. . . "The Black Echo is the first novel written by Michael Connelly, and the first to feature LAPD detective Harry Bosch. The book was published on 21 January 1992, and won the 1993 Edgar Award (First Novel). Black Echo was also nominated for the 1993 Dilys Award, but lost to John Dunning's Booked to Die. The book was dedicated: \"This is for W. Michael Connelly and Mary McEvoy Connelly.\" On 15 October 2013, a mass market paperback edition of the novel was released, using the in-universe film poster as the new cover."@en . . . . . "The Black Echo"@en . "The Black Echo is the first novel written by Michael Connelly, and the first to feature LAPD detective Harry Bosch. The book was published on 21 January 1992, and won the 1993 Edgar Award (First Novel). Black Echo was also nominated for the 1993 Dilys Award, but lost to John Dunning's Booked to Die. The book was dedicated: \"This is for W. Michael Connelly and Mary McEvoy Connelly.\" Within the continuity of Connelly's fictional Los Angeles, the book was a nonfiction account of the investigation that was ostensibly written by Western novelist Eli Cash and television producer Henrik Bastin. A copy of the book was kept by Bosch on his bookshelf, as was a poster of the movie made based on the story. On 15 October 2013, a mass market paperback edition of the novel was released, using the in-universe film poster as the new cover."@en . . .