Kevin Pickell
asked
Michael Connelly:
Tell us about the first time the idea for a Harry Bosch character came to your mind?
Michael Connelly
Since I was a teenager I was fascinated with soldiers who went into the tunnels of Vietnam – so called tunnel rats. I thought it must have been one of the scariest assignments ever. I read a book about it, watched a 60 minutes segment, worked in high school on a construction crew with a former soldier who had been a tunnel rat. Many years later as a reporter in Los Angeles, I was allowed to sit in on a briefing in an LAPD detective bureau where they were showing a slide show about a daring bank heist in which the thieves tunneled under the bank and then up into the vault. They were projecting photos from the hand-dug tunnel on the screen and they immediately reminded me of photos I had seen of the tunnels in Vietnam. All at once I thought of writing a story about a detective who was a former tunnel rat and who catches a case involving tunnels and former tunnel rats. It came to me as I was sitting there with all of these real detectives. I started writing what would become The Black Echo, my first published novel, that night.
More Answered Questions
Cliff Yates
asked
Michael Connelly:
Are you ever on the set when the TV show is filming? I am a retired Sergeant with the L.A Sheriff's Sergeant, and in season two, I was a featured extra in one of the episodes. Titus Welliver and the whole cast was so friendly and professional. I was very impressed with Amazon's production. Just started my writing career, thinking of a L.A. Sheriff's Detective character. Keep up the great work !
A Goodreads user
asked
Michael Connelly:
I certainly liked the new pilot, which I understand is Part One of the series. How many different book plots are touched upon in, is it ten episodes?
Meg Kermon
asked
Michael Connelly:
I read a review of The Burning Room that implied Bosch was finished and there would be no more books about him. But after reading it myself, I don't think that's the case. So will Bosch be back? And can we see the video series without becoming Amazon Prime members?
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more