Īt age 12, Connelly moved with his family from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended St. Connelly's mother was a fan of crime fiction and introduced her son to the world of mystery novels. According to Connelly, his father was a frustrated artist who encouraged his children to want to succeed in life and was a risk taker who alternated between success and failure in his pursuit of a career. Michael Connelly, a property developer, and Mary Connelly, a homemaker. Early life Ĭonnelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second oldest child of W. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. Michael Joseph Connelly (born J) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.Ĭonnelly is the bestselling author of 31 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages.
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