All Characters

An asterisk indicates this is a minor appearance by the character.

Jennifer Aronson

  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Crossing (2015)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*

Shamiram Arslanian

  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*

Renée Ballard 

  • The Late Show (2017)
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)
  • The Night Fire (2019)
  • The Dark Hours (2021)
  • Desert Star (2022)
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*
  • The Waiting (2024)
  • Ironwood (2026)*
  • The Hollow (October 27, 2026)*

Grace Billets

  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*

Harry Bosch

  • The Black Echo (1992)
  • The Black Ice (1993)
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)
  • The Last Coyote (1995)
  • Trunk Music (1997)
  • Angels Flight (1999)
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)
  • City Of Bones (2002)
  • Lost Light (2003)
  • The Narrows (2004)
  • The Closers (2005)
  • Echo Park (2006)
  • The Overlook (2007)
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)
  • Nine Dragons (2009)
  • The Reversal (2010)
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Drop (2011)
  • The Black Box (2012)
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)
  • The Crossing (2015)
  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)
  • The Dark Hours (2021)
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)
  • The Night Fire (2019)
  • “One Dollar Jackpot”
  • The Hollow (October 27, 2026)
  • The Waiting (2024)
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)
  • Desert Star (2022)
  • “The Guardian”
  • “Christmas Even”
  • “Cielo Azul”
  • “Angle of Investigation”
  • “Suicide Run”
  • “Father’s Day”
  • “Mount Olympus”
  • “Blue on Black”
  • “Blood Washes Off”
  • “Homicide Special”
  • “Switchblade”
  • “Red Eye”
  • “The Crooked Man”
  • “Nighthawks”
  • “A Fine Mist of Blood”

Maddie Bosch

  • Lost Light (2003)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*
  • Nine Dragons (2009)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*
  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*
  • The Waiting (2024)*

Joel Bremmer

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*

Earl Briggs

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*

John Chastain

  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*

David Chu

  • Nine Dragons (2009)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*

Rob Compton

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Teresa Corazόn

  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • “Cielo Azul”

Dan Daly

  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • Chasing The Dime (2002)*
  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*

Tash Dano

  • Nightshade (2025)*
  • Ironwood (2026)*

Jane Davis

  • Void Moon (2000)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*

Gloria Dayton

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*

Art Donovan

  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*

Brasilia Doran

  • The Poet (1996)*
  • Blood Work (1998)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*

Stan Dvorek

  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Dyson

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Jerry Edgar

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • The Last Coyote (1995)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*
  • The Closers (2005)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Overlook (2007)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • “A Fine Mist of Blood”
  • “The Crooked Man”
  • “Suicide Run”
  • “Christmas Even”

Ignacio Ferras

  • The Overlook (2007)*
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • Nine Dragons (2009)*
  • “Father’s Day”
  • “One Dollar Jackpot”

Larry Gandle

  • The Overlook (2007)*
  • Nine Dragons (2009)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*
  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • “One Dollar Jackpot”
  • The Waiting (2024)*

Maggie Griffin

  • Blood Work (1998)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*

Hayley Haller

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*

Mickey Haller

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)
  • Nine Dragons (2009)
  • The Reversal (2010)
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)
  • The Crossing (2015)
  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)
  • The Night Fire (2019)
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)
  • “The Perfect Triangle”
  • “Burnt Matches”
  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)
  • The Proving Ground (2025)
  • The Hollow (October 27, 2026)*

Colleen Hatteras

  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*
  • The Waiting (2024)*

Aaron Hayes

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Herrera

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Carmen Hinojos

  • The Last Coyote (1995)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • Nine Dragons (2009)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • The Crossing (2015)*
  • The Late Show (2017)*

John Houghton

  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*

Irvin Irving

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • The Last Coyote (1995)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*
  • The Closers (2005)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Overlook (2007)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*

Rick Jackson

  • The Closers (2005)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Scarecrow (2009)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • “Blue on Black”

Kathy Kohl

  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*

Howard Kurlen

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*

Andre La Cosse

  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*

Tom Laffont

  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • The Waiting (2024)*
  • Ironwood (2026)*

Janis Langwiser

  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • Chasing The Dime (2002)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*

Lee Lankford

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*

Captain LeValley

  • The Last Coyote (1995)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*
  • “Suicide Run”

Roy Lindell

  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*

Buddy Lockridge

  • Blood Work (1998)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*

Lola

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Bella Lourdes

  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Oscar Luzon

  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Tim Marcia

  • The Narrows (2004)*
  • The Closers (2005)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Scarecrow (2009)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • The Crossing (2015)*
  • “Blue on Black”

Paul Masser

  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • The Waiting (2024)*
  • Ironwood (2026)*

Terry McAdams

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Terry McCaleb

  • Blood Work (1998)
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)
  • The Narrows (2004)
  • “Cielo Azul”

Jack McEvoy

  • The Poet (1996)
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • The Scarecrow (2009)
  • Fair Warning (2020)
  • The Proving Ground (2025)

Maggie McPherson

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*
  • The Proving Ground (2025)*

Dixie McQueen

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*

Roger Mills

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Dark Hours (2021)*

Sylvia Moore

  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*

Robert Olivas

  • The Late Show (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Pinto

  • The Dark Hours (2021)*
  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • The Waiting (2024)*

Harvey Pounds

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • The Last Coyote (1995)*
  • “Suicide Run”

Abel Pratt

  • The Closers (2005)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*

Kizmin Rider

  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • City Of Bones (2002)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*
  • The Closers (2005)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Drop (2011)*
  • “One Dollar Jackpot”
  • “Suicide Run”
  • “Angle of Investigation”

Graciela Rivers

  • Blood Work (1998)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*

Ali Rohat

  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Rojas

  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*

Irwin Rosenberg

  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Keisha Russell

  • The Last Coyote (1995)*
  • Blood Work (1998)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*
  • Echo Park (2006)*
  • The Scarecrow (2009)*
  • Desert Star (2022)*

Larry Sakai

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • The Last Coyote (1995)*

Jesus Salazar

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*

Victor Seguin

  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • “Cielo Azul”

Frankie Sheehan

  • The Black Ice (1993)*
  • The Concrete Blonde (1994)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • “Cielo Azul”

David Siegel

  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*

Danny Sisto

  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Heidi Sobel

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*

Lucy Soto

  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • The Crossing (2015)*
  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Lorna Taylor

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*
  • The Proving Ground (2025)*

Ed Thomas

  • The Poet (1996)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*

Torborg

  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Night Fire (2019)*

Lisa Trammel

  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*

Captain Trevino

  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*

Darcy Troy

  • Desert Star (2022)*
  • The Waiting (2024)*

Anthony Valdez

  • The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (2016)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*

Fernando Valenzuela

  • The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*

Rachel Walling

  • The Poet (1996)
  • The Narrows (2004)
  • Echo Park (2006)
  • The Overlook (2007)
  • The Scarecrow (2009)
  • The Reversal (2010)*
  • The Black Box (2012)*
  • The Burning Room (2014)*
  • Fair Warning (2020)
  • “Blue on Black”

Jaye Winston

  • Blood Work (1998)*
  • A Darkness More Than Night (2001)*

Eleanor Wish

  • The Black Echo (1992)*
  • Trunk Music (1997)*
  • Angels Flight (1999)*
  • Lost Light (2003)*
  • The Narrows (2004)*
  • Nine Dragons (2009)*

Dennis Wojciechowski

  • The Brass Verdict (2008)*
  • The Fifth Witness (2011)*
  • The Gods of Guilt (2013)*
  • The Crossing (2015)*
  • Two Kinds Of Truth (2017)*
  • Dark Sacred Night (2018)*
  • The Law of Innocence (2020)*
  • “Burnt Matches”
  • Resurrection Walk (2023)*
  • The Proving Ground (2025)*