Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch Books in Order

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Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch is the titular character of Michael Connelly’s most popular series. Harry Bosch is a war veteran and a hard-nosed LAPD detective (that is, before he retires). He’s had a rough life and a tough career, but he always goes after justice no matter what. With 20 books and counting, it’s a beloved and lengthy series—and if that’s not enough, there are five seasons of the “Bosch” TV show adaptation starring Titus Welliver for your to watch. It sounds like a lot, I know—a lot of awesome. Pick your poison and follow Bosch through the ups and downs of his career and personal life.

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In the first book in the series, we meet Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective Harry Bosch. he was previously in the army and served in the vietnam war. After an honorable discharge, Bosch joins the LAPD. in the black echo he finds a body in a drain. But this is not just another case for Bosch. he knows the guy. His name is Billy Meadows, and he served with Bosch in Vietnam. Bosch takes the case, and it turns out to be more than he seems. Seeing a possible connection to a bank robbery, Bosch joins the FBI. This case will bring Bosch’s mind back to Vietnam and make him resort to all his survival instincts.

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A narcotics officer is found dead in a motel room with a suicide note in his pocket. Detective Harry Bosch isn’t so sure that’s the case. the officer was investigating a drug-related murder in the city when he was killed. As Bosch digs deeper, he begins to make connections that put him in danger. As he discovers more, it becomes clear that this is not an isolated incident, it could have roots in organized crime that goes beyond Los Angeles. now that bosch is on the trail, will he be the next target?

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The Dollmaker is the nickname of a serial killer, Harry Bosch, shot to death. he was doing his job and protecting the city, finally giving it room to breathe. Soon, however, the wife of the Bosch man shot to death files a lawsuit against the LAPD for wrongful death. Bosch had been so sure he had the right man…but did he? Another victim with the dollmaker’s signature markings is found, and Bosch has to face a horrible reality. he now he is on the hunt again. can bosch stop the killer before it’s too late?

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At the beginning of The Last Coyote, things are not going so well for Harry Bosch. he is single, has lost his home and is drowning in the bottle. To top it off, he too has been suspended from the force indefinitely. he does not want to get the psychiatric evaluation that the lapd requires. but when he relents, he realizes it was the right thing to do. there is something at the core of his problems that he has to deal with: the murder of his mother. he reopens the cold case from thirty years ago and begins to investigate what happened to her and how her case was mishandled.

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The first case Bosch handles after his suspension appears to be a mob hit. the victim was a hollywood producer found in the trunk of a car. While Bosch investigates the case, he finds himself in Las Vegas and the crime looks more and more like it was done by the mob. the more he digs, the more he thinks that things are not what they seem. Just when he thinks he has the reins on the case, something else comes up. Soon, his investigation takes a turn that pits him against his superiors and puts himself in danger.

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When Howard Elias’s body is found, all the police officers hope they won’t be put on the case. why? because elias was a high-profile black lawyer specializing in cases of racism and police brutality. He was killed just before going to trial, suing the LAPD on behalf of Michael Harris. Harris was charged and acquitted of crimes against a child, but many in the LAPD think he is guilty. With these circumstances surrounding Elias’s death, almost everyone in the LAPD is a suspect. And, of course, Harry Bosch has the initiative in this minefield of a murder case.

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Bosch is the lead detective on the high-profile murder case of a Hollywood actress. she was murdered by a film director during an intimate encounter. the director, however, tried to present it as a suicide. While Bosch investigates and is a star witness at trial, former FBI agent Terry McCaleb comes out of retirement to work on a second case. Soon, the two cases appear to be related, and McCaleb and Bosch find themselves at loggerheads.

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Bosch receives a call on New Year’s Day that sparks his interest. apparently, a dog has found a bone, and that bone appears to be human. The investigation leads Bosch to a shallow grave that has been there for more than twenty years. Even though the case is cold, Bosch is like a dog with a bone (get it?) and keeps digging. Investigating him also puts him on the path of Julia Brasher, a scheming rookie cop.

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harry bosch is fed up. the lapd isn’t exactly the bastion of justice he thought it was. he retires, but doesn’t seem to be able to hack into civilian life. when he left the force, he didn’t leave empty handed, he brought a file with him. Four years ago, a production assistant was killed on set during a robbery. after the start of the war on terrorism, the lapd is more concerned with the fate of the money: was it used to finance terrorist operations? However, Bosch cannot give it up. he wants to get justice for the forgotten murder victim, detective or not. Bosch’s unofficial investigation puts him at odds with the police, but he is determined to solve the case.

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The Narrows is the sequel to The Poet, the first book in Connelly’s Jack McEvoy series. A year ago, FBI agent Rachel Walling was part of the investigative team hunting down the poet, the serial killer. She’s recently been given news she hoped she’d never hear: he’s back. Meanwhile, retired detective Harry Bosch is investigating the death of an old friend (off the record, of course). At first, everything seems to be going well, but Bosch wants to make sure. the dead man, you see, had ties to the poet’s research. Bosch and Walling work together to catch an evil serial killer. even if he puts them in danger and in conflict with the fbi.

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Three years after leaving, Harry Bosch returns to the police department. things are not as he left them. he has brought in a new boss from new york and bosch has been assigned to the cold case unit. They call the detectives in this unit, the open unsolved unit, the closers. Harry and his old partner Kiz are assigned to a politically tense case. DNA links a known white supremacist to a 1988 murder: that of rebecca, a sixteen-year-old biracial girl.

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In 1993, Bosch worked on the case of Marie Gesto, a woman who disappeared. due to the circumstances, the case was sent to the homicide unit. Marie was never found, and Bosch never solved the case. Now on the cold case unit, Bosch searches for the killer once again when a man accused of multiple murders confesses to avoid the death penalty. Bosch must take the confession from him and investigate. Did he and his partner miss something in the past that could have stopped the murders that followed?

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Bosch has returned to work in homicide as part of the special homicide squad. her first case is the murder of a doctor with access to cesium, a radioactive substance. and a large amount of cesium was missing at the time of his murder… this leads bosch to suspect that the perpetrator(s) has a terrorist agenda. With the clock ticking and federal agents hot on his heels, Bosch has to get to the bottom of the case before it’s too late.

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Bosch is assigned to investigate the death of a Chinese businessman in South Los Angeles. Soon Bosch, along with the Asian crime unit, finds a compelling suspect. As Bosch closes in on the suspect, a member of a Hong Kong triad, he receives a call from Hong Kong. why? because his daughter and his mother live there, and his daughter is missing. immediately bosch is on its way to hong kong. Is there a connection between Bosch’s case in Los Angeles and the disappearance of his daughter in Hong Kong?

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When the lab is analyzing the DNA, they find a match between that of a convicted rapist and evidence from a 1989 rape-murder case. The catch? That rapist was only 8 years old in 1989. Did he commit this heinous crime at such a young age or was the lab wrong? if they did, that could jeopardize all the cases they’ve handled. Bosch investigates this case while he too is assigned to another. The son of his nemesis Irvin Irving has been found dead. did he jump from a window or was he pushed? As Bosch investigates, he uncovers a previously undetected serial killer as well as a conspiracy.

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In 1992, Bosch was investigating the murder of a woman, a photojournalist during the riots. shortly after, the case was turned over to the riot crime task force, but was never solved. now, ballistics show that the murder was not random.

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Ten years after a shooting, a man dies of complications from the bullet still lodged in his spine. these are rather strange circumstances for an unsolved case. Bosch and a promising rookie are put on the case. while investigating, they find a connection between the shooting and the deaths of several children in a fire twenty years earlier.

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bosch has retired from lapd, but his half brother needs his help. There is a lot of evidence against Mickey Haller’s client, but Mickey is convinced that he was set up. Bosch is less convinced, but takes the case anyway. he secretly enlists the help of friends inside the lapd and puts himself in danger.

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Harry Bosch is now a homicide detective turned private eye. he is very picky about his clients and does not advertise, but soon, a wealthy recluse requests his help. This man fell in love a long time ago with a Mexican woman. when she got pregnant, she just…she disappeared. All these years later, the man wants to know what happened to the woman and child. bosch takes the case.

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Bosch may be retired, but he volunteers with the San Fernando Police and helps them with their cold cases. When a young pharmacist is murdered and there are links to prescription drug abuse, they turn to Bosch. meanwhile, someone bosch put in prison is being released. He claims Bosch framed him and apparently has proof. after how things have turned out, the lapd is not very interested in helping bosch. he has to clear his name and reputation on his own while he works on this other case.

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one night bosch is reviewing lapd files on a cold case. Since he’s retired, he’s not supposed to be doing this. Detective Renée Ballard catches him and forces him to leave. Curious, she checks the file he was looking at. is the unsolved case of a fifteen year old girl who was murdered and left in a dumpster. Feeling compelled to find justice for this girl, Ballard approaches Bosch and they work on the case together.

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The bond between Bosch and Ballard deepens as they become a formidable investigative team investigating the murder case that haunted Bosch’s mentor, the man who trained him.

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When a Los Angeles Police Department narcotics officer is found with a fatal gunshot wound and a suicide note, Detective Harry Bosch follows a bloody trail of drug-related murders on the Mexican border.

Working on the case, Detective Harry Bosch remembers the primary police rule he learned long ago: Look not for the facts, but for the glue that holds them together. Soon Harry is making some very dangerous connections, starting with a dead cop and leading to a bloody series of murders stretching from Hollywood Boulevard to back alleys south of the border. Now this battle-scarred veteran will find himself at the center of a complex and deadly game, one in which he may be the next and most likely victim.

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there is chaos in hollywood on new year’s eve. Working her night shift, LAPD detective Renée Ballard seeks shelter at the end of the countdown to wait out the traditional rain of lead as hundreds of revelers fire their guns into the air. As reports of broken windshields and other damage begin to come in, Ballard is called to a scene where a hard-working auto shop owner has been hit by a bullet in the middle of a crowded street party. It doesn’t take long for Ballard to determine that the deadly bullet couldn’t have fallen from the sky. Ballard’s investigation leads her to investigate another unsolved murder, a case once worked by Detective Harry Bosch. Ballard and Bosch team up once again to discover where old and new cases intersect. all the time they should look over their shoulders. the killer who has gone undetected for so long knows he is being hunted.

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