by Michael Connelly
I have said before, if Connelly writes it, I am going to read it.
The Brass Verdict just came out and I was first in line at Barnes and Noble.
DOG GONE!!
Connelly has out-done himself this time! I actually couldn't put it down last night. Thank goodness I have today off to sleep. LOL
The Brass Verdict is all about story telling on the harsh streets of LA, (Connelly style) and there are no punches pulled, as from all his texts. Plan to get a dose of reality, violence and plenty of humor in the pages as they as you read this book. THE BRASS VERDICT is vintage Michael Connelly. "The Brass Verdict" - was absolutely fantastic. So all I can say is, "move over Grisham because someone else has taken your place." HAhaha..
The book stars - lawyer Mickey Haller (who first showed in the last book - The Lincoln Lawyer) - and our old friend Harry Bosch. Haller is the lawyer who works out of his car, remember.
Haller is a defense lawyer who's not sure he's comfortable in the role any more, and this conflict underlies the action and the unwrapping of the mystery of the Vincent killing. But don't expect a lot of deep soul-searching. Connelly walks a tightrope himself, simultaneously creating a fast-moving plot and a detailed, but plain-spoken, look at how the law works
The plot is this. Haller is just coming back from a sabbatical in a rehab when he finds out that his colleague and friend Jerry Vincent has been murdered. Vincent was shot in an underground parking garage by an unknown assailant. Haller is summoned to the court by the senior judge and told that Vincent has bequeathed his legal practice and ALL his clients to Haller - including a very high profile murder defendant - Hollywood mogul Walter Elliott who is accused of double murder (his wife and her lover).
On the one hand, Haller is shocked about his friend’s death but on the other hand, he is on cloud nine about his changing fortunes. But soon evidence comes to light that Vincent may have been murdered by one of his clients. So suddenly the legal practice he has inherited is no longer such a nice gift anymore. Is it connected to Walter Elliott, the high priced, high profile, very demanding and pushy client that he has inherited? Detective Bosch seems to think so. But Haller is not so sure. Other people wanted Vincent dead too. Now people want Haller dead as well.
About half the book is devoted to Haller inheriting the practice, taking on the cases, and tackling Elliott. The second half of the book is the Elliott trial and finding out who killed Vincent as well as Bosch's hit-you-in-the-eye investigations.
The book has a really nice twist at the end (never saw THAT one coming!) and it’s probable that some smart movie producer will pick this book up and make a blockbuster movie out of it eventually.
NOPE... I ain't gonna tell you how it ends!
It's a winner, though. You are gonna love it Ken!! Get it at Rolling Hills Library. I am contributing it.
Review by Nan Sevic
The Brass Verdict just came out and I was first in line at Barnes and Noble.
DOG GONE!!
Connelly has out-done himself this time! I actually couldn't put it down last night. Thank goodness I have today off to sleep. LOL
The Brass Verdict is all about story telling on the harsh streets of LA, (Connelly style) and there are no punches pulled, as from all his texts. Plan to get a dose of reality, violence and plenty of humor in the pages as they as you read this book. THE BRASS VERDICT is vintage Michael Connelly. "The Brass Verdict" - was absolutely fantastic. So all I can say is, "move over Grisham because someone else has taken your place." HAhaha..
The book stars - lawyer Mickey Haller (who first showed in the last book - The Lincoln Lawyer) - and our old friend Harry Bosch. Haller is the lawyer who works out of his car, remember.
Haller is a defense lawyer who's not sure he's comfortable in the role any more, and this conflict underlies the action and the unwrapping of the mystery of the Vincent killing. But don't expect a lot of deep soul-searching. Connelly walks a tightrope himself, simultaneously creating a fast-moving plot and a detailed, but plain-spoken, look at how the law works
The plot is this. Haller is just coming back from a sabbatical in a rehab when he finds out that his colleague and friend Jerry Vincent has been murdered. Vincent was shot in an underground parking garage by an unknown assailant. Haller is summoned to the court by the senior judge and told that Vincent has bequeathed his legal practice and ALL his clients to Haller - including a very high profile murder defendant - Hollywood mogul Walter Elliott who is accused of double murder (his wife and her lover).
On the one hand, Haller is shocked about his friend’s death but on the other hand, he is on cloud nine about his changing fortunes. But soon evidence comes to light that Vincent may have been murdered by one of his clients. So suddenly the legal practice he has inherited is no longer such a nice gift anymore. Is it connected to Walter Elliott, the high priced, high profile, very demanding and pushy client that he has inherited? Detective Bosch seems to think so. But Haller is not so sure. Other people wanted Vincent dead too. Now people want Haller dead as well.
About half the book is devoted to Haller inheriting the practice, taking on the cases, and tackling Elliott. The second half of the book is the Elliott trial and finding out who killed Vincent as well as Bosch's hit-you-in-the-eye investigations.
The book has a really nice twist at the end (never saw THAT one coming!) and it’s probable that some smart movie producer will pick this book up and make a blockbuster movie out of it eventually.
NOPE... I ain't gonna tell you how it ends!
It's a winner, though. You are gonna love it Ken!! Get it at Rolling Hills Library. I am contributing it.
Review by Nan Sevic
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