Michael Connelly (born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 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. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an author of crime stories and novels. ... July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Detective fiction is a branch of crime fiction that centres upon the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by a detective, either professional or amateur. ... Detective Hieronymus (IPA: ) Harry Bosch is a recurring literary character created by Michael Connelly. ... Hieronymus Bosch, (latinized; also Jeroen Bosch or his real name Jeroen van Aken) (c. ... “LAPD” redirects here. ... →♥♥Н This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York. ... The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ...

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. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Blood Work is a 2002 suspenseful mystery-thriller movie starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, and Anjelica Huston. ... Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Richard & Judy is an afternoon magazine/talk-show in the UK presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. ...

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. The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, space-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Daytona Beach in 2005 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,422. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Broward Established 27 March 1911 Government  - Type Commission-Manager  - Mayor Jim Naugle Area  - City  36. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...

Recurring Characters

• Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch - a (fictional) LAPD detective who retired and became a private investigator for a couple of novels, before returning to LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit (a fictional unit based on LAPD's actual Cold Case Homicide Unit) and later the RHD Homicide Special Unit [1]).
• Kizmin “Kiz” Rider - Bosch's former partner in Hollywood homicide and the new Open Unsolved Unit
• Jerry 'Jed' Edgar - Bosch's former partner in Hollywood homicide
• Eleanor Wish - Ex-FBI agent, ex-con and Bosch's ex-wife
• Francis 'Frankie' Sheehan (deceased-1999)- Bosch's partner in the Robbery Homicide Division before he was demoted to Hollywood Homicide
• Terrell “Terry” McCaleb (deceased-2004)- former FBI agent
• Rachel Walling - FBI agent
• Michael 'Mickey' Haller - a criminal defense attorney and Harry Bosch's half brother
• Roy Lindell aka Luke Goshen - FBI agent
• Irvin S. Irving - LAPD former Deputy Chief until 2005 when he was forced into retirement by the new chief
• John Chastain (deceased-1999)- LAPD IAD Detective
• Harvey “Ninety-Eight” Pounds (deceased-1995)- Bosch's ex-supervisor
• Lieutenant Grace Billets-Hollywood Homicide Lieutenant. Bosch's supervisor before he moved back to RHD
• Janis Langwiser - a criminal defense attorney
• Jack McEvoy - crime reporter, twin brother of one of the Poet's victims.
• Cassidy "Cassy" Black - an ex burglar appearing in both Void Moon and The Closers
• Thelma Kibble - Cassy Black's parole agent, appears in both Void Moon and The Closers

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Bibliography

Harry Bosch series

1. The Black Echo (1992)
2. The Black Ice (1993)
3. The Concrete Blonde (1994)
4. The Last Coyote (1995)
5. Trunk Music (1997)
6. Angels Flight (1999)
7. A Darkness More Than Night (2001), also featuring Terry McCaleb
8. City Of Bones (2002)
9. Lost Light (2003)
10. The Narrows (2004), also featuring Rachel Walling and Terry McCaleb
11. The Closers (2005)
12. Echo Park (2006), also featuring Rachel Walling
13. The Overlook (2006), a novella published in The New York Times Magazine, and later published as a full novel (2007), also featuring Rachel Walling

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Other novels

• The Poet (1996), also featuring Rachel Walling
• Blood Work (1998), a Terry McCaleb novel
• Void Moon (2000)
• Chasing The Dime (2002)
• The Lincoln Lawyer (2005), featuring Mickey Haller

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Non-Fiction

• Crime Beat (2006), collected journalism from South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Los Angeles Times

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Short stories

• "Two-Bagger", in Murderers' Row (2001) and The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (2002).
• "Cahoots", in Measures of Poison (2002)
• "After Midnight", in Men from Boys (2003)
• "Christmas Even", a Harry Bosch story, in Murder...and All That Jazz (2004)
• "Cielo Azul", in Dangerous Women (2005)
• One story published anonymously in The Secret Society Of Demolition Writers (2005)
• "Angle of Investigation", in Plots with Guns (2005)

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As guest editor

• The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (2003), collected short stories.
• Murder In Vegas (2005), collected short stories.

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External links

• Michael Connelly's Official Web Site
• An article about Connelly and Harry Bosch from the Wall Street Journal
• An interview with Connelly from identitytheory.com
• Fansite