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Books by Michael Connelly on this site: 21 books.

About: American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956) (Source: Wikidata)

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Start here: The Black Echo. First published in 1992.

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Born: Born in Philadelphia, United States, in 1956. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1993, for The Black Echo. Source: Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the Anthony Award for Best Novel in 1997, for The Poet. Source: Wikidata, citing bouchercon.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the Barry Award for Best Novel in 1998, for Trunk Music. Source: Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1993. Source: Wikidata, citing edgarawards.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (1990) among Michael Connelly's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Cartier Diamond Dagger (2018) among Michael Connelly's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Anthony Award for Best Novel: 1997, 1999, 2003, 2009. 1997, 1999, 2003, 2009: Source: Wikidata, citing bouchercon.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Barry Award for Best Novel: 1998, 2003. 1998, 2003: Source: Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the German Crime Fiction Award in 2000. Source: Wikidata, citing krimilexikon.de, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the Shamus Award in 2006. Source: Wikidata, citing privateeyewriters.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Michael Connelly received the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction in 2012. Source: Wikidata, citing scholarship.law.ua.edu, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Bancarella Literary Prize (2000) among Michael Connelly's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson · Adult

about 580 pages

Why: Both are crime books.
- Crime
What both books share
- crime
  The Concrete Blonde: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Concrete Blonde; Open Library and Wikidata for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Step on a Crack
James Patterson · 2007 · Adult

about 380 pages
Cover from Google Books

Why: Both are mystery books about police.
- Mystery
- Police
What both books share
- mystery
  Echo Park: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
  Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
- police
  Echo Park: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Echo Park; Open Library and Wikidata for Step on a Crack.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are detective books.
- Detective
What both books share
- detective
  The Crossing: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Detectives" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Crossing; Open Library and Wikidata for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen · Adult

about 380 pages
Cover from Google Books

Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
- Missing persons
- Police
What both books share
- missing persons
  The Wrong Side of Goodbye: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- police
  The Wrong Side of Goodbye: "Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Wrong Side of Goodbye; Open Library and Wikidata for The Keeper of Lost Causes.
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The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith · 2013 · Adult

about 480 pages

Why: Both are crime books.
- Crime
What both books share
- crime
  The Concrete Blonde: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
  The Cuckoo's Calling: "crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Concrete Blonde; Open Library and Wikidata for The Cuckoo's Calling.
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A Is for Alibi
Sue Grafton · 1982 · Adult

about 250 pages

Why: Both are mystery books, set in California.
- Mystery
- California
What both books share
- mystery
  Echo Park: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
  A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)
- California
  Echo Park: "California" (WD narrative location)
  A Is for Alibi: "California in fiction" (OL subject); "California, fiction" (OL subject); "California" (OL place); "California" (WD narrative location)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Echo Park; Open Library and Wikidata for A Is for Alibi.
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