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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Satisfying, but a little light. The "big reveal" felt a little engineered and pretty heavily foreshadowed, as did Haller's emotional evolution. Still, Connelly is always a good read--even lesser Connelly.
I've loved all the entries in the Haller series, and this was the best yet. It wins the best-in-genre award for both character development and plot.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All of these books drag in the middle
medium-paced
A legit court room book. One of Haller's best cases and one that will change his life forever.
The fourth Lincoln lawyer novel and the weakest in the series yet.
In the general recession following the sub-prime crisis, Haller is forced to take on repossession cases in bulks to scape a living.
When one of his repossession clients end up accused of murdering a manager in the bank who is threatening to take away her house, he returns to criminal defence.
It’s a classic courtroom suspense novel, which Connelly knows how to write better than most, but it's also defying credibility at places, especially in the actions outside the courtroom.
It's also the first novel in a while without Harry Bosch and I for one, miss the dynamics between the two half brothers.
I don't know why I go so long between reading Mickey Haller stories. They are all so good. I can picture the court events as if I were watching a movie. I particularly love the ending of this book.
Probably my second-favorite book of the series. Good story, the twist I've come to expect from Michael Connelly but still love, and I like Mickey Haller as a lawyer and as a person. There was one plot point I found a little questionable, but I like the rest of the story so much I'm willing to overlook it. Setting this book against the backdrop of the housing/bankruptcy/foreclosure crisis was a nice move that made the storyline feel up-to-date and relevant. There's even a plot point that revolves around Facebook -- and I appreciate when authors incorporate technology instead of pretending it doesn't exist. Not that I want my heroes and heroines constantly emailing and texting each other, because that's annoying in its own (albeit realistic) way, but pretending characters only talk to people when they physically see them is another kind of annoying.
This book is what season 2 was based on. Lisa Trammel is accused of murdering a banker involved in her foreclosure. Mickey defends her, very unsure if she’s innocent or not.