Michael Connelly
(born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels, notably those featuring Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. Bosch, named after the Dutch painter of the same name, is the protagonist of a series of Connelly's novels. The character is an LAPD detective. The Black Echo, the first book featuring Bosch, won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best First Novel of 1992.

Connelly has written other books outside the Bosch series, including Blood Work, which was made into a 2002 movie directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. In 2006, The Lincoln Lawyer was selected as one of ten books to feature in Richard & Judy's televised book club.

Connelly is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelors degree in journalism in 1980. After graduation, he worked as a journalist in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1986 he co-authored an article which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize. Consequently, Connelly was offered a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Connelly has also written for television.

 

 

Audio Books by Michael Connelly
Angels Flight
Angels Flight
(abridged)
Black Ice, The
Blood Work
Chasing the Dime
City of Bones
Closers, The
Closers, The
(abridged)
Concrete Blonde, The
Crime Beat
Darkness More Than Night, A
Echo Park
Last Coyote, The
Lincoln Lawyer, The
Lincoln Lawyer, The
(abridged)
Lost Light
Narrows, The
Narrows, The
(abridged)
Poet, The
Trunk Music
The Overlook Interview
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2007 Interview
Michael Connelly
On "The Overlook"

Recurring Characters In Michael Connelly's Novels

Michael Connelly Autobiography