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。

For many years Detective Harry Bosch has known Fortune Liquors, a small shop in tough south L.A A matchbook he once picked up there had a motto Happyis the man who finds refuge in himself--that guided him through some of his darkest days. Now the store's owner has been murdered and. hit hard by his death. Bosch vows to find the killer. With the help of a detective from thee Asian Gang Unit, Bosch uncovers a link between the killing and a Hong Kong triad, a lethal and far-reaching crime ring. And instantly his world explodes. When the person he holds most dear is taken from him. the detective travels to Hong Kong to regain what he's lost. In a place known as Nine Dragons. the desperate Bosch must risk everything to outmatch the triad's ferocity.