Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly is an American author known for his crime fiction novels. His notable works include The Lincoln Lawyer, The Black Echo, The Poet, The Gods of Guilt, The Black Ice, and The Brass Verdict, which often feature complex characters and intricate plots. Connelly's writing frequently explores themes of justice and morality within the legal system.

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Books by Michael Connelly

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2018

Dark Sacred Night

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(43,464)

In the shadows of Hollywood's underbelly, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard reluctantly partners with Harry Bosch to find the truth behind a murdered runaway, pulling her into a cold case that sparks her empathy and desire for justice.

2017

Two Kinds of Truth

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.2(48,322)

Haunted by a wrongful conviction claim from his past and caught in the deadly world of prescription drug abuse, Harry Bosch races to uncover two very different truths before they destroy him.

2016

The Wrong Side of Goodbye

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.3(56,869)

Ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch, haunted by his past, looks for a dying billionaire's lost heir and tracks a serial rapist for a cash-strapped police department.

2013

The Gods of Guilt

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.2(73,561)

Haunted by a former client's murder, defense attorney Mickey Haller faces guilt and duty to find the truth, fearing his past help may have led to her death.

2011

The Drop

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.2(53,983)

Nearing retirement, Detective Harry Bosch works to solve a cold case DNA mystery tied to an impossible child killer and investigates a politically charged death at the Chateau Marmont, uncovering a decades-old conspiracy that threatens his city's justice system.

2009

The Scarecrow

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(38,959)

A veteran crime reporter, nearing forced retirement, uncovers a sophisticated digital killer while investigating an open-and-shut case, proving some monsters are more insidious than any he's faced.

2008

The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(57,895)

A defense attorney, returning to practice, takes on a murdered colleague's high-profile case and becomes entangled in an LAPD detective's hunt for a killer, leading to an unexpected alliance.

2005

The Lincoln Lawyer

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.2(193,117)

A cynical defense attorney, who operates from the back of his Lincoln, finds his world of legal manipulation upended when a high-profile case forces him to confront a pure evil that threatens to consume his own life.

2002

Chasing the Dime

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.0(31,695)

A tech mogul, adrift after a breakup, stumbles into a dangerous digital underworld of escorts and murder when he answers a phone meant for a woman named Lilly, forcing him to trade his pursuit of millions for a fight for his life.

1998

Blood Work

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(47,006)

A retired FBI agent, fresh from a heart transplant, is pulled back into the hunt for a ruthless killer when the victim's sister reveals a murder mirroring the very donor who saved his life.

1996

The Poet

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.2(81,935)

A crime reporter, investigating his detective brother's apparent suicide, uncovers a chilling trail of poetic clues left by a serial killer who hunts cops, turning his personal tragedy into the most dangerous story of his career.

1993

The Black Ice

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(63,493)

When a detective's apparent suicide unravels into a series of murders from Hollywood to Mexico, Harry Bosch must navigate a deadly game where the truth is as elusive as 'black ice'.

1992

The Black Echo

by Michael Connelly

Fiction

Thriller

4.1(155,059)

Haunted by his past as a Vietnam 'tunnel rat,' LAPD detective Harry Bosch navigates departmental corruption and personal demons to find a killer, forcing him to choose between justice and vengeance.