My Reading List - Michael Connelly

While Lucas Davenport and his gang worked to keep criminals out of Twin Cities in Minnesota, LAPD detective Harry Bosch was fighting crimes at west coast. Michael Connelly's character was a systematic very organized detective. His rebellious personally, his analysis and his big crime book brought reader a straight, down to earth and detail oriented cop.

All books have complex plots and clear story lines. Michael's books keep you stay until the last page.


Harry Bosch series

1. The Black Echo (1992)
2. The Black Ice (1993)
3. The Concrete Blonde (1994) - Bosch was sued for killing Norman Church and the investigation of the serial killer "DollMaker".
4. The Last Coyote (1995)
5. Trunk Music (1997)
6. Angels Flight (1999)
7. A Darkness More Than Night (2001) -  While Harry is in the middle of a Hollywood director trial, he becomes a suspect of Terry McCaleb due to 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'.
8. City of Bones (2002)
9. Lost Light (2003) - Investigated Angela Benten case in his retirement, and found daughter
10. The Narrows (2004) – With Rachel Walling to find Bob Backus who killed Terry McCaleb.
11. The Closers (2005) – The 17 year old Becky Verloren case (the first case since Bosch’s back).
12. Echo Park (2006) – Reynard Waits and Marie Gesto case. Kiz Rider hurt badly.
13. The Overlook (2007) – The Stanley Kent and the missing radio-active cesium case.
14. The Brass Verdict (2008) – Mickey Haller works with Bosch to catch Jerry Vincent’s killer. (A)
15. 9 Dragons (2009) – Store rubbery and searching for the missing daughter in HongKong.
16. The Drop (2011) - The first two cases in his DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan): the death of Irvin Irving's son; a eight year old rapist?
17. The Black Box (2012)- Bosch investigated a 20 year cold case. Anneke Jesperson, a Danish journalist was murdered and it was associated with her stories from war time. Overall it was a great story, however, the very last section is too fictional.  

The quote I like: 
     If you fall out the practice you lose your edge. - The Brass Verdict

 Mickey Haller series

1. The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)
2. The Brass Verdict (2008) - See above
3. The Reversal (2010) - With Harry Bosch, Rachel Walling
4. The Fifth Witness (2011) - Defended Lisa Trammel for both her foreclosure and murder accusation of the bank head Mitchell Bondurant. Good to learn how American Justice system actually works. (A)
5. The Gods of Guilt

Jack McEvoy series

1. Scarecrow (2009) - Together with Rachel Walling, Jack chased trunk murders Wesley Carver, a security officer of a server farm, which is an internet hosting company.

 The quote I like: 

     The nature of any bureaucracy is to eliminate the free thinkers and doers. - Scrarecrow