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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
The charge was burglary of an occupied dwelling. But there was so much more than that behind the one charge. This woman liked to target hotel rooms where men with large amounts of money slept. She knew how to pick them, follow them, then finesse the door locks and the room safes while they slept. In one candid moment - probably the only one in our relationship - she told me of the white-hot adrenaline high she got every time the last digit fell into place and she heard the electronic gears of the hotel safe start to move and unlock. Opening the safe and finding what was inside was never as good as that magic moment when the gears began to grind and she felt the velocity of her blood moving in her veins. Nothing before or after was as good as that moment. The jobes weren't about the money. They were about the velocity of blood.
Man, I'm so glad I picked up this series back again. Not only do these books fulfill that easy-to-read craving, but they're genuinely well-written and compelling. Mickey's a great character when he's allowed to be.
Man, I'm so glad I picked up this series back again. Not only do these books fulfill that easy-to-read craving, but they're genuinely well-written and compelling. Mickey's a great character when he's allowed to be.
I've been a Bosch fan for a while, but still wasn't sure about a Haller novel. I had seen The Lincoln Lawyer so I decided to read the 2nd book in the series. Glad I did. Connelly's superior plotting is really on display here.
Four stars.
Well-written, well-plotted. Complex enough to stay interesting. I know jack about real law and court, so I can't say how realistic this book is. For the amateur, it's satisfying. I enjoyed reading this.
Well-written, well-plotted. Complex enough to stay interesting. I know jack about real law and court, so I can't say how realistic this book is. For the amateur, it's satisfying. I enjoyed reading this.
Perfectly good example of Connelly's work. Interesting that Harry Bosch is a minor character in this one. Have not read The Lincoln Lawyer, which I gather is the earlier book featuring Mickey Haller.
Solid 3 rating. Good pacing, plot and very good descriptions of the courtroom/trial activity. Quick read.
The second entry in the Mickey Haller series was pretty good. I liked the appearances by Bosch. I thought the first novel, The Lincoln Lawyer, was a little better, but this was a good page turner.
medium-paced
Another winner from Michael Connelly. I always have to ration myself when I get one of his new books so I don't go through it too fast and then have to wait forever for the next one. I think I managed to make this one last a whole five days.
This one is fun because it brings Harry Bosch (our old fave) and Mickey Haller (from The Lincoln Lawyer) together in the same book. Mickey is the main character and narrator in the story, but Bosch appears at all the right moments with his cleverness and well-earned cynicism. This is mostly a lawyer story, not so much a police procedural.
I think the basic storyline is covered well enough by other reviews, but I will mention that if you read this book, be sure to pay attention to little details and seemingly unimportant characters as you're reading. As things fall into place in the story's conclusion, some of these little things become important and it might be hard to follow if you've forgotten the details.
As always, Connelly provides a satisfying conclusion full of unexpected curveballs and solutions.
Michael Connelly is one of those authors who throws in little treats for his long-time readers. I call them "Easter eggs" because you never know where you'll find them. They're just little things related to previous novels that aren't essential to the story but give you the satisfied little smirk of an insider.
There's an especially good Easter egg in this book. I figured it out at the beginning, but it was fun to have it confirmed at the end.
This one is fun because it brings Harry Bosch (our old fave) and Mickey Haller (from The Lincoln Lawyer) together in the same book. Mickey is the main character and narrator in the story, but Bosch appears at all the right moments with his cleverness and well-earned cynicism. This is mostly a lawyer story, not so much a police procedural.
I think the basic storyline is covered well enough by other reviews, but I will mention that if you read this book, be sure to pay attention to little details and seemingly unimportant characters as you're reading. As things fall into place in the story's conclusion, some of these little things become important and it might be hard to follow if you've forgotten the details.
As always, Connelly provides a satisfying conclusion full of unexpected curveballs and solutions.
Michael Connelly is one of those authors who throws in little treats for his long-time readers. I call them "Easter eggs" because you never know where you'll find them. They're just little things related to previous novels that aren't essential to the story but give you the satisfied little smirk of an insider.
There's an especially good Easter egg in this book. I figured it out at the beginning, but it was fun to have it confirmed at the end.
Mickey Haller says he is going to quit - I don't believe him... but now he knows his half brother... not going to give you spoilers... I will read the next one!