MICHAEL CONNELLY

SUSPECTS

• Born in Philadelphia July 21, 1956
• When he was 12 moved to Florida with his family.
• Majored in journalism.
• Graduated in 1980
• Worked newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florid
• Focused on crime bet
• Interviewed survivors in 1986 about the airline crash

SUSPECTS

• Wrote the black echo in 1992 won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America.
• The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde, and The Last Coyote were published before publishing The Poet in 1996—a thriller.
• In 1997, he went back to Bosch with Trunk Music.
• In 1998 another non-series thriller, Blood Work, was published.

SUSPECTS

• 2002 movie adaptation of Blood Work was released.
• Angel Flights in 1999
• Void Moon in 2000 introduced a new character

CLUES

• The Black Echo
• The Black Ice
• The Concrete Blonde
• The Last Coyote
• The Poet
• Trunk Music
• Blood Work
• Angels Flight
• Void Moon

CLUES

• A Darkness More Than Night
• City of Bones
• Chasing the Dime
• Lost Light
• The Narrows
• The Closers
• The Lincoln Lawyer
• Echo Park
• The Overlook

CLUES

• The Brass Verdict
• The Scarecrow
• Nine Dragons
• The Reversal
• The Fifth Witness
• The Drop
• The Black Box
• The Gods of Guilt
• The Burning Room
• The Crossing

GANG AFFIIATION

• Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author-1993-The Black Echo
• Dilys Award-1997,1996-The Poet, The Last Coyote
• Nero Award-1997-The Poet
• GRAND Pix de Littérature Policére-International Category-1999-The Blood Work
• Barry Award for Best Novel-2003,1998-City of Bones, Trunk Music

GANG AFFILIATION

• Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel-2006,1999-The Lincoln Lawyer Novels, Blood Work
• Anthony Award for Best Novel- 2009,2003,1999,1996,1995, 1994-City of Bones, The Brass Verdict, Blood Work, The Last Coyote, The Concrete Blonde, The Black Ice
• Shamus Award for Best P.I. HardCover Novel-2006-The Lincoln Lawyer

M.O.

• Harry Bosh shows up in many of Michael Connelly's Story.

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SOURCES

• http://www.michaelconnelly.com/events/
• http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#2009