Best Michael Connelly Books

The best books by Michael Connelly — 25 titles spanning Mystery, Thriller, averaging 4.55 BLT stars.

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Michael Connelly owns Los Angeles the way Chandler did — except his city is grimier, more bureaucratic, and more morally exhausted. His Harry Bosch novels, starting with The Black Echo, built one of crime fiction's most fully realized detectives: a Vietnam vet and tunnel rat turned LAPD homicide cop who treats every victim's case as a personal debt. Connelly's prose is taut and procedural without ever feeling mechanical — he knows how the system works, and more importantly, how it fails. The Lincoln Lawyer added a slippery defense attorney whose moral compass points somewhere between justice and survival. Readers who want atmospheric LA noir with genuine emotional stakes, detectives who carry their damage without wallowing in it, and plots that respect both procedure and surprise will find Connelly essential.

Michael Connelly's highest-rated book in our collection is Resurrection Walk (4.86 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Resurrection Walk

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.86 BLT Score (77.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K)
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    Desert Star

    Renée Ballard • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.81 BLT Score (86.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K)
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    The Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Harry Bosch • Book 19

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.73 BLT Score (80.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K)
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    The Night Fire

    Renée Ballard • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.67 BLT Score (76.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (76.6K)
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    Two Kinds of Truth

    Harry Bosch • Book 20

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.66 BLT Score (72.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.5K)
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    The Dark Hours

    Renée Ballard • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.65 BLT Score (83.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (83.6K)
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    The Crossing

    Harry Bosch • Book 18

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.65 BLT Score (72.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.4K)
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    The Law of Innocence

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.63 BLT Score (78.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (78.6K)
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    The Waiting

    Renée Ballard • Book 6

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.62 BLT Score (71.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (71.3K)
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    The Lincoln Lawyer

    A Lincoln Lawyer Novel • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.60 BLT Score (258.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (258.9K)
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    Trunk Music

    Harry Bosch • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.53 BLT Score (78.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (78.0K)
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    Dark Sacred Night

    Renée Ballard • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.52 BLT Score (84.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (84.3K)
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    The Reversal

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.51 BLT Score (93.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K)
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    The Gods of Guilt

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.49 BLT Score (73.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K)
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    Lost Light

    Harry Bosch • Book 9

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.48 BLT Score (69.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (69.6K)
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    The Brass Verdict

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 2

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.48 BLT Score (99.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (99.0K)
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    The Last Coyote

    Harry Bosch • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (85.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (85.8K)
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    The Poet

    Jack McEvoy • Book 1

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (110.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (110.1K)
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    Blood Work

    Harry Bosch Universe • Book 7

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.44 BLT Score (62.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.4K)
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    Echo Park

    Harry Bosch • Book 12

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.43 BLT Score (69.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (69.1K)
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    The Fifth Witness

    The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.42 BLT Score (92.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K)
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    The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch Series)

    Harry Bosch #1-3 • Book 3

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.42 BLT Score (3.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.9K)
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    The Closers

    Harry Bosch • Book 11

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.40 BLT Score (63.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (63.9K)
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    The Burning Room

    Harry Bosch • Book 17

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.39 BLT Score (67.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (67.6K)
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    The Narrows

    Harry Bosch • Book 10

    by Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.38 BLT Score (66.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (66.6K)
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