Where to Start with Michael Connelly
- Best entry point → The Lincoln Lawyer
- Start the Renée Ballard series → The Late Show
- Short listen, big payoff → Desert Star
- What fans keep coming back to → The Black Echo
- Best narrator for Michael Connelly → The Wrong Side of Goodbye
- Highest rated by listeners → Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer #7)
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The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Harry Bosch • Book 19
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.72 ABR Score (101.8K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (80.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (21.5K)More about this pick
Private investigator Bosch hunts for an aging billionaire's potential heir while moonlighting with a small police force, and Welliver's weathered voice perfectly captures the detective's dual loyalties.
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The Crossing
Harry Bosch • Book 18
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.64 ABR Score (91.6K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.4K) ★ 4.67 Audible (19.2K)More about this pick
Retired detective Harry Bosch reluctantly helps his defense attorney half-brother Mickey Haller prove a client's innocence. Welliver's familiarity with Bosch shines as the character struggles with working for the defense.
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Two Kinds of Truth
Harry Bosch • Book 20
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.66 ABR Score (88.4K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (72.5K) ★ 4.69 Audible (15.9K)More about this pick
Semi-retired Harry Bosch tackles a pharmacy murder that exposes prescription drug trafficking while an old case resurfaces. Welliver, who plays Bosch on TV, inhabits the character with lived-in authenticity.
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The Lincoln Lawyer
A Lincoln Lawyer Novel • Book 1
Narrated by Adam Grupper
★ 4.60 ABR Score (279.0K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (258.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (20.2K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller's mobile law practice from the back of his Lincoln gets complicated when defending a wealthy playboy accused of assault leads him into a web connecting his current and past cases.
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Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
Narrated by Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin, Peter Giles
★ 4.80 ABR Score (96.7K ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (10.4K)More about this pick
Ballard and Bosch pursue the family killer who's haunted Harry for decades in this return to LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit. Titus Welliver and Christine Lakin anchor the dual narration with familiar authority.
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Trunk Music
Harry Bosch • Book 5
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.52 ABR Score (91.4K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (78.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (13.4K)More about this pick
A Hollywood producer found shot in his Rolls-Royce trunk leads Bosch into Vegas mob territory — Dick Hill's gruff delivery matches the hard-boiled investigation perfectly.
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The Gods of Guilt
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 5
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.49 ABR Score (87.2K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (73.6K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller's former prostitute client turns up murdered, dragging him into his most personal case yet. The Lincoln Lawyer series hits its emotional peak with this tale of guilt and redemption.
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The Reversal
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 3
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.50 ABR Score (105.2K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (93.0K) ★ 4.57 Audible (12.1K)More about this pick
Defense attorney Mickey Haller switches sides to prosecute the retrial of a convicted child killer freed by DNA evidence, partnering with Harry Bosch to prove the man's still guilty. Connelly expertly explores both sides of the criminal justice system.
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The Poet
Jack McEvoy • Book 1
Narrated by Buck Schirner
★ 4.44 ABR Score (126.9K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (110.1K) ★ 4.39 Audible (16.8K)More about this pick
Reporter Jack McEvoy investigates a serial killer targeting homicide detectives, starting with his own brother—a twisted murderer who leaves Edgar Allan Poe quotes at crime scenes.
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The Black Echo
Harry Bosch • Book 1
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.29 ABR Score (235.9K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (217.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (18.0K)More about this pick
Vietnam tunnel rat turned LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigates when a fellow veteran turns up dead in a drainage pipe. Titus Welliver, who plays Bosch on screen, inhabits the character's war-haunted cynicism and stubborn moral code with authentic grit.
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Resurrection Walk
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 7
Narrated by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
★ 4.84 ABR Score (84.5K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (77.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller takes on impossible innocence cases while Harry Bosch sorts through prison letters, their partnership crackling through multiple narrators.
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The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch Series)
Harry Bosch #1-3 • Book 3
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.41 ABR Score (15.7K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (11.8K)More about this pick
The first three Bosch mysteries establish the Vietnam vet detective's obsessive pursuit of justice, from tunnel rat flashbacks to serial killer hunts across Los Angeles.
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The Black Ice
Harry Bosch • Book 2
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.35 ABR Score (108.7K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (95.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (13.0K)More about this pick
When a narcotics officer's apparent suicide reveals connections to Mexican drug cartels, Bosch follows the money trail from LA to dangerous Tijuana streets. Dick Hill's weathered voice captures the gritty procedural perfectly.
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The Fifth Witness
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 4
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.41 ABR Score (104.3K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (92.3K) ★ 4.48 Audible (12.0K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller defends a foreclosure client accused of murdering her banker in a case where the evidence seems ironclad. Peter Giles captures the desperation of families losing their homes.
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The Burning Room
Harry Bosch • Book 17
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.38 ABR Score (78.5K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (67.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (10.9K)More about this pick
Bosch investigates a nine-year-old shooting when the victim finally dies from complications, partnered with rookie detective Lucia Soto.
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The Late Show
Renée Ballard • Book 1
Narrated by Katherine Moennig
★ 4.27 ABR Score (125.2K ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (111.1K) ★ 4.38 Audible (14.2K)More about this pick
When LAPD detective Renée Ballard gets stuck working Hollywood's night shift as punishment for filing a complaint, she discovers two cases the day shift abandoned. Katherine Moennig captures Ballard's steely determination perfectly.
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Lost Light
Harry Bosch • Book 9
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.47 ABR Score (78.8K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (69.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (9.2K)More about this pick
Retired Bosch can't let go of a four-year-old murder tied to a movie set heist, pursuing justice on his own terms. Len Cariou captures his relentless obsession perfectly.
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The Last Coyote
Harry Bosch • Book 4
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.46 ABR Score (95.7K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (85.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (9.9K)More about this pick
Suspended and psychologically mandated into therapy, Harry Bosch finally investigates his mother's decades-old murder case. Dick Hill captures Bosch's self-destructive spiral while pursuing the truth that's haunted his entire life.
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The Black Echo
Harry Bosch • Book 1
by Michael Connelly, Titus Welliver
Narrated by Titus Welliver
★ 4.65 ABR Score (224.1K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (218.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (5.7K)More about this pick
Vietnam tunnel rat turned LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigates when a fellow veteran turns up dead in a drainage pipe. Titus Welliver, who plays Bosch on screen, inhabits the character's war-haunted cynicism and stubborn moral code with authentic grit.
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The Brass Verdict
The Lincoln Lawyer • Book 2
Narrated by Peter Giles
★ 4.48 ABR Score (109.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (99.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (10.0K)More about this pick
Mickey Haller inherits a murdered lawyer's caseload, including defending a Hollywood executive accused of double murder. Peter Giles captures both the legal maneuvering and street-smart attitude.
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Blood Work
Harry Bosch Universe • Book 7
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.43 ABR Score (71.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.4K) ★ 4.48 Audible (9.5K)More about this pick
Retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb investigates his heart donor's murder, discovering the killer specifically chose him as recipient. Dick Hill captures the unique premise's psychological complexity with understated power.
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City of Bones
Harry Bosch • Book 8
Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez
★ 4.35 ABR Score (73.2K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (64.5K) ★ 4.49 Audible (8.7K)More about this pick
Peter Jay Fernandez guides us through Bosch's most personal case as twenty-year-old child bones in the Hollywood Hills awaken memories from his own haunted past.
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The Black Box
Harry Bosch • Book 16
Narrated by Michael McConnohie
★ 4.35 ABR Score (76.2K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (68.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (7.3K)More about this pick
Twenty years after the LA riots, Bosch connects a recent shooting to an unsolved photographer's murder from 1992, proving some crimes never truly die.
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The Drop
Harry Bosch • Book 15
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.37 ABR Score (82.8K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (75.6K) ★ 4.48 Audible (7.2K)More about this pick
Detective Harry Bosch juggles two cases in his final years—a DNA match to an impossible child killer and a suspicious suicide—while racing against mandatory retirement.
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The Closers
Harry Bosch • Book 11
Narrated by Len Cariou
★ 4.39 ABR Score (70.5K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (63.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (6.6K)More about this pick
Len Cariou returns as Bosch joins the LAPD's cold case unit, where a 1988 teenager's murder proves anything but cold when DNA evidence resurfaces.
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