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The Brass Verdict: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Connelly
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 65
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0316166294
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316166294
ASIN: 0316166294
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
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 Mickey Haller, the "Lincoln Lawyer" is back! November 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Criminal lawyer Mickey Haller made his sole debut in "The Lincoln Lawyer" - - - and he was an instant hit. Shuttling between the more than 40 courthouses, jails and other places Haller has to hit, he settled upon the ingenious scheme of having no real office. Instead, Haller uses the backseat of whichever of his three Lincolns Mickey is being chauffeured around in that day.
That's Mickey for you. The son of a legendary criminal defense attorney, Mickey is an original. Creative. Unorthodox. Ruthless. He doesn't care if his criminal defendant clients are guilty or innocent of the crimes they are chazrged with: he just wants to give them the very best defense he can under the laws of the United States.
Agree or disagree with Haller's philosophy, his antics in and out of the courtroom are the stuff of great legal thrillers. Mickey knows not only every facet of criminal law, but he is also something (in a good sense) of a con-man as he exploits the foibles and weaknesses of human nature to get a win. As Mickey puts it "[a] trial is a contest of lies". The trick, according to Mickey, is to be patient and wait for the right lie - and use it to rip the case open.
Mickey also has a lot of background clutter: three ex-wives, one of whom is his assistant, another the mother of the daughter he dotes on. Mickey is just coming off a year's sabattical for pain-killer addiction when he learns of the murder of a one time courtroom adversary, Jerry Vincent, who he had remained somewhat friendly with over the years. Haller inherits Vincent's 42 current criminal cases, including that of Hollywood mogul Walter Elliot who is accused of murdering his wife and her lover.
A case like that is called a "franchise" for its moneymaking potential to the lawyer.
So there youu have it. A brutally murdered lawyer, the murderer still on the loose. Mickey Haller, fresh out of an addiction and a rehab, sorting through his life problems; a week or so to prepare for the start of a murder trial, deling with the other newly inherited cases.
Haller has his hands full even with his ex-wife assistant Lorna, his investigator Cisco and his newly acquired chauffeur Patrick. And, of course, we have Harry Bosch, the oddball detective from other Connelly novels, who is a fully formed character in his own right. The inclusion of Bosch never comes off, even though Connelly resorts to some desperate surprises.
The story moves - and works well - on several levels. Courtroom thriller of the first order. Sort of a police procedural. Frail man coping with problems.
All in all, a great read. Not a page turner, but a great, satisfying read.
Jerry
One of the Best November 17, 2008
This is a great read. I savored this book with two of Connelly's best characters. I was involved as of page 1 and stayed that way to the very end. A twist here, a turn there and wow was this a fun book. Thanks Mr. Connelly for another wonderful adventure -- and the surprise about Bosch and Haller at the end was stupendous, and endearing. The only disappointment is that the last page arrives too soon.
Brass verdict November 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful story. Keeps your interest throughout the book. Well written and comprable to the authors other best sellers.
A legal story that would excite all readers.
The Brass Verdict Hits the Mark November 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In the fashion of Michael Connelly, he does it once again...The Brass Verdict is another masterpiece. He knows how to weave plots and characters beautifully in his crime thrillers. I am a big fan of his books and this measures up. Won't disappoint...read this and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Mickey Haller is Back November 15, 2008
Mickey Haller of LINCOLN LAWYER fame is back. He's been away awhile because he'd been gut shot, then drug addicted, but he's been to rehab, however he might not be ready for what Chief Judge Holder has in mind for him. A decade and half earlier Mickey was a public defender and used to come up against a prosecutor named Jerry Vincent. Vincent isn't prosecuting anymore. In fact he's not doing much of anything. He's been murdered and Judge Holder wants Mickey to take over his cases.
And one of Vincent's cases is a big one. Walter Elliot of Archway Pictures has been accused of killing his wife and the guy she was cheating on him with. This could be Mickey's chance to get back on top of the game. However, Elliot of freed on bond and it looks like he might get off, in which case he won't need Mickey.
Mickey also has the Eli Wyms case, which he thinks is connected to the Elliot case. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but one thing for sure, after someone tries to kill Mickey he better find out just what's going on with both cases and to aid him in this effort is long time Connelly protagonist Harry Bosch and that just plain delighted me they way Connelly weaved Bosch into the fabric of this book.
And "The Brass Verdict" surprise ending delighted me too. This is a super Michael Connelly thriller, every bit as good as his last Mickey Haller outing, which was terrific. Every bit as good as any of his Harry Bosch novels too.
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