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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 26 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.15 — 224,747 ratings — published 1992
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.78 — 459,330 ratings — published 2007
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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 15 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.14 — 100,150 ratings — published 1993
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The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15; Harry Bosch Universe, #24) The Drop (Harry Bosch, #15; Harry Bosch Universe, #24)
by (shelved 13 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.21 — 78,429 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 13 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,357 ratings — published 2018
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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 13 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.16 — 71,652 ratings — published 2012
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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 13 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.25 — 84,323 ratings — published 1994
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Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6) Trunk Music (Harry Bosch, #5; Harry Bosch Universe, #6)
by (shelved 13 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.22 — 81,074 ratings — published 1997
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The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15) The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11; Harry Bosch Universe, #15)
by (shelved 13 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.20 — 66,458 ratings — published 2005
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Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17) Echo Park (Harry Bosch, #12; Harry Bosch Universe, #17)
by (shelved 12 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.19 — 71,679 ratings — published 2006
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Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8) Angels Flight (Harry Bosch, #6; Harry Bosch Universe, #8)
by (shelved 11 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.24 — 73,709 ratings — published 1999
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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 11 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.17 — 73,034 ratings — published 2000
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Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.80 — 59,462 ratings — published 1987
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The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1) The Long Call (Two Rivers, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.94 — 45,040 ratings — published 2019
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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 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.15 — 70,549 ratings — published 2014
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The Overlook (Harry Bosch, #13; Harry Bosch Universe, #18) The Overlook (Harry Bosch, #13; Harry Bosch Universe, #18)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.02 — 59,848 ratings — published 2007
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The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4) The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch, #4)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.27 — 89,172 ratings — published 1995
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The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7) The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.03 — 157,995 ratings — published 2007
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A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.03 — 53,501 ratings — published 1988
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Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21) Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch, #14; Harry Bosch Universe, #21)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.07 — 60,513 ratings — published 2009
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The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14) The Narrows (Harry Bosch, #10; Harry Bosch Universe, #14)
by (shelved 10 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.20 — 69,350 ratings — published 2004
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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 9 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.11 — 116,374 ratings — published 2017
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The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5) The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.85 — 98,353 ratings — published 2014
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The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.01 — 99,327 ratings — published 2007
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.89 — 299,667 ratings — published 2005
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Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13) Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13)
by (shelved 9 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.23 — 72,325 ratings — published 2003
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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 9 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.15 — 68,082 ratings — published 2002
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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 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.29 — 80,301 ratings — published 2019
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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 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.29 — 75,540 ratings — published 2017
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The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28) The Crossing (Harry Bosch, #18; Harry Bosch Universe, #28)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.29 — 75,448 ratings — published 2015
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Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.95 — 114,745 ratings — published 2012
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My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1) My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.10 — 174,013 ratings — published 2014
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A Share in Death (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #1) A Share in Death (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.73 — 22,003 ratings — published 1993
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Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1) Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.11 — 97,767 ratings — published 1989
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Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1) Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.04 — 54,941 ratings — published 2009
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The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3) The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.95 — 113,203 ratings — published 2000
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The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.06 — 188,855 ratings — published 2008
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Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.90 — 43,483 ratings — published 1962
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Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, #2) Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.83 — 26,710 ratings — published 1990
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The Scarecrow (Jack McEvoy, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #20) The Scarecrow (Jack McEvoy, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #20)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.11 — 59,093 ratings — published 2009
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The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5) The Poet (Jack McEvoy, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.23 — 113,718 ratings — published 1996
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Blood Work (Harry Bosch Universe, #7) Blood Work (Harry Bosch Universe, #7)
by (shelved 8 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.16 — 64,575 ratings — published 1998
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We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls, #1) We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.16 — 232,543 ratings — published 2025
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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 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.34 — 82,622 ratings — published 2016
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The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad, #6) The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad, #6)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.99 — 100,969 ratings — published 2016
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The Girl in the Ice (Detective Erika Foster, #1) The Girl in the Ice (Detective Erika Foster, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.96 — 91,388 ratings — published 2016
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An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith, #1) An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,665 ratings — published 2013
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Triptych (Will Trent, #1) Triptych (Will Trent, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.13 — 141,079 ratings — published 2006
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Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1) Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 3.78 — 19,761 ratings — published 1965
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Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #3) Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as police-procedurals)
avg rating 4.00 — 137,950 ratings — published 2010
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“The entire genre of police procedurals mythologizes punishment bureaucrats and the allegedly sophisticated technologies they wield. And it's not just Hollywood--fictional copaganda planned and paid for by the police and their industry allies is on TikTok and Youtube, and it's behind many community groups, online posts, neighborhood listserv emails, and charitable campaigns that seem genuine to the unassuming public.”
― Alec Karakatsanis, Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News

“False Proof will grab you and keep you reading to the end. Detective Manny Watson is a former Army MP, ex-FBI, and psychologist who profiles suspects with the best of them.”
― Dirk Reagan, False Proof: A Dark Small-town Crime Thriller

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