Harry Bosch Universe Series

43 primary works • 47 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
4.15
· 224562 Ratings · 7235 Reviews · published 1992 · 14 editions
For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, …
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Book 2

The Black Ice
4.14
· 100025 Ratings · 3767 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
Narcotics office Cal Moore's orders were to look i…
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Book 3

The Concrete Blonde
4.25
· 84200 Ratings · 3736 Reviews · published 1994 · 186 editions
Detective Harry Bosch was sure he'd shot the seria…
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Book 4

The Last Coyote
4.27
· 89079 Ratings · 3201 Reviews · published 1995 · 15 editions
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is down on his luck - h…
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Book 5

The Poet
4.23
· 113629 Ratings · 4892 Reviews · published 1996 · 226 editions
Denver crime-beat reporter Jack McEvoy specializes…
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Book 6

Trunk Music
4.22
· 80989 Ratings · 2639 Reviews · published 1997 · 162 editions
Back on the job after an involuntary leave of abse…
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Book 7

Blood Work
4.16
· 64527 Ratings · 2251 Reviews · published 1998 · 22 editions
Terry McCaleb, one of the most effective serial-ki…
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Book 8

Angels Flight
4.24
· 73642 Ratings · 2988 Reviews · published 1999 · 174 editions
An activist attorney is killed in a cute little L.…
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Book 9

Void Moon
4.02
· 38387 Ratings · 1786 Reviews · published 1999 · 56 editions
New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly…
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Book 10

A Darkness More Than Night
4.17
· 72927 Ratings · 2888 Reviews · published 2000 · 1 edition
Terry McCaleb, the retired FBI agent who starred i…
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Book 11

City of Bones
4.15
· 68012 Ratings · 2823 Reviews · published 2002 · 189 editions
Detective Harry Bosch tears open a 20-year-old mur…
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Book 12

Chasing the Dime
3.97
· 44460 Ratings · 1786 Reviews · published 2002 · 127 editions
The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearl…
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Book 13

Lost Light
4.23
· 72268 Ratings · 2700 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
The vision has haunted him for four years--a young…
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Book 14

The Narrows
4.20
· 69289 Ratings · 2722 Reviews · published 2004 · 169 editions
FBI agent Rachel Walling finally gets the call she…
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Book 15

The Closers
4.20
· 66401 Ratings · 2678 Reviews · published 2005 · 139 editions
Detective Harry Bosch is back with the LAPD with t…
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Book 16

The Lincoln Lawyer
4.23
· 267329 Ratings · 8831 Reviews · published 2005 · 10 editions
Introducing Mickey Haller, 'The Lincoln Lawyer': a…
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Book 17

Echo Park
4.19
· 71615 Ratings · 2962 Reviews · published 2006 · 185 editions
More than a decade ago, Harry Bosch worked on the …
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Book 18

The Overlook
4.02
· 59795 Ratings · 2805 Reviews · published 2007 · 147 editions
In his first case with the Homicide Special Squad,…
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Book 19

The Brass Verdict
4.25
· 104660 Ratings · 5331 Reviews · published 2008 · 4 editions
Things are finally looking up for defense attorney…
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Book 20

The Scarecrow
4.11
· 59062 Ratings · 3175 Reviews · published 2009 · 25 editions
For Jack McEvoy, the killer named The Poet was the…
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Book 21

Nine Dragons
4.07
· 60458 Ratings · 3605 Reviews · published 2009 · 48 editions
The shooting of a Chinese liquor store owner in LA…
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Book 21.5

Blue on Black
3.64
· 7529 Ratings · 465 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
A short story featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch…
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Book 22

The Reversal
4.23
· 98098 Ratings · 4980 Reviews · published 2010 · 135 editions
Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller finds hims…
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Book 23

The Fifth Witness
4.25
· 96713 Ratings · 4709 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times and has ex…
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Book 23.4

Suicide Run
4.12
· 14377 Ratings · 551 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
4.07
· 17474 Ratings · 610 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
This second collection of Harry Bosch short storie…
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Book 24

The Drop
4.21
· 78367 Ratings · 3959 Reviews · published 2011 · 6 editions
Harry Bosch has been given three years before he m…
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Book 25

The Black Box
4.16
· 71596 Ratings · 3975 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links t…
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Book 26

The Gods of Guilt
4.24
· 78438 Ratings · 4963 Reviews · published 2013 · 104 editions
Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187,"…
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Book 26.5

Switchblade
3.71
· 12755 Ratings · 733 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
4.15
· 70482 Ratings · 4344 Reviews · published 2014 · 122 editions
In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder …
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Book 28

The Crossing
4.29
· 75395 Ratings · 4634 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, b…
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Book 29

The Wrong Side of Goodbye
4.34
· 82573 Ratings · 5201 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions
Harry Bosch is California's newest private investi…
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Book 30

The Late Show
4.11
· 116244 Ratings · 7850 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael …
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Book 31

Two Kinds of Truth
4.29
· 75459 Ratings · 4601 Reviews · published 2017 · 84 editions
Harry Bosch is back as a volunteer working cold ca…
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Book 32

Dark Sacred Night
4.18
· 88273 Ratings · 5576 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
LAPD Detective Renée Ballard teams up with Harry B…
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Book 33

The Night Fire
4.29
· 80218 Ratings · 4847 Reviews · published 2019 · 1 edition
Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renee Ballard come …
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Book 34

Fair Warning
4.20
· 56630 Ratings · 4024 Reviews · published 2020 · 6 editions
The hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow is back in …
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Book 35

The Law of Innocence
4.36
· 83751 Ratings · 5834 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by p…
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Book 36

The Dark Hours
4.38
· 87183 Ratings · 5197 Reviews · published 2021 · 70 editions
Has a killer lain dormant for years only to strike…
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Book 37

Desert Star
4.47
· 90087 Ratings · 4727 Reviews · published 2022 · 1 edition
LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work …
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Book 38

Resurrection Walk
4.53
· 83943 Ratings · 4753 Reviews · published 2023 · 41 editions
Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the…
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Book 39

The Waiting
4.35
· 78334 Ratings · 4379 Reviews · published 2024 · 49 editions
LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a terrifying …
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Book 40

Nightshade
4.04
· 79238 Ratings · 4881 Reviews · published 2025 · 43 editions
#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Conne…
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Book 41

The Proving Ground
4.51
· 56784 Ratings · 3739 Reviews · published 2025 · 32 editions
Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves crimin…
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Book 42

Ironwood
4.35
· 37684 Ratings · 2337 Reviews · published 2026 · 5 editions
Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far f…
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Book 43

The Hollow
4.52
· 4410 Ratings · 335 Reviews · published 2026 · 14 editions
Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the…
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