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5 series · 42 books listed so far

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About: American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956) (Source: Wikidata) More about Michael Connelly

Start here: The Black Echo. Book 1 of Harry Bosch, the earliest series listed here (1992).

Harry Bosch

25 books listed so far
  1. 1 The Black Echo book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Black Echo

    1992 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 1992.
  2. 2 The Black Ice book cover by Michael Connelly
  3. 3 The Concrete Blonde book cover by Michael Connelly
  4. 4 The Last Coyote book cover by Michael Connelly
  5. 5 Trunk Music book cover by Michael Connelly
  6. 6 Angels Flight book cover by Michael Connelly
  7. 7 A Darkness More Than Night book cover by Michael Connelly
  8. 8 City of Bones book cover by Michael Connelly
  9. 9 Lost Light book cover by Michael Connelly
  10. 10 The Narrows book cover by Michael Connelly
  11. 11 The Closers book cover by Michael Connelly
  12. 12 Echo Park book cover by Michael Connelly
  13. 13 The Overlook book cover by Michael Connelly
  14. 14 Nine Dragons book cover by Michael Connelly
  15. 15 The Drop book cover by Michael Connelly
  16. 16 The Black Box book cover by Michael Connelly
  17. 17

    The Burning Room

    2014 · Book

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  18. The Crossing book cover by Michael Connelly
  19. 19 The Wrong Side of Goodbye book cover by Michael Connelly
  20. Two Kinds of Truth book cover by Michael Connelly
  21. 21 Dark Sacred Night book cover by Michael Connelly
  22. 22 The Night Fire book cover by Michael Connelly
  23. 23 The Dark Hours book cover by Michael Connelly
  24. 24 Desert Star book cover by Michael Connelly
  25. 25

    The Waiting

    2024 · Book

Jack McEvoy

3 books listed so far
  1. 1 The Poet book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Poet

    1996 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 1996. Cover from Google Books
  2. 2 The Scarecrow book cover by Michael Connelly
  3. 3 Fair Warning book cover by Michael Connelly
  1. 1 The Lincoln Lawyer book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Lincoln Lawyer

    Year: still checking · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order.
  2. 2 The Brass Verdict book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Brass Verdict

    Year: still checking · Book

    Cover from Google Books
  3. 3

    The Reversal

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  4. 4 The Fifth Witness book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Fifth Witness

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    Cover from Google Books
  5. 5 The Gods of Guilt book cover by Michael Connelly
  6. 6 The Law of Innocence book cover by Michael Connelly
  7. 7 Resurrection Walk book cover by Michael Connelly
  8. 8 The Proving Ground book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Proving Ground

    Year: still checking · Book

Renée Ballard

6 books listed so far
  1. 1 The Late Show book cover by Michael Connelly

    The Late Show

    2017 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 2017. Cover from Google Books
  2. 2 Dark Sacred Night book cover by Michael Connelly
  3. 3 The Night Fire book cover by Michael Connelly
  4. 4 The Dark Hours book cover by Michael Connelly
  5. 5 Desert Star book cover by Michael Connelly
  6. 6

    The Waiting

    2024 · Book

Stilwell (Catalina)

2 books listed so far
  1. 1 Nightshade book cover by Michael Connelly

    Nightshade

    2025 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 2025. Cover from Google Books
  2. 2 Ironwood book cover by Michael Connelly

    Ironwood

    Year: still checking · Book

Books not in a series

3
  1. Blood Work

    1998 · Book

  2. Void Moon book cover by Michael Connelly
  3. Chasing the Dime

    2002 · Book

Checked facts about Michael Connelly

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Birth
Born in Philadelphia, United States, in 1956. (Wikidata and the place's own entry; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel, 1993 (The Black Echo) (Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Anthony Award for Best Novel, 1997 (The Poet) (Wikidata, citing bouchercon.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Barry Award for Best Novel, 1998 (Trunk Music) (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel, 1993 (Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, 1990 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Cartier Diamond Dagger, 2018 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Anthony Award for Best Novel: 1997, 1999, 2003, 2009. (Wikidata, citing bouchercon.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Barry Award for Best Novel: 1998, 2003. (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
German Crime Fiction Award, 2000 (Wikidata, citing krimilexikon.de; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Shamus Award, 2006 (Wikidata, citing privateeyewriters.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, 2012 (Wikidata, citing scholarship.law.ua.edu; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Bancarella Literary Prize, 2000 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

Topics in Michael Connelly's books

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Topics

  • Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
  • Mickey Haller
  • Murder
  • Police
  • Policewomen
  • Women detectives

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Prizes

  • Bancarella Literary Prize

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