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Michael Connelly

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American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956)

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Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, including 10 with both those characters.

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2018Cartier Diamond Dagger
2012Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
2009Anthony Award for Best Novel
2006Shamus Award
2003Anthony Award for Best Novel
2003Barry Award for Best Novel
2000German Crime Fiction Award
2000Bancarella Literary Prize
1999Anthony Award for Best Novel
1998Barry Award for Best Novel
1997Anthony Award for Best Novel
1993Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel
1990Grand Prix de Littérature Policière

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Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, including 10 with both those characters. Connelly is the bestselling author of 42 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.

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Born 1956 · age 70
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