Major Awards and Honors
Edgar (Allan Poe) Awards
- 1993: Best First Novel by an American Author – "The Black Echo"
Anthony Awards
- 1996: Best Novel – "The Poet"
- 1999: Best Novel – "Blood Work"
Michael Connelly
(* 1956)
Bibliography
Harry Bosch Novels
- The Harry Bosch Novels (2000-2001)
- The Black Echo (1992)
- The Black Ice (1993)
- The Concrete Blonde (1994)
- The Harry Bosch Novels, Volume 2 (2003)
- City of Bones (2002)
- Lost Light (2003)
- The Closers (2005)
- Echo Park (2006)
Novels featuring both Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb
- A Darkness More Than Night (2001)
- The Narrows (2004)
Terry McCaleb Novels
Non-Series Books
- Three Great Novels: The Thrillers (2002)
- The Poet (1997)
- Blood Work (1998)
– Terry McCaleb Novel.
- Void Moon (2000)
- Chasing the Dime (2002)
- The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)
Collection and Anthology Contributions
- Murderers' Row (2001)
– Short story collection of baseball mysteries; includes Two-Bagger.
- Measures Of Poison (2002)
– Anthology of original stories written in 1930s' "pulp" style; includes Cahoots.
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (2002)
– Annual short story collection (2002 edition edited by James Ellroy); includes Two-Bagger.
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (2003)
– Annual short story collection; 2003 guest editor.
- Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation (2005)
– Editor.
Nonfiction
- Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers (2006)
Themis-Athena's Reviews
Angels Flight
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Gripping and true to detail.
I read this book on the flight to the U.S. which initiated my move to this country several years ago.
Having spent a couple of months in L.A. in 1991 just prior to the first Rodney King trial (which was to
spark the upheaval this book, in part, draws on), at a time when tension was already palpable in the air,
"Angels Flight" immediately brought back my memories of that time. Now that I have lived in in Los Angeles
again (from 2000 to 2003), I can appreciate even better Michael Connelly's excellent insight into the politics
of this city and the situation of the LAPD, where, with the "C.R.A.S.H." scandal, the ghost of the old beast
has recently reared its head again. Connelly's rendition is true to detail in every respect – even his
description of the ongoing struggle to define the role of the "inspector general," whose position was created
as a response to the Rodney King trials and tribulations; who as yet, however, has not been as effective as
the creators of that office had in mind.
"Angel's Flight" was Connelly's first book I read, and it immediately drew me into the Harry Bosch series.
I have since become an ardent fan and am always eagerly awaiting the next installment. Michael Connelly is
one of the few authors who have never once disappointed me!
For further information consult:
Michael Connelly's official website
Themis-Athena's select noir and neo-noir mysteries audiography
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