Biography of Michael Connelly
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July 21, 1956Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), July 21, 1956. He decided to become a writer already when is a student at the University of Florida, after you've been thunderstruck by the novels of Raymond Chandler. He attended courses in journalism and creative writing; among her teachers there is the famous writer is Harry Crews. He graduated in 1980, then began working for several newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in crime. These are particular years, where Florida is the scene of a wave of crime and violence are exceptional, especially affecting the environments of gangs of drug traffickers. Along with two other journalists, in 1986 Michael Connelly interview for several months the survivors of the terrible plane crash in the Delta 191. His article comes into contention for the Pulitzer Prize, projecting American and international journalism in gotha Connelly. Subsequently becomes crime correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, one of the most important publications of the United States. Thanks to the new assignment moved to Los Angeles, so celebrated in the novels of his literary hero Raymond Chandler.
After his first three years in Los Angeles, Connelly began writing his first book gives life to his character, detective Hieronymus Bosch (namesake of the Dutch painter of ' 500). His first film "La memoria del topo" (The black echo), is partly inspired by a true story really happened in California megalopolis: is published in 1992 and immediately won the Edgar Award for best first novel. Writes then three more novels where Bosch is the protagonist: "black ice" (The black ice), "the concrete blonde" (concrete blonde) and "the last coyote" (The Last Coyote); in 1996 he publishes "the poet" (The Poet), a thriller starring a reporter. In 1997 returned to work on the series from Bosch and writes "hard music" (Trunk Music); the following year he wrote "blood work" (Bloodwork), a novel with a new protagonist, Terry McCaleb, which soon became famous. The basic idea of the book was inspired by the heart transplant that he underwent a friend of Connelly and the resulting "survivor's guilt", namely the guilt due to the awareness of having their lives to the death of someone else.
The subject fascinates Connelly much to bring it back to the article on the accident plane wrote to her early days as a reporter. The film is based on "blood work" comes out in theaters in 2002, with Clint Eastwood as Director and lead actor (as McCaleb). In 1999 the writer publishes "the spider" (Angels Flight), new success in the series of Harry Bosch. Comes out then "void Moon" (Void Moon), in 2000, introducing a new character: Cassie Black, a cunning thief in luxury at Las Vegas. A year later it was the turn of "a darkness more than night" (A Darkness More Than Night)-event for fans of this author: Connelly makes sure to bring together Harry Bosch with Terry McCaleb. The prolific Connelly in 2002 publishes two new novels: the first, "city of bones" (City of bones), is part of the series Harry Bosch thriller, while the latter is a one-shot, "user unknown" ("Chasing The Dime). "Lost light" (Lost Light) is his work of 2003: this new chapter of Harry Bosch is the first that has the same first-person narrator of the detective story. In 2004 released "the narrows" (The Narrows), sequel to the poet ".
The fifteenth book of Connelly's Harry Bosch series, a new chapter of "the closers" (The Closers): released in the United States in May 2005, debuted at # 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Also, "defense attorney" (The Lincoln Lawyer), his first legal-thriller, released in October 2005, went straight to number one on the New York Times. The new protagonist connellyano's Mickey Haller, defense attorney in Los Angeles. "Crime" (Crime Beat), is a collection of news stories of the period as a journalist of Connelly, and was released in 2006, as well as "the circle of the Wolf" (Echo Park), a novel by Harry Bosch, released in October of the same year. "The overlook" (2009), a new story with Harry Bosch, Connelly is the 18th title. The next novel, "The Brass Verdict" is published in the United States in October 2008, you arrive in Italy in 2010 with the title "the list": this is a fast paced thriller in which the defense lawyer Mickey Haller met Harry Bosch.
The 20th title of Connelly, "The Scarecrow," was released in the United States in May 2009 and stars the reporter Jack McEvoy and agent Rachel Walling, together again for the first time since "the poet". In 2009 was published in the United States also "Nine Dragons", the fifteenth title starring Harry Bosch, busy this time on a business trip to Hong Kong, in search of the missing daughter. The private life of Bosch back in this novel featured as has not happened since the days of "the last coyote". In addition to the literary career, Connelly was also one of the creators, authors and consultants to produce "Level 9" television drama on a special intervention squad that combats cybercrime, appeared on the UPN network in the fall of 2000. Michael Connelly, who now lives with his wife and daughter in Florida, he was Chairman of the "Mystery Writers of America" from 2003 to 2004. The end of a long writing career is studded with astronomical sales numbers as well as by numerous awards and company awards: in particular, a prize wins 2010 what bears the name of the author who so loved, Raymond Chandler Award.
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