Police Procedural Books

Showing 1-50 of 16,343
The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 137 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.14 — 215,372 ratings — published 1992
Rate this book
Clear rating
In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 129 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.78 — 437,132 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30) The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)
by (shelved 105 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.12 — 107,507 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 98 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.90 — 281,757 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)
by (shelved 93 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.13 — 94,123 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15; Harry Bosch Universe, #24) The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15; Harry Bosch Universe, #24)
by (shelved 84 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.21 — 74,431 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
by (shelved 80 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.23 — 79,186 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dark Sacred Night (Renée Ballard, #2; Harry Bosch, #21; Harry Bosch Universe, #32) Dark Sacred Night (Renée Ballard, #2; Harry Bosch, #21; Harry Bosch Universe, #32)
by (shelved 79 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.19 — 82,188 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27) The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27)
by (shelved 78 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.14 — 66,499 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2)
by (shelved 78 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.06 — 179,489 ratings — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Night Fire (Renée Ballard, #3; Harry Bosch, #22; Harry Bosch Universe, #33) The Night Fire (Renée Ballard, #3; Harry Bosch, #22; Harry Bosch Universe, #33)
by (shelved 77 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.29 — 74,589 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8) Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8)
by (shelved 77 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.23 — 68,657 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad #6) The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad #6)
by (shelved 75 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.99 — 96,116 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
by (shelved 75 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.01 — 92,422 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4) The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4)
by (shelved 75 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.26 — 84,518 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #31) Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #31)
by (shelved 73 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.29 — 71,162 ratings — published 2017
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.85 — 147,647 ratings — published 2011
Rate this book
Clear rating
Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6)
by (shelved 72 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.22 — 76,853 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch, #23; Harry Bosch Universe, #36) The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch, #23; Harry Bosch Universe, #36)
by (shelved 71 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.39 — 81,620 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17) Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17)
by (shelved 71 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.19 — 67,958 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25) The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25)
by (shelved 68 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.16 — 67,598 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15) The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
by (shelved 67 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.20 — 62,932 ratings — published 2005
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Ruin (Cormac Reilly, #1) The Ruin (Cormac Reilly, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.95 — 50,971 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
by (shelved 66 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.06 — 265,286 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28) The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28)
by (shelved 65 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.29 — 70,928 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Naked in Death (In Death, #1) Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by (shelved 65 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.13 — 203,519 ratings — published 1995
Rate this book
Clear rating
Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37) Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)
by (shelved 64 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.48 — 84,284 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Overlook (Harry Bosch, #13; Harry Bosch Universe, #18) The Overlook (Harry Bosch, #13; Harry Bosch Universe, #18)
by (shelved 63 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.01 — 56,169 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #11) City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #11)
by (shelved 62 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.14 — 63,279 ratings — published 2002
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, #19; Harry Bosch Universe, #29) The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, #19; Harry Bosch Universe, #29)
by (shelved 61 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.34 — 79,021 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13) Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13)
by (shelved 61 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.22 — 68,484 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Faceless Killers (Wallander, #1) Faceless Killers (Wallander, #1)
by (shelved 59 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.76 — 78,813 ratings — published 1991
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2) A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2)
by (shelved 58 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.09 — 142,519 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.04 — 51,389 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10) A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
by (shelved 58 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.16 — 67,521 ratings — published 2000
Rate this book
Clear rating
Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.80 — 57,243 ratings — published 1987
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1) The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1)
by (shelved 57 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.94 — 41,601 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5) The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5)
by (shelved 57 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.85 — 94,000 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14) The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)
by (shelved 57 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.19 — 65,395 ratings — published 2004
Rate this book
Clear rating
Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #4) Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad #4)
by (shelved 56 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.95 — 109,599 ratings — published 2012
Rate this book
Clear rating
Triptych (Will Trent, #1) Triptych (Will Trent, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.13 — 126,110 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw, #1) Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.50 — 31,247 ratings — published 2016
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7) The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 52 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.02 — 150,458 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3) The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3)
by (shelved 52 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.15 — 116,677 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad #3) Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad #3)
by (shelved 51 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.00 — 131,940 ratings — published 2010
Rate this book
Clear rating
Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21)
by (shelved 50 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.06 — 56,697 ratings — published 2009
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.10 — 175,836 ratings — published 2001
Rate this book
Clear rating
Raven Black (Shetland, #1) Raven Black (Shetland, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.96 — 56,369 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Waiting (Harry Bosch, #25; Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #39) The Waiting (Harry Bosch, #25; Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #39)
by (shelved 49 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.37 — 66,689 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Scholar (Cormac Reilly, #2) The Scholar (Cormac Reilly, #2)
by (shelved 49 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.05 — 29,243 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating


Laurence Giliotti
“Great detectives are extremely rare. I believe they are the products of thousands of years of evolution. Their abilities to perceive and understand cannot be learned or taught. We can only wait for them to appear. It is unfortunate they are so few, and even more tragic that fewer still ever find their way into police work.”
Laurence Giliotti, Gambrelli and the Prosecutor

“Debra Bokur has written an immersive, thoroughly researched tale of mystery and mythology that will enlighten as well as entertain. It’s honestly been a while since I’ve wanted to be able to physically join the cast of a novel I’m reading, but The Fire Thief had me longing to solve mysteries with Kali and crew in the flesh. Kali herself is a terrific addition to the world of police procedurals, an original and unconventional heroine who is easy to root for. I can’t wait to read more about her!”
Criminal Element

More quotes...