I'm a disciple of Raymond Chandler, who said in his essays that there's a quality of redemption in anything that can be called art.

Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004. Michael Connelly (born July 21 1956 Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.