BookBingeHarry Bosch Books in Order
The short answer
Michael Connelly · 25 books
- How many books?
- There are 25 books in the Harry Bosch series, published 1992–2024.
- Is it finished?
- No — it's ongoing, with book 26 on the way.
- Next book
- The Hollow, due 27 October 2026.See all upcoming releases →
- Where to start
- Start with The Black Echo (1992).
LAPD Detective Hieronymus 'Harry' Bosch works cases no one wants — and never lets go.
Here is the complete Harry Bosch reading order — all 25 books by Michael Connelly, in the order you should read them:
Reading order
- The Black EchoA Vietnam vet's body is found in a drainage pipe.1992457 pages
- The Black IceA crooked cop's suicide isn't what it seems.1993322 pages
- The Concrete BlondeThe Dollmaker case reopens when a body surfaces after his supposed death.1994460 pages
- The Last CoyoteBosch investigates his own mother's decades-old unsolved murder.1995407 pages
- Trunk MusicA body in a trunk in the Hollywood hills leads to Vegas — and the mob.1997446 pages
- Angels FlightA civil rights attorney is murdered on a funicular railway.1999393 pages
- A Darkness More Than NightFBI profiler Terry McCaleb believes Bosch himself may be a killer.2001418 pages
- City of BonesA child's skeleton, buried in the Hollywood Hills for decades.2002400 pages
- Lost LightBosch in retirement can't stop thinking about an unsolved case.2003368 pages
- The NarrowsThe Poet returns — a killer Bosch has faced before.2004404 pages
- The ClosersBosch returns to the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit and reopens a racially charged 1988 cold-case murder.2005
- Echo ParkA serial killer's surprise confession forces Bosch to revisit a missing-persons case he never solved thirteen years earlier.2006
- The OverlookBosch investigates the murder of a radiation-lab physicist amid fears that missing isotopes could fuel a dirty bomb.2007
- Nine DragonsA Chinatown liquor-store murder spirals into a case that puts Bosch's estranged daughter in danger in Hong Kong.2009
- The DropBosch juggles a decades-old DNA hit and the suspicious death of a city councilman's son found fallen from a hotel window.2011
- The Black BoxBosch reopens the unsolved murder of a photojournalist killed during the chaos of the 1992 L.A.2012
- The Burning RoomBosch and a rookie partner probe a mariachi player's decade-old shooting and a suspicious fire that killed a child.2014
- The CrossingRetired from the LAPD, Bosch reluctantly helps his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, clear a client accused of murder.2015
- The Wrong Side of GoodbyeAs a reserve officer, Bosch hunts a serial rapist while privately tracing a dying billionaire's hidden heir.2016
- Two Kinds of TruthBosch fights to clear his name after being accused of planting evidence in an old case while probing a pharmacy killing.2017
- Dark Sacred NightBosch teams up with rookie detective Renee Ballard to reopen the unsolved murder of a runaway teenage girl.2018
- The Night FireBosch and Ballard chase a killing tied to a murder book stolen from the files of Bosch's late mentor.2019
- The Dark HoursBallard and Bosch investigate a New Year's Eve shooting that may connect to an unsolved decade-old rape case.2021
- Desert StarBosch joins Ballard's volunteer cold-case squad to find the killer of a young girl and a city councilman's sister.2022
- The WaitingBallard and Bosch dig into a cold case entangled with Bosch's own family history as an old enemy resurfaces.2024
Good news: for this series, reading order and publication order are the same — just read straight down the list.
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How many Harry Bosch books are there?
There are 25 books in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly, from The Black Echo (1992) to The Waiting (2024). Book 26, The Hollow, is due 27 October 2026.
Is the Harry Bosch series finished?
No. Michael Connelly is still writing it: book 26, The Hollow, is due 27 October 2026, following The Waiting (2024).
What is the first Harry Bosch book?
The Black Echo (1992) is book one, at 457 pages. A Vietnam vet's body is found in a drainage pipe.
Should I read the Harry Bosch series in publication order?
Yes. For the Harry Bosch series, reading order and publication order are the same — The Black Echo (1992) through The Waiting (2024).