Michael Connelly
A former Los Angeles Times crime reporter, Michael Connelly is the author of over twenty novels and nonfiction books, including The Overlook, Blood Work, and The Lincoln Lawyer. His familiarity with the seamy side of Los Angeles adds a steamy kind of street cred to his hardboiled, gritty detective novels, especially his bestselling series of mysteries featuring dark detective Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch.