Michael Connelly is a New York Times bestselling mystery author and former crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Connelly's fiction writing often combines elements of police procedural, opens a new window, legal drama, opens a new window and psychological suspense, opens a new window, resulting in thrillers that keep readers turning the page and on the edge of their seats. Best known as the creator of LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, opens a new window, and his younger half-brother Mickey Haller (aka 'The Lincoln Lawyer, opens a new window'), Connelly has more recently introduced other characters into the Bosch multiverse such as LAPD Detective Renée Ballard, opens a new window, news reporter Jack McEvoy, opens a new window, and retired FBI profiler Terry McCaleb, opens a new window.
Recent Release
The Waiting: A Ballard And Bosch Novel
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For Fans of Harry Bosch
These murder mystery series feature tortured detectives struggling to solve personal and professional problems against a gritty backdrop of colorful characters.
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For Fans of The Lincoln Lawyer
These fast-paced legal thrillers feature attorneys, trials, and judges, who may sometimes get... creative with the law, just like Mickey Haller.
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For Fans of True Crime
After you check out Michael Connelly's "Crime Beat, opens a new window", a nonfiction collection of news stories from his days as a crime beat reporter, try these true crime reads with riveting explorations of real-life criminal cases that are as addictive as any fictional thriller.
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