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.

  1. Cover of The Black Echo (Harry Bosch)

    The Black Echo (Harry Bosch)

    1992 · 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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  2. Cover of The Black Ice (Harry Bosch)

    The Black Ice (Harry Bosch)

    1993 · 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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  3. Cover of The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch)

    The 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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  4. Cover of The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch)

    The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch)

    1995 · 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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  5. Cover of Trunk Music (Harry Bosch)

    Trunk Music (Harry Bosch)

    1997 · 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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  6. Cover of Angels Flight (Harry Bosch)

    Angels Flight (Harry Bosch)

    1999 · 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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  7. Cover of City of Bones (Harry Bosch)

    City of Bones (Harry Bosch)

    2002 · 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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  8. Cover of Lost Light (Harry Bosch)

    Lost Light (Harry Bosch)

    2003 · 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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  9. Cover of The Narrows

    The Narrows

    2004 · 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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  10. Cover of The Closers (Harry Bosch)

    The Closers (Harry Bosch)

    2005 · 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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  11. Cover of Echo Park (Harry Bosch)

    Echo Park (Harry Bosch)

    2006 · 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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  12. Cover of The Overlook (Harry Bosch)

    The Overlook (Harry Bosch)

    2007 · 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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  13. Cover of Nine dragons

    Nine dragons

    2009 · 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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  14. Cover of The drop

    The drop

    2011 · 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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  15. Cover of The black box

    The black box

    2012 · 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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  16. Cover of The wrong side of goodbye

    The wrong side of goodbye

    2016 · 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.