Michael Connelly

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Michael Connelly
Connelly at the detective fiction convention Bouchercon XLI in San Francisco, October 2010
Connelly at the detective fiction convention Bouchercon XLI in San Francisco, October 2010
Born (1956-07-21) July 21, 1956 (age 67)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationSt. Thomas Aquinas High School
Alma materUniversity of Florida
GenreCrime fiction, thriller
Spouse
Linda McCaleb (m. 1984)
Children1
Website
michaelconnelly.com

Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956[1]) is an American author. He is known for his crime novels about LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.

His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie version of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work.

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  1. "Michael Connelly". Famousauthors.org.