Books : The Brass Verdict: A Novel
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316166294
ISBN: 0316166294
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Sales Rank: 69
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.
Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.
Bringing together Michael Connelly's two most popular characters, The Brass Verdictis sure to be his biggest book yet. (2008)
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Michael Connelly
Little, Brown, & Co., 2008
ISBN: 9780316166294
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 11/08
4 Stars
Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together....
Michael Connelly brings two of his famous characters together in one powerful mystery. Mickey Haller is a defense lawyer working on the biggest case of his career. Harry Bosch is a LAPD Detective investigating the murder of Jerry Vincent. When the killer goes after Haller, the two men join forces to solve the case.
Mickey is a lovable sleaze, and Bosch is abrasive; when paired together they are a dynamic duo. I do not usually read lawyer books, but I made an exception this time. I am glad I did. Connelly gives his characters depth. Their personalities are strong. The plot is multifaceted and stimulating. It kept me on the edge of my seat. The ending had a surprise twist. Fans of courtroom drama will not want to miss The Brass Verdict.
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I gave this book 3 1/2 stars. Connelly brings together two of the best characters in police and courtroom thrillers - Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller. I was expecting a lot more but was let down specifically because I did not see the necessity of putting Harry Bosch into the story as his role could have been filled by any no name detective. The book is totally a Mickey Haller story and is told from his perspective. Harry Bosch is a minor character without the normal Harry tenacity we have come to know.
Mickey inherits a number of cases after one of his former law acquaintances is murdered. One of the cases is a high profile case involving one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. As things unfold, Mickey learns his predecessor was murdered because of this case.
The book lacks the tension of The Lincoln Lawyer but does have some good if brief courtroom exchanges. I still give Mr. Connelly the benefit of the doubt and do look foreward to his next effort. I hope it is a lot better than this one.
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Michael Connelly's star rose to fame 18 novels ago. Over time he has written some of the best stand-alone thrillers and has made Harry Bosch a household name. In 2005 he introduced fans to a new character, attorney Mickey Haller, in the acclaimed THE LINCOLN LAWYER. Three years later, he gives us THE BRASS VERDICT, in which he brings Haller and Bosch together to work on overlapping cases. They know each other by reputation, and neither is particularly pleased to make each other's acquaintance.
Haller is slowly recovering from an alcoholic breakdown and a stint at a rehab center, which has taken a year of his life. His practice is gone and his reputation greatly tarnished. However, he did try to see his daughter when he could and managed to hold on to his three Lincoln Continentals, which he rotates and uses as his office. He has a driver take him from appointments to court appearances so he can keep working on the car's cushy backseat. His second ex-wife, Lorna Taylor, is his case and money manager, and prefers working at home. Her love interest is Cisco, the firm's investigator. Despite the seemingly "incestuous" nature of their personal situation, they all like each other and work well together. Haller has more headaches with his first ex-wife over their daughter, who loves both parents but is often disappointed by her father.
When the narrative begins, Haller is consoling himself with the "one-day-at-a-time" and "step-by-step" philosophy every recovering ... Read More
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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, ... Read More
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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.
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