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Michael Connelly Books in Order

14 series including Bosch Universe Series, Harry Bosch Series and more

★ 40 NYT bestsellers · 21 at #1 14 series 132 books Latest: The Hollow (2026)

The earliest Michael Connelly book we track dates to 1992, and the catalogue now runs to 132 books. The work is organised into 14 series; the longest is Bosch Universe at 43 books. The newest book on our shelves is The Hollow (2026).

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1 Bosch Universe 2 Harry Bosch 3 Harry Bosch Short Stories/Novellas 4 Lincoln Lawyer 5 Renée Ballard 6 Jack McEvoy 7 Terry McCaleb 8 Michael Connelly Other Novels 9 Michael Connelly Short Stories/Novellas with Dennis Lehane 10 Michael Connelly Short Story Collections 11 Michael Connelly Children's Books 12 Michael Connelly Non-Fiction Books 13 Detective Stilwell 14 Michael Connelly Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

40 books

Michael Connelly has placed 40 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 459 weeks on the charts. 21 titles reached #1.

Cover of The Fifth Witness
The Fifth Witness
Bosch Universe Series

11 weeks on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Apr 2011 · 30 weeks across 3 NYT lists

Full chart history →
Cover of The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
Bosch Universe Series

16 weeks on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2005 · 28 weeks across 3 NYT lists

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Michael Connelly’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

14 series · 132 books
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

Bosch Universe Series

0 of 43 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Black Echo 1992 🏆 Edgar Awards 1993Anthony Award 1993Dilys Award 1993Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Black Ice 1993 🏆 Falcon Award 1995Anthony Award 1994Hammett Prize 1993Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Concrete Blonde 1994 Anthony Award 1995Dilys Award 1995Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Last Coyote 1995 🏆 Dilys Award 1996Anthony Award 1996Hammett Prize 1995Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Poet 1996 🏆 Anthony Award 1997🏆 Dilys Award 1997🏆 Nero Award 1997Hammett Prize 1996Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Trunk Music 1997 🏆 Barry Award 1998Macavity Award 1998Hammett Prize 1997Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Blood Work 1998 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2000🏆 Macavity Award 1999🏆 Anthony Award 1999Barry Award 1999Edgar Awards 1999Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Angels Flight 1999 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2001Barry Award 2000Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Void Moon 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 A Darkness More Than Night 2000 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 City of Bones 2002 🏆 Barry Award 2003🏆 Anthony Award 2003Macavity Award 2003Gumshoe Award 2003Edgar Awards 2003Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Lost Light 2003 🏆 Falcon Award 2006🏆 Audie Award 2004Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Narrows 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Closers 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Lincoln Lawyer 2005 🏆 Macavity Award 2006🏆 Shamus Award 2006Anthony Award 2006Edgar Awards 2006Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Echo Park 2006 🏆 Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2006Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Overlook 2007 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Brass Verdict 2008 🏆 Anthony Award 2009Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Scarecrow 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Nine Dragons 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Blue on Black (Short Story) 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 The Reversal 2010 🏆 Audie Award 2011ITW Thriller Award 2011Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Angle of Investigation (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 The Fifth Witness 2011 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Suicide Run (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 The Drop 2011 Anthony Award 2012Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 The Black Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 The Gods of Guilt 2013 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Switchblade (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 The Burning Room 2014 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 The Crossing 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 The Wrong Side of Goodbye 2016 Barry Award 2017Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 The Late Show 2017 Barry Award 2018Anthony Award 2018Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2017Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 Two Kinds of Truth 2017 Anthony Award 2018Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 Dark Sacred Night 2018 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 The Night Fire 2019 Ned Kelly Award 2020Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 Fair Warning 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 The Law of Innocence 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 The Dark Hours 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 Desert Star 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
41 Resurrection Walk 2023 Ned Kelly Award 2024Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
42 The Waiting 2024 Ned Kelly Award 2025Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
43 The Hollow 2026 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch Series

0 of 28 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Black Echo 1992 🏆 Edgar Awards 1993Anthony Award 1993Dilys Award 1993Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Black Ice 1993 🏆 Falcon Award 1995Anthony Award 1994Hammett Prize 1993Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Concrete Blonde 1994 Anthony Award 1995Dilys Award 1995Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Last Coyote 1995 🏆 Dilys Award 1996Anthony Award 1996Hammett Prize 1995Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Trunk Music 1997 🏆 Barry Award 1998Macavity Award 1998Hammett Prize 1997Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Angels Flight 1999 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2001Barry Award 2000Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 A Darkness More Than Night 2000 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 City of Bones 2002 🏆 Barry Award 2003🏆 Anthony Award 2003Macavity Award 2003Gumshoe Award 2003Edgar Awards 2003Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Lost Light 2003 🏆 Falcon Award 2006🏆 Audie Award 2004Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Narrows 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Closers 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Echo Park 2006 🏆 Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2006Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Overlook 2007 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Nine Dragons 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Drop 2011 Anthony Award 2012Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The Black Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Switchblade (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Burning Room 2014 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Crossing 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Wrong Side of Goodbye 2016 Barry Award 2017Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Two Kinds of Truth 2017 Anthony Award 2018Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Dark Sacred Night 2018 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 The Night Fire 2019 Ned Kelly Award 2020Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 The Dark Hours 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Desert Star 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Resurrection Walk 2023 Ned Kelly Award 2024Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 The Waiting 2024 Ned Kelly Award 2025Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 The Hollow 2026 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Harry Bosch Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Blue on Black (Short Story) 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Angle of Investigation (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Suicide Run (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Crooked Man 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

Lincoln Lawyer Series

0 of 8 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Lincoln Lawyer 2005 🏆 Macavity Award 2006🏆 Shamus Award 2006Anthony Award 2006Edgar Awards 2006Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Brass Verdict 2008 🏆 Anthony Award 2009Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Reversal 2010 🏆 Audie Award 2011ITW Thriller Award 2011Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Fifth Witness 2011 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Gods of Guilt 2013 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Law of Innocence 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Resurrection Walk 2023 Ned Kelly Award 2024Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Proving Ground 2025 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Late Show by Michael Connelly

Renée Ballard Series

0 of 7 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Late Show 2017 Barry Award 2018Anthony Award 2018Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2017Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Dark Sacred Night 2018 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Night Fire 2019 Ned Kelly Award 2020Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Dark Hours 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Desert Star 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Waiting 2024 Ned Kelly Award 2025Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Hollow 2026 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Poet by Michael Connelly

Jack McEvoy Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Poet 1996 🏆 Anthony Award 1997🏆 Dilys Award 1997🏆 Nero Award 1997Hammett Prize 1996Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Scarecrow 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Fair Warning 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Blood Work by Michael Connelly

Terry McCaleb Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Blood Work 1998 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2000🏆 Macavity Award 1999🏆 Anthony Award 1999Barry Award 1999Edgar Awards 1999Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Darkness More Than Night 2000 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Narrows 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Void Moon by Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly Other Novels

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Void Moon 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Chasing the Dime 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Safe Man: A Ghost Story (Short Story) by Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Safe Man: A Ghost Story (Short Story) 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Red Eye (Short Story) with Dennis Lehane 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Michael Connelly Short Story Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Mulholland Dive 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Michael Connelly Children's Books

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Filbert Nutberry's Grand Christmas Adventure 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Crime Beat by Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly Non-Fiction Books

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Crime Beat 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 26 Miles to Boston 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Fenway 1946: Red Sox, Peace, and a Year of Hope 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Detective Stilwell Series

2 books · 2025–2026

Michael Connelly Anthologies

25 books · 2002–2022

About the Author

Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of the Harry Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series, featuring LAPD detective Hieronymus 'Harry' Bosch and defense attorney Mickey Haller.

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