This year, we are celebrating 30 Years Of Harry Bosch.  

THE BLACK ECHO, Michael's first novel and the introduction of Harry, was published 30 years ago in January 1992, and we plan on celebrating this significant anniversary all year long. We’re giving away a special gift to 30 mailing list members. One winner will be picked each Wednesday for 30 weeks. This will be a random drawing from all the people on the mailing list. We are already in week 6 of the drawing so there are still 24 winners to be picked. You can join the list here if you’re not already on it: https://www.michaelconnelly.com/discuss/mailinglist/

It's our way of saying thank you for 30 years of reading, 30 years of support, and 30 years of caring about these characters and books.

The special gift? Well, it’s something personal and important to Harry:

“Bosch pulled out his notebook. It had an LAPD detective’s badge embossed on its leather cover. It had been a gift from his daughter, who had had it custom-made through a friend in Hong Kong whose father was in the leather business. The embossing was complete with his badge number—2997. She’d given it to him at Christmas. It was one of his most treasured possessions because it had come from her, but also because he knew it served a valuable purpose. Every time he flipped it open to jot down a note, he was showing the badge to his interview subjects and reminding them that the power and might of the state was before them.”

— The Drop (2011)

Thank you for 30 years of reading.

Original source can be found here.