邁剋爾•康奈利是美國前總統比爾•剋林頓、搖滾巨星米剋•賈格爾等人最喜歡的推理小說傢，他也被稱為世界上最好的警探小說作傢。他的小說迄今為止銷售瞭700萬冊，被翻譯成31種文字，並年年蟬聯《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜榜首。驚悚小說大師斯蒂芬•金非常賞識康奈利的作品，還特為他的《詩人》一書作序。

自齣道以來，康奈利獲奬無數，其中包括愛倫、坡奬、安東尼奬、尼羅•伍爾美奬、夏姆斯奬、馬耳他之鷹奬，以及法國的.38Caliber、Grand Prix及意大利的Premio Bancarella等奬項。他還曾擔任美國推理小說作傢協會(MWA)主席一職。

邁剋爾•康奈利從事小說創作之前，在《洛杉磯時報》擔任犯罪新聞記者，豐富的體驗為他的寫作提供瞭堅實的基礎。1992年康奈利創作瞭以洛杉磯警探哈裏•博斯為主角的小說《黑色迴聲》，獲得當年愛倫•坡奬的最佳處女作奬。截止2006年，他一共寫瞭十一部“哈裏•博斯係列”小說，為洛杉磯市創造瞭一個保護者的形象。

除“哈裏•博斯係列”外，康奈利還有《詩人》、《血型拼圖》等作品，也同樣登上暢銷書排行榜。

目前康奈利和他的傢人住在美國佛羅裏達州。

在綫閱讀本書

In his first case since he left the LAPD's Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad, Harry Bosch is called out to investigate a murder that may have chilling consequences for national security. A doctor with access to a dangerous radioactive substance is found murdered in the trunk of his car. Retracing his steps, Harry learns that a large quantity of radioactive cesium was stolen shortly before the doctor's death. With the cesium in unknown hands, Harry fears the murder could be part of a terrorist plot to poison a major American city.

Soon, Bosch is in a race against time, not only against the culprits, but also against the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI (in the form of Harry's one-time lover Rachel Walling), who are convinced that this case is too important for the likes of the LAPD. It is Bosch's job to prove all of them wrong.