Michael Connelly
American
Born 1956
Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, including 10 with both those characters.
Connelly is the bestselling author of 42 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the president of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Hollow.
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Michael Connelly writes American crime fiction anchored in procedure and aftermath: the bio points to LAPD detective Harry Bosch and defense attorney Mickey Haller, while the 1 LuvemBooks review, of The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel, describes a retired Bosch confronting childhood trauma in a story that trades complex plotting for raw emotional weight. That reader-rated Mystery sits at 4.6/5 from 7511 Amazon ratings, and on the evidence here Connelly uses a crime framework to expose origin-story wounds rather than simply solve a case.
- Where should I start?
- Start with The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel because it is the only Connelly book LuvemBooks has reviewed. Its summary makes the appeal clear: retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch confronts childhood trauma in a poignant origin story that prioritizes emotional weight over intricate plotting.
- What's their writing style?
- From the reviewed evidence, Connelly can use a crime premise as a doorway into aftermath: The Hollow is summarized as less about complex plotting and more about Bosch facing childhood trauma. The broader bio suggests familiarity with police and legal crime terrain through Bosch and Haller, but the one review emphasizes resonance and origin-story pain over puzzle mechanics.
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- LuvemBooks has reviewed 1 Michael Connelly book. The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel is a Mystery about retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch confronting childhood trauma, with a reader rating of 4.6/5 from 7511 Amazon ratings.
- What genre do they write?
- The reviewed Connelly title is listed as Mystery, while the bio describes the broader body of work as detective novels and other crime fiction. Readers unfamiliar with the name should expect crime territory tied to an LAPD detective and a criminal defense attorney, though LuvemBooks has reviewed only the Bosch mystery The Hollow.
- What should I read after The Hollow?
- There is no second reviewed Connelly book on LuvemBooks to queue up, so the honest answer is that coverage currently stops at The Hollow. If you are choosing from names in the bio rather than reviews, The Lincoln Lawyer is the notable Mickey Haller #1 and would shift the lens from a retired LAPD detective to a criminal defense attorney.
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Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, best known for LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, including 10 books with both characters. LuvemBooks has reviewed 1 Connelly title: The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel, a Mystery centered on retired Bosch and childhood trauma.
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