée Ballard Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Late Show | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Sacred Night | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Night Fire | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Hours | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Desert Star | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Waiting | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Jack McEvoy Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Poet | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scarecrow | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fair Warning | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Terry McCaleb Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Work | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Darkness More Than Night | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Narrows | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
Michael Connelly Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Void Moon | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chasing the Dime | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
Michael Connelly Short Stories/Novellas with Dennis Lehane
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Safe Man: A Ghost Story (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Eye (Short Story) ( With: Dennis Lehane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Michael Connelly Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Mulholland Dive | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
Michael Connelly Children's Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Filbert Nutberry's Grand Christmas Adventure | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Michael Connelly Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Crime Beat | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| 26 Miles to Boston | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fenway 1946: Red Sox, Peace, and a Year of Hope | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Mysterious Profiles Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Rambo ( By: David Morrell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hieronymus Bosch | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bob Lee Swagger ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spenser ( By: Robert B. Parker) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| John Rebus ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ben Kincaid (Short Story) ( By: William Bernhardt) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Detective Stilwell Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Nightshade | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| London Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Michael Connelly Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Measures of Poison | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Shadow of the Master | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Society of Demolition Writers | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Penguin Book of Crime Stories | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Blue Religion | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Prisoner of Memory and 24 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Half-Minute Horrors | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hook, Line & Sinister | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Rich and the Dead | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Down These Green Streets | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vengeance | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| USA Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| FaceOff | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Company of Sherlock Holmes | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Highway Kind | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| In Sunlight or In Shadow | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alive in Shape and Color | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| When a Stranger Comes to Town | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
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