2026 Reading Challenge

Harry Bosch Universe Series

41 primary works • 45 total works
Universe of the books connected to the Harry Bosch character. Source for the order is the author's website of the reading order. (If a character later connects to the Harry Bosch series, all of that character’s books are then added in published order). See this discussion in the GR Librarian Group for more info.

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Book 1

The Black Echo
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4.14 · 216120 Ratings · 6826 Reviews · published 1992 · 1 edition
For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, …

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    Book 2

    The Black Ice
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    4.13     · 94542 Ratings · 3574 Reviews · published 1993 · 168 editions
    Narcotics office Cal Moore's orders were to look i…

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    Book 3

    The Concrete Blonde
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    4.24     · 79538 Ratings · 3511 Reviews · published 1994 · 188 editions
    Detective Harry Bosch was sure he'd shot the seria…

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    Book 4

    The Last Coyote
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    4.26     · 84842 Ratings · 3025 Reviews · published 1995 · 178 editions
    LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - h…

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    Book 5

    The Poet
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    4.23     · 109203 Ratings · 4621 Reviews · published 1996 · 94 editions
    Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes…

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    Book 6

    Trunk Music
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    4.22     · 77141 Ratings · 2476 Reviews · published 1997 · 74 editions
    Back on the job after an involuntary leave of abse…

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    Book 7

    Blood Work
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    4.16     · 61791 Ratings · 2115 Reviews · published 1998 · 178 editions
    Terry McCaleb, one of the most effective serial-ki…

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    Book 8

    Angels Flight
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    4.23     · 68967 Ratings · 2801 Reviews · published 1999 · 4 editions
    An activist attorney is killed in a cute little L.…

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    Book 9

    Void Moon
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    4.02     · 36357 Ratings · 1667 Reviews · published 1999 · 141 editions
    New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly…

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    Book 10

    A Darkness More Than Night
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    4.17     · 67824 Ratings · 2716 Reviews · published 2000 · 163 editions
    Terry McCaleb, the retired FBI agent who starred i…

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    Book 11

    City of Bones
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    4.14     · 63576 Ratings · 2655 Reviews · published 2002 · 191 editions
    Detective Harry Bosch tears open a 20-year-old mur…

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    Book 12

    Chasing the Dime
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    3.97     · 42013 Ratings · 1638 Reviews · published 2002 · 126 editions
    The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearl…

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    Book 13

    Lost Light
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    4.22     · 68756 Ratings · 2558 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions
    The vision has haunted him for four years--a young…

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    Book 14

    The Narrows
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    4.19     · 65674 Ratings · 2589 Reviews · published 2004 · 170 editions
    FBI agent Rachel Walling finally gets the call she…

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    Book 15

    The Closers
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    4.20     · 63226 Ratings · 2570 Reviews · published 2005 · 8 editions
    Detective Harry Bosch is back with the LAPD with t…

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    Book 16

    The Lincoln Lawyer
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    4.22     · 255969 Ratings · 8206 Reviews · published 2005 · 232 editions
    Introducing Mickey Haller, 'The Lincoln Lawyer': a…

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    Book 17

    Echo Park
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    4.19     · 68243 Ratings · 2823 Reviews · published 2006 · 66 editions
    More than a decade ago, Harry Bosch worked on the …

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    Book 18

    The Overlook
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    4.02     · 56457 Ratings · 2672 Reviews · published 2007 · 56 editions
    Sul belvedere vicino a Mulholland Drive viene ritr…

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    Book 19

    The Brass Verdict
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    4.24     · 96433 Ratings · 5026 Reviews · published 2008 · 10 editions
    Things are finally looking up for defense attorney…

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    Book 20

    The Scarecrow
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    4.11     · 55630 Ratings · 3051 Reviews · published 2009 · 137 editions
    For Jack McEvoy, the killer named The Poet was the…

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    Book 21

    Nine Dragons
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    4.06     · 56992 Ratings · 3468 Reviews · published 2009 · 153 editions
    Harry Bosch is assigned a homicide call in South L…

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    Book 21.5

    Blue on Black
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    3.64     · 6867 Ratings · 429 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    A short story featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch…

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    Book 22

    The Reversal
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    4.22     · 90735 Ratings · 4708 Reviews · published 2010 · 134 editions
    Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller finds hims…

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    Book 23

    The Fifth Witness
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    4.24     · 90092 Ratings · 4451 Reviews · published 2011 · 143 editions
    Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times and has ex…

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    Book 23.4

    Suicide Run
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    4.11     · 13122 Ratings · 514 Reviews · published 2011 · 24 editions
    LAPD Detective Harry Bosch as we've never seen him…

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    Book 23.5

    Angle of Investigation
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    4.06     · 16401 Ratings · 575 Reviews · published 2011 · 24 editions
    This second collection of Harry Bosch short storie…

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    Book 24

    The Drop
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    4.21     · 74737 Ratings · 3821 Reviews · published 2011 · 150 editions
    Book #15 from the series: Harry Bosch
    Listening Len…

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    Book 25

    The Black Box
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    4.16     · 67909 Ratings · 3855 Reviews · published 2012 · 119 editions
    In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links t…

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    Book 26

    The Gods of Guilt
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    4.22     · 72063 Ratings · 4748 Reviews · published 2013 · 101 editions
    Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187,"…

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    Book 26.5

    Switchblade
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    3.70     · 11849 Ratings · 694 Reviews · published 2014 · 19 editions
    An anonymous tip puts Bosch on a case that has rem…

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    Book 27

    The Burning Room
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    4.14     · 66773 Ratings · 4195 Reviews · published 2014 · 122 editions
    In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder …

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    Book 28

    The Crossing
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    4.29     · 71251 Ratings · 4483 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, b…

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    Book 29

    The Wrong Side of Goodbye
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    4.34     · 79329 Ratings · 5067 Reviews · published 2016 · 38 editions
    Harry Bosch is California's newest private investi…

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    Book 30

    The Late Show
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    4.12     · 108331 Ratings · 7462 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael …

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    Book 31

    Two Kinds of Truth
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    4.29     · 71466 Ratings · 4452 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Harry Bosch is back as a volunteer working cold ca…

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    Book 32

    Dark Sacred Night
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    4.19     · 82716 Ratings · 5327 Reviews · published 2018 · 45 editions
    LAPD Detective Renée Ballard teams up with Harry B…

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    Book 33

    The Night Fire
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    4.29     · 75094 Ratings · 4652 Reviews · published 2019 · 73 editions
    Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renee Ballard come …

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    Book 34

    Fair Warning
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    4.19     · 53141 Ratings · 3853 Reviews · published 2020 · 72 editions
    The hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow is back in …

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    Book 35

    The Law of Innocence
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    4.35     · 76800 Ratings · 5545 Reviews · published 2020 · 81 editions
    Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by p…

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    Book 36

    The Dark Hours
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    4.39     · 82127 Ratings · 4965 Reviews · published 2021 · 71 editions
    Has a killer lain dormant for years only to strike…

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    Book 37

    Desert Star
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    4.48     · 84793 Ratings · 4492 Reviews · published 2022 · 52 editions
    LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work …

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    Book 38

    Resurrection Walk
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    4.53     · 75335 Ratings · 4389 Reviews · published 2023 · 4 editions
    Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the…

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    Book 39

    The Waiting
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    4.36     · 67832 Ratings · 3868 Reviews · published 2024 · 46 editions
    LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a terrifying …

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    Book 40

    Nightshade
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    4.08     · 50573 Ratings · 3428 Reviews · published 2025 · 31 editions
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Conne…

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    Book 41

    The Proving Ground
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    4.57     · 25102 Ratings · 1795 Reviews · published 2025 · 15 editions
    Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves crimin…

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