“I had a ready-made source,” Connelly says of his access to detailed Black Dahlia lore. “Ballard is based on Mitzi Roberts, who ran the LAPD cold-case unit for about 20 years. The Black ...

For almost four decades, Michael Connelly has set his characters loose ... Roberts, then a detective in the cold case unit, joined her partner, who was one of Connelly’s go-to sources.

Michael Connelly's inconsistent statements about Bosch: Legacy's cancelation are causing controversy. Fans want Connelly to ...