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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a very satisfying quick read. Although I'm a total crime junkie, I haven't read many (any?) legal thrillers before the Mickey Haller series, and now I'm totally hooked. I love all the little side-stories with lesser clients, as well as the spectacle of the main show piece, and this one kept me speeding allong just as well as The Lincoln Lawyer did. I had assumed the book would be two-sided, half Haller, half Bosch, which wasn't the case. It was kind of odd having Bosch around but not really there, and while the Bosch-centric Nine Dragons is next on my Connelly to-read list, it's tempting just to jump ahead to the Haller-centric The Reversal. But I shall be good and resist.
I think it's really interesting to take the POV of a defence attorney, someone who knows the majority of his clients are guilty, and examine how he sleeps at night and explains himself to his daughter. I missed the presence of Maggie McFierce in this book, so I hope she features more in the next. One thing that was really nice and unexpected was having Jack McEvoy show up in a minor role. It made me want to re-read The Scarecrow, and it's made me really want some sort of Bosch-Haller-Walling-McEvoy centric novel, although goodness only knows what that would look like.
I really need to go back to the beginning with Connelly and start afresh, because it's been so long I've forgotten little details. I wasn't totally sure how the ending to The Brass Verdict was going to go down - it was a bit of an anticlimax with regards to the case itself, but the chat between Harry and Mickey was golden, especially Harry's comment about visiting the hospital at the end of TLL. Love.
Final verdict: not quite as skilful as The Lincoln Lawyer, but I still can't wait to get to The Reversal.
I think it's really interesting to take the POV of a defence attorney, someone who knows the majority of his clients are guilty, and examine how he sleeps at night and explains himself to his daughter. I missed the presence of Maggie McFierce in this book, so I hope she features more in the next. One thing that was really nice and unexpected was having Jack McEvoy show up in a minor role. It made me want to re-read The Scarecrow, and it's made me really want some sort of Bosch-Haller-Walling-McEvoy centric novel, although goodness only knows what that would look like.
I really need to go back to the beginning with Connelly and start afresh, because it's been so long I've forgotten little details. I wasn't totally sure how the ending to The Brass Verdict was going to go down - it was a bit of an anticlimax with regards to the case itself, but the chat between Harry and Mickey was golden, especially Harry's comment about visiting the hospital at the end of TLL. Love.
Final verdict: not quite as skilful as The Lincoln Lawyer, but I still can't wait to get to The Reversal.
Connelly is always dependable, and this book is no exception...another page-turner, his books are as easy to read as Stephen King's!
[16 June 2020]
This was pretty good. Not the best Connelly book, but not bad. It's mostly about Mickey Haller, taking on the defense of a really rich Hollywood celebrity, with Harry Bosch investigating the alleged crime. There were some good moments between Mickey and Harry, especially at the end. Several twists, but not really that much surprise.
This was pretty good. Not the best Connelly book, but not bad. It's mostly about Mickey Haller, taking on the defense of a really rich Hollywood celebrity, with Harry Bosch investigating the alleged crime. There were some good moments between Mickey and Harry, especially at the end. Several twists, but not really that much surprise.
As good as the first Haller book. Can't wait to read the next one.
There's this maxim in writing that's something to the effect of 'show, don't tell'. That should hold true for 'genre' fiction as much as any other type of writing. However, Connelly's Mickey Haller books do too much telling and not enough showing. The plot line of a good mystery needs to move along to hold a reader's interest. Connelly takes too many detours to explain the minute details of the LA County court system and as a result, slows things up. Otherwise, the book was good - some twists and turns and the right amount of legal ethical debate to keep things interesting.
I have not yet read Connelly’s first Mickey Haller novel, but it didn’t make a difference. I really liked Mickey. He felt real, probably because he has some pretty significant flaws. However, he’s a much more honest defense attorney than you usually find in fiction. His personal life may be a mess, but in the courtroom, he’s all business. I’ve read a couple of the Harry Bosch books and find him to be quite a heavy character, so Mickey is a bit of a breath of fresh air.
I also thought the storyline was quite good. There’s a lot of twists and turns that keep you guessing, but everything makes sense. I especially liked the final twist, which provides a further tie-in between the Haller and Bosch books. All in all, this was pretty great!
I also thought the storyline was quite good. There’s a lot of twists and turns that keep you guessing, but everything makes sense. I especially liked the final twist, which provides a further tie-in between the Haller and Bosch books. All in all, this was pretty great!
Two years after the cases in 'The Lincoln Lawyer', Mickey Haller is back, taking on the case of a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. I don't remember much about this one; I think I read it in a day while on vacation!
Another in the Bosch / Mickey Haller series - an excellent courtroom drama.