10 books for fans of The Fifth Witness
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Angels Flight
Harry Bosch • Book 6
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Connelly drops Bosch into a racial powder keg when a controversial attorney dies on Angels Flight, forcing him to navigate both murder and politics.
★ 4.23 Goodreads (69.9K ratings) - 2
The Scarecrow
Jack McEvoy • Book 2
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Laid-off crime reporter stumbles onto a serial killer who uses identity theft to select victims. McEvoy's farewell story becomes his most dangerous as old enemies resurface with new methods.
★ 4.11 Goodreads (56.5K ratings) - 3
Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
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Connelly reunites Ballard and Bosch to hunt Harry's ultimate cold case—a family massacre that's driven him for years. Their partnership deepens while tackling Connelly's most personal storytelling yet.
★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K ratings) - 4
The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch Series)
Harry Bosch #1-3 • Book 3
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Harry Bosch's origin trilogy follows the haunted LAPD detective from a Vietnam tunnel rat murder that hits too close to home through his most challenging cases.
★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.9K ratings) - 5
The Last Coyote
Harry Bosch • Book 4
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Connelly strips Bosch down to his psychological core as the suspended detective illegally investigates his prostitute mother's murder. Personal obsession and professional skill collide in this deeply character-driven mystery.
★ 4.26 Goodreads (85.8K ratings) - 6
Trunk Music
Harry Bosch • Book 5
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Bosch's first case back from suspension: a Hollywood producer executed mob-style, but the LAPD's organized crime unit wants him to stay away.
★ 4.22 Goodreads (78.0K ratings) - 7
The Closers
Harry Bosch • Book 11
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Bosch returns to the LAPD to work cold cases, but his first file—a sixteen-year-old girl's 1988 murder—explodes back to life with devastating consequences.
★ 4.20 Goodreads (63.9K ratings) - 8
A Darkness More Than Night
Harry Bosch • Book 7
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McCaleb's peaceful retirement shatters when LAPD asks him to profile a serial killer whose ritualistic murders mirror cases from his FBI days.
★ 4.17 Goodreads (68.8K ratings) - 9
The Black Echo
Harry Bosch • Book 1
by Michael Connelly, Titus Welliver
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Detective Harry Bosch finds a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" murdered in a drainage pipe, pulling him back into underground warfare both literal and psychological. Connelly launches his iconic series with a case that's deeply personal and politically charged.
★ 4.14 Goodreads (218.4K ratings) - 10
The Black Echo
Harry Bosch • Book 1
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Detective Harry Bosch finds a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" murdered in a drainage pipe, pulling him back into underground warfare both literal and psychological. Connelly launches his iconic series with a case that's deeply personal and politically charged.
★ 4.14 Goodreads (217.9K ratings)