Let’s Meet the Author

Let’s find out all about Michael Connelly.

Michael Connelly (b. 21 July 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an author of detective novels, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, named after the Dutch painter of fantasy and horror. The Black Echo, the first book featuring Bosch, won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992.

Connelly has written other books outside the Bosch series, though each has later been linked to the continuity of Bosch's world, as well as the series, about Bosch's half-brother, Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller. Blood Work 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, and was adapted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey as Haller.

Connelly is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1980. After graduation, he worked as a journalist in Daytona Beach, Florida 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, co-creating the television series Level 9 for UPN with John Sacret Young and penning two episodes: "Mail Call" and "DefCon." In the Fall of 2013, Connelly co-scripted the pilot episode of Bosch along with Eric Overmyer. He later co-wrote the teleplays for four episodes of the first season – "`Tis the Season" and "Lost Light" (with Overmyer), "Fugazi" (with George Pelecanos), and "Us and Them" (with Terrill Lee Lankford) – and the final episode of the second season – "Everybody Counts" (with Lankford).

Harry Bosch Series:

Books in published order:
The Black Echo (1992)
The Black Ice (1993)
The Concrete Blonde (1994)
The Last Coyote (1995)
Trunk Music (1997)
Angels Flight (1999)
A Darkness More Than Night (2001)
City Of Bones (2002)
Lost Light (2003)
The Narrows (2004) (sequel to The Poet)
The Closers (2005)
Echo Park (2006)
The Overlook (2007)
Nine Dragons (2009) (also featuring Mickey Haller)
The Drop (2011)
The Black Box (2012)
The Burning Room (2014)
The Crossing (2015) (also featuring Mickey Haller)
The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016) (also featuring Mickey Haller)
Two Kinds Of Truth (2017) (also featuring Mickey Haller)
Dark Sacred Night (2018) (also featuring Renée Ballard)
The Night Fire (2019) (also featuring Renée Ballard)
The Dark Hours (2021) (also featuring Renée Ballard)
Desert Star (2022) (also featuring Renée Ballard)

Also appearing in the following Mickey Haller novels: The Brass Verdict (2008), The Reversal (2010), The Law Of Innocence (2020), and Resurrection Walk (2023), and a very brief part in The Fifth Witness (2011) and The Gods of Guilt (2013).

The Lincoln Lawyer Series with Mickey Haller:

Books in published order:
The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)
The Brass Verdict (2008) (also featuring Harry Bosch)
The Reversal (2010) (also featuring Harry Bosch)
The Fifth Witness (2011)
The Gods of Guilt (2013)
The Law Of Innocence (2020) (also featuring Harry Bosch)
Resurrection Walk (2023) (also featuring Harry Bosch)

Also appearing in the following Harry Bosch novels: Nine Dragons (2009), The Crossing (2015), The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016), Two Kinds Of Truth (2017), and The Night Fire (2019), and a very brief part in Desert Star (2022).

Renée Ballard Series:

Books in published order:
The Late Show (2017)
Dark Sacred Night (2018) (also featuring Harry Bosch)
The Night Fire (2019) (also featuring Harry Bosch)
The Dark Hours (2021) (also featuring Harry Bosch)
Desert Star (2022) (also featuring Harry Bosch)

Also appearing in a brief part in Resurrection Walk (2023)

Jack McEvoy Series:

Books in published order:
The Poet (1996)
The Scarecrow (2009)
Fair Warning (2020)
Small appearance in the following novels: A Darkness More Than Night (2001) and The Brass Verdict (2008).

Other Main Characters

Rachel Walling Appearances:
The Poet (1996)
The Narrows (2004) (sequel to The Poet)
Echo Park (2006)
The Overlook (2007)
The Scarecrow (2009)
Fair Warning (2020)
Small appearance in the following novels: The Reversal (2010) and The Black Box (2012), and The Burning Room (2014).

Terry McCaleb Appearances:
Blood Work (1998)
A Darkness More Than Night (2001)
The Narrows (2004)

Cassie Black Appearances:
Void Moon (2000)
Small appearance in the following novel: The Narrows (2004).

Henry Pierce Appearances:
Chasing The Dime (2002)

Thanks Eadie, brilliant as ever.

Interesting to see where certain characters fit in and looks like we need to keep an eye out of Rachel Walling in this book. It appears she may be a key character going forward.

>3 Andrew-theQM: I agree!

>4 EadieB: Thanks Edie. Lots of characters again.

Thanks, Eadie.
I’m still not certain how this is fitting into the Bosch Universe. Hopefully, it may become clearer as we get further into the story.

>6 Sergeirocks: I think it’s just a start to a new character and book (Jack McEvoy book 1)

Thanks Eadie

>6 Sergeirocks: >7 EadieB: I wonder if it will be further into the book or the series, or whether it’s about characters, like for example by the look of it Rachel Walling, that figure in later books in the Bosch series.

Thanks >2 EadieB:

Thanks Eadie! Great information!
I didn’t realize the Lincoln Lawyer movie was based on a Connelly book/series.

>11 bluebird_:
I have watched The Lincoln Lawyer at least 50 times. One of my favorite movies.

>11 bluebird_: It’s one of the books I have read previously and one of my favourite books.

>8 JohnDBurke: >10 Olivermagnus: >11 bluebird_: you’re welcome!

>12 Carol420: i saw it for the first time recently! Loved it!
>13 Andrew-theQM: i look forward to reading it!

>11 bluebird_: You’re welcome!

>2 EadieB: Lots of information to absorb there. I had no idea about the depth and connections within the Bosch world. Many thanks; I will save your post.

>17 Maura49: You’re welcome!

Yes! Echoing the thanks for pulling all the worlds and characters together. I'll have to check IMDB to their description of the Lincoln Lawyer, as I remember a movie with Matthew McConaughey from about that time.

Will BOLO for Rachel Walling making an appearance.