Michael Connelly studied Journalism and Creative Writing
at the University of Florida. In this period, he discovered the books of
Raymond Chandler and decided to become a writer. After graduation in 1980,
he became a journalist. First he worked at The Daytona Beach News-Journal
and then at The Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. In 1986, he and
two other reporters wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors
of a major airliner. It brought him to the upper levels of journalism and
got him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times. With
his books, he has won several awards. He is the creator of 'Harry Bosch', LAPD detective.
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