Michael Connelly's Biography

Michael Connelly (born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author of detective novels, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch. Growing up, he was the oldest child of W. Michael Connelly, a property developer, and Mary Connelly, a homemaker. According to Connelly, his father was a frustrated artist who encouraged his children to want to succeed in life. W. Michael Connelly himself was a risk taker who altered success with failure in his pursuit of a career. His mother was a fan of crime fiction and introduced her son to the world of mystery novels. Today, his mother reads through Connelly's books at an early stage and helps him edit
them.
Awards and Achievements

Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America 2003-2004.His books have been translated in 35 languages and he has won every major mystery honor.This includes the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France) and Premio Bancarella Award (Italy).
Connelly was also one of the creators of the TV-show Level 9, a show that aired in 2000.

Bibliography

Harry Bosch series

The Black Echo (1992) The Black Ice (1993) The Concrete Blonde (1994) The Last Coyote (1995) Trunk Music (1997) Angels Flight (1999) A Darkness More Than Night (2001), also featuring Terry McCaleb City Of Bones (2002) Lost Light (2003) The Narrows (2004), also featuring Rachel Walling and Terry McCaleb The Closers (2005) Echo Park (2006), also featuring Rachel Walling The Overlook (2007),also featuring Rachel Walling The Brass Verdict (2008), also featuring Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller series

The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) The Brass Verdict (2008) also featuring Harry Bosch
Other novelsThe Poet (1996), featuring Rachel Walling & Jack McEvoy Blood Work (1998), a Terry McCaleb novel Void Moon (2000) Chasing the Dime (2002) The Scarecrow (2009)
Non-Fiction

Crime Beat (2006), collected journalism from South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Los Angeles Times
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", 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) and The Penguin Book Of Crime Stories (2007) "Mulholland Dive", in Los Angeles Noir (2007), and Prisoner of Memory (2008) "Suicide Run", in Hollywood and Crime (2007) "One Dollar Jackpot", in Dead Man's Hand (2007) "Father's Day," in The Blue Religion (2008)
As guest editor

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

Level 9 (TV series) (2001), Co-Creator