I've been wondering which book I should choose next from the stack in my bedroom. Now I know. :-)

Alisande - you are very lucky to have a stack of books waiting to be read! Delicious anticipation!

We've read all the Connelly books and saw this as a move too.

Chisue - this is the only book by Connelly that I have read. Are his other books as interesting as The Lincoln lawyer?

There is an entire series of "Mickey Haller" series, which is Connelly's spin-off of his even longer "Harry (Hieronymus) Bosch" series. I've read, and enjoyed, every one of these books.

Mickey Haller is the illegitimate son of Harry Bosch's wealthy father. They cross paths in the books, but it takes a long time before they learn they are siblings.

The Mickey Haller books are, in order,

The Lincoln Lawyer
The Brass Verdict
Nine Dragons (mostly a Harry Bosch story but Mickey makes an appearance.)
The Reversal
The Fifth Witness
The Gods of Guilt (will be released in Dec. 2013)

The Harry Bosch books are, in order, ...

The Black Echo
The Black Ice
The Concrete Blonde
The Last Coyote
Trunk Music
Angels Flight
A Darkness More than Night
City of Bones
Lost Light
The Narrows
The Closers
Echo Park
The Overlook
The Brass Verdict
Nine Dragons
The Reversal
The Drop
The Black Box

Harry Bosch Background: Born in 1950 in Los Angeles to Marjorie Phillips Lowe. He was named Hieronymus Bosch after the 15th century Dutch artist and nicknamed âÂÂHarry.âÂÂ

He became an orphan at 11 when his mother, a prostitute, was murdered. He grew up living in a youth hall and foster homes. He joined the army and did two tours in Vietnam as a tunnel rat. Harry returned to Los Angeles and joined the LAPD in 1972. He became a detective after five years in patrol.

Mickey Haller Background: Born in 1965 in Los Angeles to a B-list movie actress from Mexico and the famous criminal defense attorney, J. Michael Haller. He was named after his father, who died when Mickey was five. After law school, he worked in the Public Defendersâ Office for about 3 years. He left and went into private practice as a criminal defense attorney, opening up Michael Haller and Associates.

The stories flow better when read in order. However, each book could stand alone. It just wouldn't be as interesting!

I forgot to add a link to the Michael Connelly's website. I found it very interesting.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mickey Haller / Harry Bosch creator

I've read two of his books that aren't in either series, and liked them a lot. One was The Poet and one was The Scarecrow. Both featured a reporter named Jack McEvoy. I hope Jack gets his own series. I enjoy reporter characters because I used to be one (though not for the Los Angeles Times!).

I also read one Harry Bosch book (The Overlook) and have a couple more in the above-mentioned stack. Connelly's a good writer.

Thank you so much, Caroline for the book lists and background information. I plan to put the books on my to-be-read list, starting with those that come after The Lincoln lawyer. Alisande - Connelly is a good writer, and a very prolific one too! Thank you for the other titles by this author - I plan to look them up. Exciting books such as these are great for long trips, so I may take some for our trip overseas.

He is one of my favorite authors.... thank you for the background. Nice to know that I have missed so many! Thanks!

Loved that book and also the movie. I'll need to start on his other books.

Moving this back up.

I love all his books! I'm glad to know a new one is coming this December! Hooray! Something new good to read!
Joann

Ghoghunter - I will watch out for his new book too, which I will add to Caroline's list. I'm seriously thinking of taking these books along when we go on a long trip in the spring. If they're anything like the Connelly book I've already read, they're attention-grabbers and since they're in paperback, I can just leave them wherever I happen to finish reading.