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Harry Bosch Books in Order

by Michael ConnellyMystery, Thriller & Suspense

25 books so far (book 26 is due October 27, 2026). They run from The Black Echo (1992) to The Waiting (2024). Rated 4.6 across 277,793 listener reviews.

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Reading order

  1. The Black Echo

    Book 1 1992 4.4 (23.8k)

    An LAPD homicide detective must choose between justice and vengeance as he teams up with the FBI in the first novel of the "thrilling" Harry Bosch series (New York Times Book Review).

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  2. The Black Ice

    Book 2 1993 4.5 (13.1k)

    When an LAPD narcotics officer is found with a fatal bullet wound and a suicide note, Detective Harry Bosch follows a bloody trail of drug murders across the Mexico border.

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  3. The Concrete Blonde

    Book 3 1994 4.5 (11.9k)

    Detective Harry Bosch was sure he'd shot the serial killer responsible for a string of murders in LA...but now, a new crime makes him question his convictions.

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  4. The Last Coyote

    Book 4 1995 4.5 (10k)

    Suspended from his job with the LAPD, Harry Bosch must face the darkest parts of his past to track down his mother's killer...even if it costs him his life. Harry Bosch's life is on the edge. His earthquake-damaged home has been condemned.

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  5. Trunk Music

    Book 5 1997 4.6 (13.5k)

    Back on the job after an involuntary leave of absence, LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is ready for a challenge - but a murderous Las Vegas crime ring might prove to be more than he bargained for.

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  6. Angels Flight

    Book 6 1999 4.6 (10.5k)

    In this thrilling New York Times bestseller, LAPD detective Harry Bosch is trying to solve a high-profile lawyer's murder—but first he must face the public's suspicion ... and his darkest fears.

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  7. A Darkness More Than Night

    Book 7 2000 4.3 (8.4k)

    LAPD Detective Harry Bosch crosses paths with FBI profiler Terry McCaleb while investigating the murder of a Hollywood actress, in this heart-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author, Michael Connelly.

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  8. City of Bones

    Book 8 2002 4.5 (9.4k)

    On New Year's Day, a dog finds a bone in the Hollywood Hills--and unearths a murder committed more than twenty years earlier. It's a cold case, but for Detective Harry Bosch, it stirs up memories of his childhood as an orphan.

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  9. Lost Light

    Book 9 2003 4.6 (10.2k)

    The vision has haunted him for four years: a young woman lying crumpled in death, her hand outstretched in silent supplication.

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  10. The Narrows

    Book 10 2004 4.5 (6k)

    FBI agent Rachel Walling finally gets the call she's dreaded for years, the one that tells her the Poet has surfaced. She has never forgotten the serial killer who wove lines of poetry in his hideous crimes--and apparently he has not…

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  11. The Closers

    Book 11 2005 4.5 (6.7k)

    In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch joins LA's elite Open/Unsolved Unit to help piece together the mysterious death of a teenage girl. He walked away from the job three years ago.

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  12. Echo Park

    Book 12 2006 4.6 (5.4k)

    In 1995, Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket in Hollywood. Harry Bosch worked the case but couldn't crack it, and the 22-year-old woman never turned up, dead or alive.

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  13. The Overlook

    Book 13 2007 4.3 (4.4k)

    In his first case since he left the LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad, Harry Bosch is called out to investigate a murder that may have chilling consequences for national security.

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  14. Nine Dragons

    Book 14 2009 4.4 (6.6k)

    LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is off the chain in the fastest, fiercest, and highest-stakes case of his life. Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years.

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  15. The Drop

    Book 15 2011 4.5 (7.5k)

    In his fierce search for a new case, Detective Harry Bosch discovers a killer hiding behind suspicious DNA evidence—and a political conspiracy that could destroy the Los Angeles Police Department.

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  16. The Black Box

    Book 16 2012 4.5 (7.7k)

    In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots.

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  17. The Burning Room

    Book 17 2014 4.5 (11.2k)

    In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot ... very fast. In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime.

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  18. The Crossing

    Book 18 1924 4.7 (19.5k)

    In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, Detective Harry Bosch teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller to track down a killer who just might find them first.

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  19. The Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Book 19 2016 4.7 (21.9k)

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER Notable Book of 2016 --Washington Post 10 Favorite Books of 2016 -- Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times 10 Best Mysteries of 2016 -- Adam Woog, Seattle Times Detective Harry Bosch must…

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  20. Two Kinds of Truth

    Book 20 2017 4.7 (16.3k)

    Exiled from the LAPD, Harry Bosch must clear his name, uncover a ring of prescription drug abuse, and outwit a clever killer before it's too late.

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  21. Dark Sacred Night

    Book 21 2018 4.6 (12.9k)

    In this thrilling novel from New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD Detective Renée Ballard to face the unsolved murder of a runaway, and the fight to bring a killer to justice.​ Detective Renée…

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  22. The Night Fire

    Book 22 2019 4.7 (14.3k)

    A FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEARA CrimeReads Best Crime Novel Notable selection Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case…

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  23. The Dark Hours

    Book 23 2021 4.6 (11k)

    A Wall Street Journal and South Florida Sun-Sentinel Best Book of the Year “A masterpiece”—LAPD detective Renée Ballard must join forces with Harry Bosch to find justice in a city scarred by fear and social unrest after a methodical killer…

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  24. Desert Star

    Book 24 2022 4.8 (10.6k)

    LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to hunt the brutal killer who is Bosch’s “white whale”—a man responsible for the murder of an entire family.

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  25. The Waiting

    Book 25 2024 4.7 (5k)

    In this instant New York Times bestseller, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter.

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  26. The Hollow

    Book 26 Out October 27, 2026

    Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in this electric thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.

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Adapted for screen

  • The Lincoln Lawyer TV series · Netflix · 2022– · 4 seasons

  • Bosch: Legacy TV series · Prime Video · 2022–2025 · 3 seasons

  • Bosch TV series · Prime Video · 2015–2021 · 7 seasons

Collections and companions

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Harry Bosch is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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