Back in the early 2000s, I discovered the novels of Michael Connelly and became hooked for several years. I especially liked his police procedurals starring the one and only Harry Bosch, and his now-classic serial-killer thriller 'The Poet'.

Recently, I enjoyed the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel 'The Lincoln Lawyer' and that led me to read the follow-ups 'The Brass Verdict' and 'The Reversal' - and once again, I became hooked.

Like the best of Connelly's earlier novels, 'The Brass Verdict' is a gripping story featuring another interesting anti-hero and how he rises to the challenge of a difficult and very dangerous situation. Despite his world-weary cynicism from "defending the damned", and the mess he's made of his family life (which he is trying his best to rectify), Mickey Haller the Lincoln Lawyer is an engaging and likable character (and Matthew McConaughey was perfect casting in 'The Lincoln Lawyer').

Although I was a little disappointed with one problem I've had with Connelly in the past - a sudden and credulity-stretching twist towards the end - 'The Brass Verdict' was hard to put down and made me eager to read 'The Reversal' straight afterwards.