Photo: Mark Coggins from San Francisco / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Connelly is, to me, the gold standard for procedural crime fiction precisely because he started as a crime reporter. You can feel the journalist in every page: the city is reported, not invented, and Harry Bosch reads like someone Connelly actually shadowed. What impresses me most is the consistency. A debut Edgar in 1993 could have been a peak, but the awards kept coming across decades, which only happens when a writer refuses to coast. I love that he trusts the grind of police work to be dramatic enough on its own. He's a craftsman who respects both his characters and his readers.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Connelly
- Name (Japanese)
- マイクル・コナリー
- Reading
- まいくる・こなりー
- Born
- July 21, 1956 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / journalist / crime fiction writer / chronicler / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Florida
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel
- 1990 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
- 2018 Cartier Diamond Dagger
- 1999 Anthony Award for Best Novel
- 2003 Anthony Award for Best Novel
- 2009 Anthony Award for Best Novel
- 1998 Barry Award for Best Novel
- 2000 German Crime Fiction Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Black Echo | — | |
| Notable work | Blood Work | — | |
| Notable work | The Poet | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Connelly born?
Born July 21, 1956 (age 69).
Where is Michael Connelly from?
Michael Connelly is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Michael Connelly do?
Michael Connelly works as writer, journalist, crime fiction writer, chronicler, screenwriter.
What is Michael Connelly known for?
Notable works include The Black Echo, Blood Work, The Poet.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.