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The Brass Verdict (Mickey Haller, #2)
by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author), Peter Giles
by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author), Peter Giles
Engaging legal mystery suspense. Intricate plots well developed.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
This book is the sequel to “The Lincoln Lawyer” (TLL) but it can be read as a stand-alone. I liked TLL better, but this was still good. I love the mind and street smarts of Haller. I enjoy the way he thinks and talks. It’s clever and entertaining. At times it was a little slow, I don’t remember why, probably some of the courtroom time. It wasn’t the author’s best, but I’m glad I read it. I plan to read most of the author’s books because he consistently entertains me. He doesn’t annoy me with cheap contrivances to create conflict. It’s told in first person by Mickey Haller. He is a defense attorney helping the guilty, but in both books he has a way of being a good guy.
Harry Bosch is the Los Angeles homicide detective with his own series. Bosch has a small part in this book. He interacts with Haller to find the killer of the other attorney (Vincent). Haller doesn’t know that Bosch is his half-brother. (For those not familiar with the Bosch series: Haller’s father got a prostitute pregnant, Bosch’s mom. She was later murdered and Bosch was in foster care.) I was a little disappointed that Bosch didn’t have a larger role to show his stuff. This book is mostly about Haller.
STORY BRIEF:
Elliott is a wealthy studio executive who is accused of murdering his wife and her lover. His attorney Vincent is murdered two weeks before the trial begins. Vincent named Haller as successor attorney for his clients in his will and client contracts. So Haller steps in and meets with Vincent’s clients. Elliott agrees to let Haller do his defense. There are two stories. (1) Haller has to figure out how to defend Elliott in a short amount of time. (2) No one knows why Vincent was killed, and Haller might be next. Bosch is involved in this part. Bosch wants to read through Vincent’s client files, but Haller can’t let him due to attorney-client legalities.
NARRATOR:
The narrator Peter Giles was good.
DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 11 hrs and 22 mins. Narrator: Peter Giles. Swearing language: strong, but rarely used. Sexual content: none. Setting: 2007 Los Angeles, California. Book Copyright: 2008. Genre: legal mystery suspense. Ending: Satisfying.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
This book is the sequel to “The Lincoln Lawyer” (TLL) but it can be read as a stand-alone. I liked TLL better, but this was still good. I love the mind and street smarts of Haller. I enjoy the way he thinks and talks. It’s clever and entertaining. At times it was a little slow, I don’t remember why, probably some of the courtroom time. It wasn’t the author’s best, but I’m glad I read it. I plan to read most of the author’s books because he consistently entertains me. He doesn’t annoy me with cheap contrivances to create conflict. It’s told in first person by Mickey Haller. He is a defense attorney helping the guilty, but in both books he has a way of being a good guy.
Harry Bosch is the Los Angeles homicide detective with his own series. Bosch has a small part in this book. He interacts with Haller to find the killer of the other attorney (Vincent). Haller doesn’t know that Bosch is his half-brother. (For those not familiar with the Bosch series: Haller’s father got a prostitute pregnant, Bosch’s mom. She was later murdered and Bosch was in foster care.) I was a little disappointed that Bosch didn’t have a larger role to show his stuff. This book is mostly about Haller.
STORY BRIEF:
Elliott is a wealthy studio executive who is accused of murdering his wife and her lover. His attorney Vincent is murdered two weeks before the trial begins. Vincent named Haller as successor attorney for his clients in his will and client contracts. So Haller steps in and meets with Vincent’s clients. Elliott agrees to let Haller do his defense. There are two stories. (1) Haller has to figure out how to defend Elliott in a short amount of time. (2) No one knows why Vincent was killed, and Haller might be next. Bosch is involved in this part. Bosch wants to read through Vincent’s client files, but Haller can’t let him due to attorney-client legalities.
NARRATOR:
The narrator Peter Giles was good.
DATA:
Unabridged audiobook length: 11 hrs and 22 mins. Narrator: Peter Giles. Swearing language: strong, but rarely used. Sexual content: none. Setting: 2007 Los Angeles, California. Book Copyright: 2008. Genre: legal mystery suspense. Ending: Satisfying.
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