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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
