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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 146 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.15 — 224,902 ratings — published 1992
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 129 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.78 — 459,692 ratings — published 2007
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The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30) The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)
by (shelved 110 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.11 — 116,495 ratings — published 2017
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.89 — 299,940 ratings — published 2005
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The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)
by (shelved 96 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.14 — 100,251 ratings — published 1993
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The Elephant Tree The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.92 — 46,274 ratings — published 2010
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The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15; Harry Bosch Universe, #24) The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15; Harry Bosch Universe, #24)
by (shelved 87 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.21 — 78,491 ratings — published 2011
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Dark Sacred Night (Renée Ballard, #2; Harry Bosch, #21; Harry Bosch Universe, #32) Dark Sacred Night (Renée Ballard, #2; Harry Bosch, #21; Harry Bosch Universe, #32)
by (shelved 83 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,433 ratings — published 2018
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The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3) The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #3)
by (shelved 83 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.25 — 84,415 ratings — published 1994
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The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27) The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27)
by (shelved 82 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.15 — 70,593 ratings — published 2014
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The Night Fire (Renée Ballard, #3; Harry Bosch, #22; Harry Bosch Universe, #33) The Night Fire (Renée Ballard, #3; Harry Bosch, #22; Harry Bosch Universe, #33)
by (shelved 80 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.29 — 80,389 ratings — published 2019
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The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
by (shelved 80 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.01 — 99,411 ratings — published 2007
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The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4) The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4)
by (shelved 78 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.27 — 89,260 ratings — published 1995
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Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8) Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8)
by (shelved 78 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.24 — 73,767 ratings — published 1999
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The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch, #23; Harry Bosch Universe, #36) The Dark Hours (Renée Ballard, #4; Harry Bosch, #23; Harry Bosch Universe, #36)
by (shelved 77 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.38 — 87,356 ratings — published 2021
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The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2)
by (shelved 77 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.06 — 188,982 ratings — published 2008
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The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad, #6) The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad, #6)
by (shelved 76 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.99 — 101,053 ratings — published 2016
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Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #31) Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #31)
by (shelved 73 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.29 — 75,596 ratings — published 2017
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Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6)
by (shelved 73 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.22 — 81,142 ratings — published 1997
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The Doomsday Butcher (Cole Chambers FBI Profiler Thrillers #1) The Doomsday Butcher (Cole Chambers FBI Profiler Thrillers #1)
by (shelved 72 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,258 ratings — published
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.84 — 157,560 ratings — published 2011
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The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25) The Black Box (Harry Bosch, #16; Harry Bosch Universe, #25)
by (shelved 72 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.16 — 71,679 ratings — published 2012
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Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17) Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17)
by (shelved 71 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.19 — 71,720 ratings — published 2006
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The Ruin (Cormac Reilly, #1) The Ruin (Cormac Reilly, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.95 — 55,105 ratings — published 2018
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The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28) The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28)
by (shelved 69 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.29 — 75,492 ratings — published 2015
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The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15) The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
by (shelved 69 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.20 — 66,492 ratings — published 2005
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Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37) Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)
by (shelved 67 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.47 — 90,248 ratings — published 2022
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The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.06 — 279,725 ratings — published 2016
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City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #11) City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #11)
by (shelved 66 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.15 — 68,138 ratings — published 2002
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The Overlook (Harry Bosch, #13; Harry Bosch Universe, #18) The Overlook (Harry Bosch, #13; Harry Bosch Universe, #18)
by (shelved 65 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.02 — 59,901 ratings — published 2007
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Naked in Death (In Death, #1) Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.13 — 209,303 ratings — published 1995
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The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1) The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.94 — 45,103 ratings — published 2019
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The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, #19; Harry Bosch Universe, #29) The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch, #19; Harry Bosch Universe, #29)
by (shelved 63 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.34 — 82,661 ratings — published 2016
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Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13) Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13)
by (shelved 63 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.23 — 72,360 ratings — published 2003
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Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.04 — 54,980 ratings — published 2009
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A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10) A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch, #7; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
by (shelved 61 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.17 — 73,104 ratings — published 2000
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Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.80 — 59,484 ratings — published 1987
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The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14) The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)
by (shelved 60 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.20 — 69,390 ratings — published 2004
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Triptych (Will Trent, #1) Triptych (Will Trent, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.13 — 141,265 ratings — published 2006
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Faceless Killers (Wallander, #1) Faceless Killers (Wallander, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.76 — 81,354 ratings — published 1991
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A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2) A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #2)
by (shelved 59 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.09 — 151,443 ratings — published 2006
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Nightshade (Catalina, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #40) Nightshade (Catalina, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #40)
by (shelved 57 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.04 — 79,770 ratings — published 2025
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The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5) The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
by (shelved 57 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.85 — 98,414 ratings — published 2014
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Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4)
by (shelved 57 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.95 — 114,817 ratings — published 2012
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The Waiting (Harry Bosch, #25; Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #39) The Waiting (Harry Bosch, #25; Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #39)
by (shelved 56 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.35 — 78,541 ratings — published 2024
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The Scholar (Cormac Reilly, #2) The Scholar (Cormac Reilly, #2)
by (shelved 54 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.05 — 31,934 ratings — published 2019
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Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw, #1) Missing, Presumed (DS Manon Bradshaw, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 3.50 — 32,198 ratings — published 2016
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The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7) The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 54 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.03 — 158,086 ratings — published 2007
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Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21)
by (shelved 54 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.07 — 60,560 ratings — published 2009
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The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3) The Cruelest Month (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #3)
by (shelved 53 times as police-procedural)
avg rating 4.15 — 123,819 ratings — published 2007
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Gaynor Torrance
“The ritual had been far harder than he'd ever imagined, and the moment of death was almost a relief.”
― Gaynor Torrance, Revenge

Mark   Ellis
“He was probably wasting his time, but a capacity for idle curiosity was no handicap for a policeman.”
― Mark Ellis, The Embassy Murders

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