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Character · Bosch circle · 32 books

Harry Bosch

LAPD homicide detective, later retired · Michael Connelly

Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch is named after the Dutch painter and lives by a simple rule: everybody counts or nobody counts. A Vietnam veteran who served as a tunnel rat, he joined the LAPD and became a homicide detective in Hollywood. Stubborn, solitary and often at odds with his superiors, he works cases for decades, inside the department and out, and crosses paths with Mickey Haller, Renée Ballard and Terry McCaleb along the way.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Black Echo (1992)
Latest appearance
Ironwood (2026)
Books
32 (25 as lead, 5 major, 2 minor)
Series
Harry Bosch, Lincoln Lawyer, Renée Ballard, Catalina
Author
Michael Connelly
Circle
Bosch circle

Where to meet Harry Bosch

Harry Bosch first appears in The Black Echo (1992), as the lead, book 1 of the Harry Bosch series.

Buy The Black Echo

Every book with Harry Bosch

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1992LThe Black Echolead · Harry BoschHollywood Homicide, demoted after the Dollmaker shootingBuy
  2. 1993LThe Black Icelead · Harry BoschBuy
  3. 1994LThe Concrete Blondelead · Harry BoschSued over the Dollmaker shootingBuy
  4. 1995LThe Last Coyotelead · Harry BoschOn stress leave; reopens his mother’s murderBuy
  5. 1997LTrunk Musiclead · Harry BoschBuy
  6. 1999LAngels Flightlead · Harry BoschBuy
  7. 2001LA Darkness More Than Nightlead · Harry BoschCo-lead; prosecution witness in the Storey trialBuy
  8. 2002LCity of Boneslead · Harry BoschRetires from the LAPD at the endBuy
  9. 2003LLost Lightlead · Harry BoschRetired; investigating as a private citizenBuy
  10. 2004LThe Narrowslead · Harry BoschBuy
  11. 2005LThe Closerslead · Harry BoschReturns to the LAPD in Open-UnsolvedBuy
  12. 2006LEcho Parklead · Harry BoschBuy
  13. 2007LThe Overlooklead · Harry BoschNow in Homicide SpecialBuy
  14. 2008MThe Brass Verdictmajor role · Lincoln LawyerRevealed as Haller’s half-brotherBuy
  15. 2009LNine Dragonslead · Harry BoschGoes to Hong Kong after Maddie is takenBuy
  16. 2010LThe Reversallead · Lincoln LawyerInvestigator for Haller’s prosecutionBuy
  17. 2011LThe Droplead · Harry BoschBuy
  18. 2012LThe Black Boxlead · Harry BoschBuy
  19. 2013·The Gods of Guiltminor role · Lincoln LawyerBrief appearanceBuy
  20. 2014LThe Burning Roomlead · Harry BoschLast case before leaving the LAPDBuy
  21. 2015LThe Crossinglead · Harry BoschWorks for Haller’s defenceBuy
  22. 2016LThe Wrong Side of Goodbyelead · Harry BoschSan Fernando PD reserve detective and private investigatorBuy
  23. 2017LTwo Kinds of Truthlead · Harry BoschBuy
  24. 2018LDark Sacred Nightlead · Renée BallardFirst case with BallardBuy
  25. 2019LThe Night Firelead · Renée BallardBuy
  26. 2020MThe Law of Innocencemajor role · Lincoln LawyerInvestigates for Haller’s own defenceBuy
  27. 2021MThe Dark Hoursmajor role · Renée BallardBuy
  28. 2022LDesert Starlead · Renée BallardJoins Ballard’s Open-Unsolved Unit as a volunteerBuy
  29. 2023MResurrection Walkmajor role · Lincoln LawyerInvestigator on Haller’s innocence casesBuy
  30. 2024MThe Waitingmajor role · Renée BallardBuy
  31. 2026·Ironwoodminor role · CatalinaBrief appearanceBuy
  32. 2026LThe Hollowlead · Harry Bosch · forthcomingRevisits MacLaren Children’s Center (forthcoming)Buy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Maddie BoschBosch’s daughter14
Mickey HallerDefence lawyer who works from his Lincoln11
Irvin IrvingDeputy chief, later city councilman10
Jerry EdgarBosch’s Hollywood partner8
Kiz RiderPartner, then senior LAPD officer8
Cisco WojciechowskiHaller’s investigator7