Harry Bosch, the hero of Michael Connelly's series of international best-selling detective novels, is finally heading to the small screen after many false starts over the years.

Bosch, who has featured in 16 award-winning novels since 1992, is to star in a series produced by Amazon Studios, the web giant's video streaming service.

Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch books to become a TV series.

The greenlight for the series, which will be co-written by Connelly and Eric Overmyer from HBO's critically acclaimed series The Wire, came after a pilot show found a solid audience.

“I am so excited about this and it would have never come close to happening without the excitement and support of the fan base that watched and rated and shared the pilot thousands and thousands of times,” wrote Connelly on his website. “Thank you so much!”