“What brought me to the table was Raymond Chandler and, to a lesser degree, Ross Macdonald and Dashiell Hammett. I was basically inspired to want to write like the classic private-eye writers.”

American crime novelist and screenwriter, active since the 1990s. He is best known for his Harry Bosch series, which blends gritty police procedurals with deep character studies, and for adapting his work into films and TV series. His writing often explores moral ambiguity and the human cost of justice.