Harry Bosch Books in Order
Michael Connelly has written 47 books featuring Harry Bosch, published between 1992 and 2026: 43 in the 3 main-line series and 4 related titles. The first book is The Black Echo (1992) and the newest main-line book is Ironwood (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 1992–2026
- Confirmed
- 47 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,918 in 29 of 47 books
- Reading time
- 215–323 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,918 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 47 titles with a page count on record.
Los Angeles police work anchors Harry Bosch, the detective figure Michael Connelly has written since The Black Echo (1992). Harry Bosch appears across 47 catalogued titles reaching Ironwood in 2026, in police procedurals about murder, serial killings and criminal investigation. Mickey Haller recurs as a second figure inside the Bosch Universe, which also gathers Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer books and the Harry Bosch short stories and novellas. The sequence stays ongoing.
How many Harry Bosch books are there?
Harry Bosch appears in 47 books, released between 1992 and 2026. 43 of them belong to the 3 main-line series (Harry Bosch, Bosch Universe, Lincoln Lawyer), and 4 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Harry Bosch Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Harry Bosch books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119925324/4
- 219934554/4
- 319943824/4
- 419955334/4
- 51996–4/4
- 619975294/4
- 719984804/4
- 819994954/4
- 919994504/4
- 1020004964/4
- 1120024354/4
- 1220033844/4
- 1320044224/4
- 1420054233/4
- 1520054964/4
- 1620064114/4
- 1720073044/4
- 1820084224/4
- 192009–4/4
- 202009–4/4
- 212010–4/4
- 222010–4/4
- 232011–4/4
- 2420114964/4
- 252011–4/4
- 2620114834/4
- 2720124644/4
- 2820133874/4
- 292014–3/4
- 302014–4/4
- 3120145124/4
- 3220154644/4
- 3320163924/4
- 3420174024/4
- 3520174053/4
- 3620184484/4
- 372019–4/4
- 3820204004/4
- 3920204164/4
- 402021–4/4
- 412022–4/4
- 422023–4/4
- 432024–4/4
- 442025–3/4
- 452025–4/4
- 462026–3/4
- 472026–3/4
Harry Bosch Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the 3 main-line series run from The Black Echo (1992) to Ironwood (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Harry Bosch in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Harry Bosch books in order?
You should read the 3 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 4 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Harry Bosch book also stands alone.
What order should you read Harry Bosch books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Black Echo (1992), the earliest published book in the 3 main-line series. After it come The Black Ice (1993), The Concrete Blonde (1994), The Last Coyote (1995) and The Poet (1996); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Harry Bosch book?
Ironwood (2026) is the newest book in the 3 main-line series.
Is there a new Harry Bosch book coming?
No next Harry Bosch book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Harry Bosch has won
Wikidata records 10 awards for Harry Bosch. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction2012Wonfor The Fifth Witness
- Anthony Award for Best Novel2009Wonfor The Brass Verdict
- Shamus Award2006Wonfor The Lincoln Lawyer
- Anthony Award for Best Novel2003Wonfor City of Bones
- Barry Award for Best Novel2003Wonfor City of Bones
- Bancarella Literary Prize2000Wonfor Angels Flight
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1999Wonfor Blood Work
- Barry Award for Best Novel1998Wonfor Trunk Music
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1997Wonfor The Poet
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel1993Wonfor The Black Echo
Harry Bosch at a glance
- Still running
- Harry Bosch is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Harry Bosch books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,918 pages across the 29 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Harry Bosch books, 17 of 47, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 41 of the 47 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Harry Bosch books are about
34 of the 47 Harry Bosch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: los angeles (calif.) is tagged on 16 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 16 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 16 of 34 books
- Bosch, harry (fictitious character) 15 of 34 books
- Police 13 of 34 books
- Investigation 8 of 34 books
- Murder 8 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 34 books
- Thrillers 7 of 34 books
- Serial murders 5 of 34 books
- Crimes against 4 of 34 books
- Lawyers 4 of 34 books
More books by Michael Connelly
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Michael Connelly books in order 60 books
Series featuring Harry Bosch
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bosch Universe books in order 8 books
- Lincoln Lawyer books in order 8 books