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He finds himself in the middle of a high profile case and scrambles to get up to speed given his new client will not consider postponing the trial. Mickey Haller was first introduced as a Connelly character in Connelly's last effort, Lincoln Lawyer, and is the primary character in The Brass Verdict. Harry Bosch, the star of many of Connelly's earlier books, and Mickey cross paths as Harry works to solve Mickey's former colleague's murder and Mickey himself begins to fear he is a target for the murderer. The Brass Verdict is a courtroom drama, and, like Lincoln Lawyer, I would compare it to early John Grisham plots. In the Brass Verdict, Haller comes back from a year long hiatus to take over the practice of a murdered colleague. My only complaint about The Brass Verdict is that Harry plays such a minor role. It probably is a little disingenuous to promote The Brass Verdict as a Harry Bosch book.
Michael Connelly has another bestseller with "The Brass Verdict;" a very satisfying novel that introduces two of our favorite protaganists to each other: Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch. Of all people, Harry Bosch is the investigator assigned to the murder case. Mickey Haller is returning to the pratice of law after taking a year off. He "inherits" an entire practice from a colleague who had been murdered. With two such strong personalities, Haller and Bosch are sure to conflict. Although Connelly never seems to write anything but winners, "The Brass Verdict" shoots a bulls-eye.
The book should be called "Redundancy". 27 "I don't believe we have met before, have we." pg. pg. 26 "I had never met Judge holder before" pg. 46 "I was sure I had never met the man before." Who proof reads these books. I may or may not go on to page 47.
Unnecessarily long, the last 100+ pages use a 'voice-over' narration like bad movies by Haller in order to explain the plot's solution and bring this over-rated book to a close. Having loved "The Lincoln Lawyer", I was excitedly awaiting the follow-up, but this book is a light-weight effort by Connelly. Harry Bosch is less than a supporting character and where is the Mickey Haller with wife, girlfriend, daughter and complicated relationships with all three. Where is the Connelly from the Black Echo, Ice trilogy or even The Poet. Like The Narrows, Connelly is living off of his reputation.
The problem is that Vincent was found murdered in his office garage and the detective handling the case, Harry Bosch, believes that the murderer must be one of Vincent's clients.The Lincoln Lawyer was my first Connelly novel, and I was delighted that this one also features Mickey Haller. When LA lawyer Mickey Haller gets the news that his old colleague Jerry Vincent has been murdered, he also inherits all of his clients, including Walter Elliot, a Hollywood studio boss.Elliot has been accused of murdering his wife and her lover. There's plenty of court and police action in this novel and while Harry Bosch and Jack McEvoy both appear, it is Mickey's novel. This is going to be a high profile trial, with big fees and plenty of media coverage. If Mickey can win this one, his career will be firmly back on track. I found the presence of Harry a distraction, and was irritated by aspects of his involvement in the story. Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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