Michael Connelly (born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author of detective novels, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch.
Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004. His books have been translated in 35 languages and he has won every major mystery honor.
Connelly was the oldest child of W. Michael Connelly, a property developer, and Mary Connelly, a homemaker...
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Michael Connelly (born July 21, 1956, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author of detective novels, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch.
Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004. His books have been translated in 35 languages and he has won every major mystery honor.
Connelly was the oldest child of W. Michael Connelly, a property developer, and Mary Connelly, a homemaker. According to Connelly, his father was a frustrated artist who encouraged his children to want to succeed in life. W. Michael Connelly himself was a risk taker who alternated success with failure in his pursuit of a career. Connelly's mother was a fan of crime fiction and introduced her son to the world of mystery novels. Today, his mother reads through Connelly’s books at an early stage and helps him edit them.
At age 11, Connelly moved with his family from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and attended St. Thomas Aquinas High...
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