The Harry Bosch is a Crime Fiction / Police Procedural series by Michael Connelly, made up of 28 books published between 1992 and 2026. It begins with The Black Echo (1992), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is The Hollow (2026), spanning 34 years of storytelling.
Harry Bosch series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Harry Bosch series?
Start with The Black Echo (1992), the first book in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Harry Bosch series?
There are 28 books in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly, published between 1992 and 2026.
What is the first book in the Harry Bosch series?
The first book in the Harry Bosch series is The Black Echo, published in 1992 by Michael Connelly.
What is the latest book in the Harry Bosch series?
The most recent book in the Harry Bosch series is The Hollow (2026) by Michael Connelly.
About the Harry Bosch series
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch is one of crime fiction's great detectives — a relentless LAPD homicide investigator named after the painter Hieronymus Bosch, driven by the conviction that "everybody counts or nobody counts." Across more than two dozen books, Bosch works cold cases and fresh murders with the same stubborn, rule-bending integrity that constantly puts him at odds with the department.
Connelly, a former crime reporter, grounds the series in procedural authenticity and a vivid, noirish Los Angeles. Bosch ages in something close to real time, carrying the weight of his cases and his complicated relationships with him from book to book.
The wider "Bosch Universe" connects to Connelly's other leads — defence attorney Mickey Haller (the Lincoln Lawyer) and detective Renée Ballard — who increasingly cross over. For the full effect, read in publication order starting with "The Black Echo", though the early trilogy stands strongly on its own.