Answer the following question: Facts:   - imagesize: 225px    - caption: michael connelly at bouchercon 2010 in san francisco .    - influences: raymond chandler , joseph wambaugh , ross macdonald    - spouse: linda mccaleb    - genre: crime fiction , thriller      - birth date: 21 july 1956    - name: michael connelly    - nationality: american    - image: mconnelly.jpg    - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania    - occupation: novelist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael connelly .
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michael connelly -lrb- born july 21 , 1956 -rrb- is an american author of detective novels and other crime fiction , notably those featuring lapd detective hieronymus `` harry '' bosch and criminal defense attorney mickey haller .his books , which have been translated into 39 languages , have garnered him many awards .connelly was the president of the mystery writers of america from 2003 to 2004 .