BlackHat Mystery BookstoreMichael Connelly
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"When I started reading novels that really charged me or did something to me, that's when
I started thinking that maybe I would like to build stories instead of houses."
"When you surf, the ultimate goal is to get into a pipeline where the water circles around you and
that's all there is. In writing, it's the same thing. You want to get into this pipeline where the story
is circling around you and that's all there is. That is writing nirvana to me."
— Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly worked as a newspaper 'crime beat' reporter in Florida and Los Angeles, California before beginning the Harry Bosch detective novel series. "The Black Echo" won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel of 1992 from Mystery Writers of America. He has continued writing books in the Bosch series, while also branching out successfully with "The Poet" [1996] and "Blood Work" [1998 book, 1999 Clint Eastwood feature film], 'Lincoln Lawyer' Mickey Haller [2005 bestseller, 2011 film], and others.
He is currently active as President of Mystery Writers of America, as guest editor of the next 'Best American Mystery Stories' book, and completing further novels & short stories. He and his family live in Florida.
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Harry Bosch Mystery Series
Harry Bosch series entry at Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Black Echo: A Novel" [#1 = 1992]
 | Harry's identification of the body of a VietNam veteran 'tunnel rat' connects to more murders, a bank robbery, and too-vivid memories of Harry's own wartime experiences.
Warner Books mass pb [12/2002] for $7.99 St. Martin mass pb [7/93] out of print/many used Little, Brown 9x6 hardcover [11/2005] for $30.00 Brilliance audio CD [4/2005] for $13.25 Spanish translation: "El Eco Negro" [2005] Ediciones B pb [5/2005] for $8.76 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Black Ice" [#2 = 1993]
 | When Harry is assigned to investigate the death of a fellow officer, he does not believe the official finding of suicide. Warner Vision mass pb [12/2003] for $7.99 Little, Brown 9x6 hardcover [12/2005] for $30.00 Brilliance UNABR audio CD [11/2006] for $29.60 Spanish translation: "Hielo Negro" [1999] Ediciones B pb [7/99] for $6.75 Ediciones B mass pb [5/2005] for $9.95 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Concrete Blonde" [#3 = 1994]
 | Harry is charged with killing the primary suspect in a series of murders; a copycat killing has him working both cases plus fighting for his own innocence in court. Warner Books mass pb [2/2007] for $7.99 Little, Brown 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $30.00 Brilliance UNABR audio CD [5/2005] for $29.60 Brilliance ABR audio CD [6/2003] for $14.99 Spanish translation: "La Rubia de Hormigon" [2005] Ediciones B 9x6 pb [2/2005] for $18.96 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Last Coyote" [#4 = 1995]
 | Placed on involuntary 'stress' leave, his earthquake-damaged house condemned, and his girlfriend split to Europe, Harry investigates the 30-year cold case of his mother's death. St. Martin pb [7/96] out of print/used Little, Brown 9x6 hardcover [10/2005] for $30.00 Brilliance UNABR audio CD [5/2005] for $29.60 Brilliance ABR audio CD [8/2003] for $11.69 Spanish translation: "El Ultimo Coyote" [2006] Ediciones B 9x6 pb [7/2006] for $16.47 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Trunk Music" [#5 = 1997]
 | The body of a mobster found in the trunk of his Rolls Royce leads Harry & Kizmin Rider & Jerry Edgar into entanglements with Las Vegas mob money, Hollywood filmmaking and police politics.
St. Martin pb [3/98] for $7.99 Little, Brown hardcover [2/97] out of print/many used Brilliance ABR audio CD [8/2002] for $10.49 Spanish translation: "Pasaje al Paraiso" [2005] Ediciones B mass pb [7/2005] for $11.19 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Angels Flight" [#6 = 1999]
 | Harry is assigned to investigate the murder of a high-profile black attorney and several others, gunned down while riding the historic Angels Flight funicular. Warner pb [1/2000] for $7.99 Little, Brown hardcover [1/99] out of print/many used TimeWarner ABR audio [2/99] out of prodn/used Brilliance UNABR audio [1/99] 7 tapes for $27.97 |
 | Harry Bosch Trilogy #1: "The Black Echo", "The Black Ice" & "The Concrete Blonde" [2001] Orion Publng 9¼x6 pb [9/2000] for $22.37 Little, Brown 9½x6 hardcover [11/2001] for $12.59 |
 | Harry Bosch Trilogy #2: "The Last Coyote", "Trunk Music" & "Angels Flight" [2003] Little, Brown 9½x6¼ hardcover [11/2003] for $13.57 |
 | Harry Bosch audio trilogy read by Dick Hill: "The Concrete Blonde", "The Last Coyote" & "Trunk Music" [2001] Nova/Brilliance ABR audio [11/2001] for $19.95 |
"A Darkness More Than Night" [HB #7, TM #2 = 2001]
{co-starring character Terry McCaleb {below}}
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"City of Bones" [#8 = 2002]
 | Harry and partner Jerry Edgar track down the killer of a child found buried in the Hollywood Hills. Warner mass pb [2/2003] for $7.99 Warner Books 7¾x5¼ pb [10/2006] for $11.89 Warner hardcover [4/2002] out of print/many used TimeWarner ABR audio CD [5/2002] for $22.39 Spanish translation: "Ciudad de Huesos" [2005] Ediciones B mass pb [5/2005] out of print/used Ediciones B 7½x5 pb [4/2010] for $11.66 Ediciones B 9x6 pb [5/2005] for $16.47 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Lost Light" [#9 = 2003]
 | Harry quits the department and gets a private investigator license. The murder of a young woman leads to a missing F.B.I. agent, a shooting of two L.A. cops, and elite terrorist hunters within the Department of Homeland Security.
Warner Vision mass pb [3/2004] for $7.99 Little, Brown hardcover [4/2003] for $18.17 Limited Edition: B.E. Trice Publng slipcased hardcover [3/2003] for $150.00 Time Warner UNABR audio CD [4/2003] for $35.70 Spanish translation: "Luz Perdida" [2007] Ediciones B 9¼x6 pb [1/2007] for $13.60 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Narrows: A Novel" [#10 = 2004]
 | Harry investigates the death of ex-cop Terry McCaleb {below} and comes up against serial killer The Poet. Warner Books 7¾x5¼ pb [10/2006] for $11.89 Little, Brown 9¾x6¼ hardcover [5/2004] for $17.65 Time Warner UNABR audio CD [5/2004] for $35.70 Time Warner ABR audio [5/2004] for $25.15 Limited Edition: hardcover with DVD "Blue Neon Night" {music composed by George Cables} Little, Brown book & DVD [5/2004] out of print/used Spanish translation: "Cauces de Maldad" (Channels of Badness) [2006] Ediciones B 9x5¾ hardcover [11/2007] for $24.95 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Closers" [#11 = 2005]
 | Harry & Kizmin Rider are assigned to a 1988 cold case of a murdered teen, and use DNA testing to resolve the case. Warner Books mass pb [2/2006] for $7.99 Little, Brown 9¼x6½ hardcover [5/2005] for $17.07 Little, Brown audio CD [5/2005] for $31.01 |
"Echo Park" [#12 = 2006]
 | A killer's confession reopens one of Harry's own unsolved cases, the disappearance of a woman in 1995. Warner Books mass pb [8/2007] for $7.99 Little, Brown 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2006] for $17.81 Hachette UNABR audio CD [10/2006] for $26.39 |
"The Overlook" [#13 = 2007]
 | serialized each Sunday in New York Times Magazine beginning September 2006 Harry is reassigned to the Homicide Special Squad, and his first case is a doctor whose body is stashed in a car trunk. Radioactive cesium is missing, and Harry must race against possible terrorists, Homeland Security and the F.B.I. to prevent contamination of Los Angeles. Vision mass pb [12/2007] for $7.99 Little, Brown hardcover [5/2007] out of print/hundreds used Hachette UNABR audio CD [5/2007] for $29.99 |
"The Brass Verdict" [HB #14, MH #2 = 2008]
{co-starring with main character Mickey Haller - see below}
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"9 Dragons" [#15 = 2009]
 | Harry's investigation of a cold-blooded murder in L.A.'s secretive Chinese community is hampered by traditions of silence, but when his daughter's life is threatened, Harry pulls out all the stops. Vision mass pb [8/2010] for $9.99 Orion Publng mass pb [4/2010] out of print/used Little, Brown 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2009] for $18.47 |
"The Reversal" [HB #16, MH #3 = 2010]
{co-starring with main character Mickey Haller - see below}
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Drop" [HB #17 = 2011]
FREE Kindle Preview of first eleven chapters of "The Drop" [11/2011]
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Black Box" [HB #18 = 2012]
 | Harry is again working with the L.A.P.D.'s Open/Unsolved Unit, and he decides to pursue a 20-year-old case that was originally his: the murder of a Danish photojournalist during the 1992 riots. Kindle Edition from Hachette Book Group [11/2012] for $12.74 Grand Central Publng mass pb [4/2013] for $12.27 Little, Brown 9½x6¼ hardcover [11/2012] for $15.55 |
"The Gods of Guilt" [HB #19, MH #5 = 12/2013]
{co-starring with main character Mickey Haller - see below}
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Burning Room" [HB #20 = 11/2014] 
new partner Det. Lucia Soto
http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Room-Harry-Bosch-Novel-ebook/dp/B00IJJUIMY/
http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Room-Harry-Bosch-Novel/dp/0316225932/
Terry McCaleb Mystery Series
Terry McCaleb series entry at Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Blood Work" [TM #1 = 1998]
 | A beautiful Hispanic woman locates Terry McCaleb, a cop recovering from a heart transplant, to tell him that the police have dropped the investigation of the murder of her sister - the source of Terry's transplanted organ.
Warner mass pb [10/98] for $7.99 Little, Brown 10x6½ hardcover [3/98] for $18.68 Hachette ABR audio CD [8/2002] for $11.69 Spanish translation: "Deuda de Sangre" [2002] Punto de Lectura mass pb [6/2002] out of print/used |
 | feature film [Warner Bros. Aug 2002] Directed by & starring Clint Eastwood; co-starring Jeff Daniels, Tina Lifford, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus & Paul Rodriguez Warner widescreen DVD [6/2003] for $11.99 Warner color DVD [12/2002] for $12.99 Warner color VHS [12/2002] out of prodn/many used Warner VHS w/Spanish subtitles [9/2003] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb 11"x17" poster available for $14.99 at AllPosters.com |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"A Darkness More Than Night" [TM #2, HB #7 = 2001]
 | While L.A.P.D. detective Harry Bosch {above} testifies at a murder trial, Terry is asked to investigate a recent homicide. Clues point to the paintings of Harry's namesake Hieronymus Bosch, and somebody leaks Terry's suspicions of Harry as the murderer to reporter Jack McEvoy; listed among Best Books of 2001 by L.A. Times Book Review
Warner Vision mass pb [3/2002] for $7.99 Little, Brown 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2001] out of print/many used Limited Edition: B.E. Trice Publng slipcased hardcover [11/2001] for $150.00 Hachette ABR audio CD [1/2001] for $21.89 Spanish translation: "Mas Oscuro que La Noche" [2005] Ediciones B mass pb [6/2005] for $9.95 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
see also "The Narrows" [HB #10 above, 2004], the sequel to "The Poet" [1996]:
detective Harry Bosch investigates the death of ex-cop Terry McCaleb
and comes up against serial killer The Poet
Mickey Haller Mystery Series
criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller series entry at Wikipedia
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Lincoln Lawyer" [MH #1 = 10/2005 bestseller]
 | A criminal defense attorney agrees to defend a young real estate broker on an assault charge; but after his investigator sidekick is murdered and an old capital case comes back to haunt him, the attorney has to fight for his life, his family, and his principles.
Warner mass pb [7/2005] for $7.99 Little, Brown 9½x6¼ hardcover [10/2005] out of print/hundreds used Little, Brown UNABR audio CD [10/2005] out of prodn/used Little, Brown UNABR audio [10/2005] out of prodn/used |
 | "The Lincoln Lawyer" feature film [LionsGate March 2011] Great shots of Downtown Los Angeles & the San Fernando Road corridor to the Valley; directed by Brad Furman; adapted by John Romano from Michael Connelly's novel; starring Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Laurence Mason, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Peña, Bob Gunton, Frances Fisher, Bryan Cranston, Trace Adkins, Margarita Levieva, Pell James & Shea Whigham DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site 11"x17" poster available for $9.99 at AllPosters.com 27"x41" poster available for $19.99 at AllPosters.com |
"Making The Case: Creating The Lincoln Lawyer" [2011 short] /tt2056647/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Brass Verdict" [MH #2, HB #14 = 10/2008]
 | Los Angeles-based defense attorney Mickey Haller takes on his biggest case yet when Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered. While preparing to defend Walter Elliott, the prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. The detective on the case is Harry Bosch {above}, who believes that Elliot was framed and wants the real killer brought to justice.
Grand Central Publng mass pb [9/2009] for $9.99 Grand Central Publng 7x5¼ pb [9/2010] for $10.13 Little, Brown hardcover [10/2008] for $17.81 |
"The Lincoln Lawyer 2" [in development?] /tt2132489/
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Reversal" [MH #3, HB #16 = 8/2010]
 | Los Angeles defense attorney agrees to work on the prosecution side as long as he can hire his own team, which includes L.A.P.D. detective Harry Bosch {above}. A 1986 child-murder case resulted in conviction of a pedophile, who is now released on DNA evidence for re-trial; the D.A. wants a re-conviction based on such evidence as hairs found in the man's truck. The killer stalks both Haller & Bosch, then after a second conviction, he shoots his lawyer and three others, and goes on the run ...
Vision 8½x5 pb [8/2011] for $9.99 Orion Publng 9x6 pb [??] out of print/used Little, Brown 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2010] for $16.79 book entry at Wikipedia |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Fifth Witness" [MH #4 = 4/2011]
 | Mickey represents a woman suing a bank over the foreclosure on her mortgage; when she is accused of killing the man in charge of the foreclosure department, Mickey agrees to defend her. Little, Brown 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2011] for $14.28 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Lincoln Lawyer" ABC-TV series [in development?]
Announced 8/2011: The A.B.C. Network ordered a script to convert "The Lincoln Lawyer" into a drama series;
producers attached are LionsGate and Lakeshore; writers attached are John Romano & Michael Connelly • no entry at IMDb (12/2013)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The Gods of Guilt" [MH #5, HB #19 = Dec 2013]
FREE Kindle Preview of first eight chapters of "The Gods of Guilt" [10/2013]
 | Co-starring with Harry Bosch; lawyer Haller takes on the defense of a high-tech pimp who swears that he did not kill a prostitute friend of Haller; whether Haller may have been a cause of her return to 'the life' and her subsequent death is unclear, and the matter haunts him.
Kindle Edition from Little, Brown/Hachette [12/2013] for $11.39 Grand Central Publng pb [DUE May 2014] for $12.29 Little, Brown & Co. 9½x6 hardcover [12/2013] for $16.13 |
Other Fiction by Michael Connelly
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"The Poet" [1996]
reporter Jack McEvoy
 | A Denver, Colorado crime reporter is assigned the story of the death of his twin brother, a homicide detective. Suicide is out of the question, and the more he investigates, the more it looks like a serial killing, and within days he is sucked into a national F.B.I. hunt for a killer dubbed The Poet.
Kindle Edition from Little, Brown / Hachette [2003 edition] for $6.64 Warner Books mass pb [1/97] for $7.99 Warner Books 8x5¼ pb [7/2002] for $11.21 Little, Brown 9¾x6½ hardcover [1/96] out of print/many used Brilliance ABR audio CD [4/2003] out of prodn/used |
see also "The Narrows" [HB #10 above, 2004], the sequel to "The Poet" [1996]:
detective Harry Bosch {above} investigates the death of ex-cop Terry McCaleb {above}
and comes up against serial killer The Poet
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Void Moon" [2000]
thief Cassie Black
 | Just out of prison, a gifted criminal returns to Las Vegas for 'one last job'; but Vegas has changed, her heist goes awry, and a ruthless 'security investigator' for the mob-ruled casino is soon hot on her trail. Warner pb [1/2001] for $7.99 Warner Books 8x5¼ pb [5/2004] for $11.21 Little, Brown 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2005] for $32.00 Spanish translation: "Luna Funesta" [2003] Santillana USA mass pb [1/2003] out of print/used Zeta Editores pb [9/2006] out of print/used Ediciones B hardcover [10/2005] for $18.96 |
planned Warner Bros. "Void Moon" feature film to star Diane Lane & Al Pacino [2004]
is no longer listed at IMDb
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Chasing The Dime" [2002]
dot-commer Henry Pierce
 | The life of a workaholic chemist is disrupted by the pending takeover of his company, a breakup with his girlfriend, and moving to a new apartment. His new telephone number seems to be formerly that of a prostitute who has gone missing, and burdened with guilt over his own prostitute sister's death, he becomes obsessed with finding the woman; listed in '100 Best Books of 2002' by L.A. Times Book Review Warner pb [8/2003] for $7.99 Little, Brown hardcover [10/2002] out of print/many used Little, Brown ABR audio CD [10/2002] out of prodn/used Spanish translation: "Llamada Perdida" (Lost Call) [2004] Ediciones B mass pb [9/2006] for $7.95 Ediciones B 9¼x6 pb [9/2004] for $16.39 |
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
 | "The Best American Mystery Stories 2003" Edited by Michael Connelly & Otto Penzler 20 short stories, by authors including Doug Allyn, Christopher Chambers, Christopher Cook, John Payton Cooke, James Crumley, O'Neill de Noux, Taylor Dilts, Mike Doogan, Brendan DuBois, Elmore Leonard, Robert McKee, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, George P. Pelecanos, Scott Phillips, Scott Wolven, and Monica Wood Houghton Mifflin 8¼x5½ pb [10/2003] for $17.96 Houghton Mifflin 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/2003] out of print/used |
 | "The Best American Mystery Stories 2004" Edited by Michael Connelly & Otto Penzler very confusing info, Amazon is contaminated with anthologies edited by Scott Turow & Nelson DeMille; actual Amazon entry is described as 21 short stories, by authors including Alan Heathcock, Wendy Hornsby, Andrew Klavan, Elmore Leonard, Mike MacLean, Ed McBain ('Improvisation'), Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, and Jeff Somers Orion 9¼x6 pb [10/2004] out of print/used |
 | "Murder In Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling & Desperation" [2005] Edited by Michael Connelly 22 short stories, by authors including Ruth Cavin, Michael Collins, J. Madison Davis, Jeremiah Healy, Libby Hellmann, Wendy Hornsby, T.P Keating, Linda Kerslake, Gay Toltl Kinman, Ronnie Klaskin, Micki Marz, Lise McClendon, Rick Mofina, Sue Pike, Joan Richter, A.B. Robbins, S.J. Rozan, Tom Savage, James Swain, Edward Wellen, John Wessel, and K.J.A. Wishnia Kindle Edition from Forge/Macmillan [2007 edition] for $6.13 Forge mass pb [4/2006] for $6.45 Forge 9¼x6¼ pb [2/2005] out of print/70+ used Forge 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2005] out of print/many used |
 | "Two Bagger" short story, with Elmore Leonard's short story "Chickasaw Charlie Hoke" read by Lee Horsley Phoenix Audio ABR audio CD [5/2007] for $9.95 |
"The Scarecrow" [2009]
reporter Jack McEvoy
 | Fired L.A. Times reporter Jack McEvoy discovers a series of trunk murders, and the genius security exec at an internet 'server farm' in Phoenix retaliates with an assault on Jack's credit & finances, and then on the cub reporter working on the story with Jack. F.B.I. agent Rachel Walling tracks Jack to a prison interview in remote Nevada and they find the cub reporter's body under Jack's bed in the motel.
Little, Brown 9¾x6½ hardcover [6/2009] for $16.79 Hachette UNABR audio CD [6/2009] for $25.46 Hachette ABR audio CD [6/2009] for $19.79 book entry at Wikipedia |
Non-Fiction by Michael Connelly
 | "Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops & Killers" [2005]
Little, Brown mass pb [5/2006] for $16.35 Little, Brown 9½x6¾ hardcover [5/2005] for $16.98 Little, Brown UNABR audio CD [5/2005] for $29.60 Little, Brown ABR audio CD [5/2006] for $21.75 |
 | "The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell The Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives" [2009] Edited by Otto Penzler
Little, Brown 9¼x6 hardcover [11/2009] for $17.15 The stories of the creation of their main characters from Ken Brown, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Michael Connelly, John Connelly, Robert Crais, Jeffery Deaver, Colin Dexter, John Harvey, Stephen Hunter, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kedllerman, John Lescroart, Laura Lippman, David Morrell, Carol O'Connell, Robert B. Parker, Ridley Pearson, Anne Perry, Douglas Preston, Ian Rankin & Alexander McCall Smith |
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