I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had.

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.