Connelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second eldest child of W. Michael Connelly, a property developer, and Mary Connelly, a See more

After graduating from the University of Florida in 1980, Connelly got a job as a crime beat writer at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, … See more

• Connelly was one of the creators and executive producers of Level 9, an action TV series that aired for 13 episodes in the 2000-2001 season on the UPN television network.
• His novel Blood Work was adapted into a 2002 film with … See more

Every character in the list below, with one exception, has appeared in a Harry Bosch book. All of Michael Connelly's novels occur in the same … See more

Michael Connelly received a good deal of publicity in 1994, when President Bill Clinton came out of a bookstore carrying a copy of See more

Connelly has won nearly every major award given to mystery writers, including the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, … See more

When starting a book, he says, the story is not always clear, but Connelly has “a hunch” as to where it is going. The books often reference real … See more