Harry Bosch Books in Order
Michael Connelly's long-running crime series following Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, a relentless Los Angeles homicide detective who ages in real time across active LAPD service, retirement, and cold-case work. The books frequently cross over with Connelly's other leads, including Mickey Haller and Renée Ballard.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Michael Connelly
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is pulled into a case when a man's body turns up in a drainage pipe near the Mulholland Dam. The dead man was a fellow…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Michael Connelly
Over the holidays, Bosch is assigned a string of cases that seem unconnected until a narcotics detective is found dead, ruled a suicide. Suspecting…
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Buy on AmazonThe Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch)
1994 · Michael Connelly
Bosch faces a civil trial after killing a suspect he believed was the serial murderer known as the Dollmaker. When a fresh body appears bearing the…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Michael Connelly
Suspended from the force and sent to mandatory therapy after assaulting a superior, Bosch turns the downtime toward the one mystery that has haunted…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Michael Connelly
Back at the Hollywood homicide table, Bosch catches the case of a movie producer found shot in the trunk of his Rolls-Royce in the hills. The killing…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Michael Connelly
A prominent civil-rights attorney known for suing the LAPD is gunned down on the Angels Flight railway, and the racially charged case lands on…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Michael Connelly
When a dog unearths a child's bones buried for decades on a hillside above Los Angeles, Bosch takes on the long-cold case of a forgotten victim.…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Michael Connelly
Now retired from the LAPD and working as a private investigator, Bosch can't let go of an unsolved homicide from his final days on the job: the…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Michael Connelly
Bosch is hired to look into the death of a man who turns out to be a former FBI agent, leading him back onto the trail of the serial killer known as…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Michael Connelly
Reinstated to the LAPD and assigned to the Open-Unsolved Unit, Bosch reopens the 1988 killing of a teenage girl whose case was botched the first time…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Michael Connelly
A convicted killer awaiting trial offers to confess to additional murders, including a long-missing woman whose disappearance Bosch worked years…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Michael Connelly
Bosch catches a fresh homicide when a physician is found executed atop a Mulholland overlook. The case quickly escalates beyond an ordinary murder…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Michael Connelly
A liquor-store owner Bosch first met as a rookie is shot dead, and the trail points to a Hong Kong triad extorting Los Angeles businesses. When Bosch…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Michael Connelly
Working cold cases again, Bosch confronts a DNA hit that names a suspect who would have been a child when the crime occurred, raising troubling…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Michael Connelly
Bosch reopens the unsolved 1992 killing of a Danish journalist shot dead during the chaos of the Los Angeles riots. The only lead is a bullet, and…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Michael Connelly
Now working part-time as a detective for a small department and taking private cases on the side, Bosch is hired by an aging, dying billionaire to…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Harry Bosch books in?
Publication order — Michael Connelly (author) and his official site michaelconnelly.com list the series this way; widely recommended by readers since Bosch ages in real time Start with “The Black Echo (Harry Bosch).”
How many books are in the Harry Bosch series?
We list 16 books by Michael Connelly , published between 1992–2016.
Where can I buy the Harry Bosch books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.