Book Review: The Gods of Guilt (Lincoln Lawyer), by Michael Connelly

by Expert Book Reviews

WARNING: This is not the actual book The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly. Do not buy this Review if you are looking for a full copy of this great book. This literary review explains the book's strengths, weaknesses, as well as its intriguing eye openers. Read what the critics say about Gods of Guilt before diving into the thrilling and intellectually stimulating novel by award-winning author Michael Connelly. In modern-day Los Angeles, a mysterious murder occurs that attracts the attention of defense attorney Mickey Haller. While solving cases from the back of his Lincoln Town Car, Haller takes a personal interest in the case's suspect, a man that runs a website for prostitutes. Michael Connelly has extensive experience in the courtroom, and he brings that knowledge to his novels with realistic legal strategies and exciting plot twists. Gods of Guilt is the fifth book in the Mickey Haller series, and it offers a fast-paced read that is enjoyable to legal-thriller fans. In Gods of Guilt, Mickey Haller feels compelled to win the case for his innocent client, as he fights to keep up with the unfolding mystery. Between unethical law enforcement officers and a guilty conscious, Haller encounters many complications throughout the story. Readers witness engaging courtroom battles while seeing how Haller balances his work and personal life through a first-person narrative.

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2013

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Reviews

[Forthbridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Am re reading this one after quite a long interval and I am really enjoying it. The are all flawed to some extent but add a lot to the mix. Will not change your life but raises some interesting questions about how to deal with some really dreadful people while still having respect for the rule of law.

[Nep2nesreef Refold · Rating 4 out of 5]

It held my attention. Quick read!!

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

It took me forever to read this book! I got so bored halfway through that I started two others by Irish authors. I guess he wrote it to show how a trial unfolds; a real mess at the beginning that needs to be unraveled. I much prefer his Harry Bosch books and can't say I'm wild about Mickey Haller aka The Lincoln Lawyer. The premise of a lawyer operating out of the back seat of his car is just a bit much. What if his files had burnt up when the old fella smelled gas after the accident? Haller doesn't seem concerned and the subject is not addressed by the author. I assume somehow they were saved?

Another thing; I am getting real tired of these lawyer books where the perp is always innocent and the lawyer arrives in his cape or in this case, his Lincoln, to save the day. Maybe if the cops weren't always framing innocent people in these books, we wouldn't have had the police shootings in Baton Rouge and elsewhere this week. What fiction portrays is often seen as reality and police killings are justifiable in the minds of idiots.

However, one has to give Connelly his due; he is a master craftsman, and I always awaited his Bosch books with great anticipation. But this one really got under my skin.

[Mark Mindel · Rating 4 out of 5]

An early "Lincoln Lawyer" novel starring Harry Bosch's half brother, Mickey Haller. This book seems like it will be the basis for the next edition of Netflix's "Lincoln Lawyer" series as the teaser of this year's finale ended with the death of Glory Days, a hooker and friend of Mickey's. This novel starts out with her death. Can't wait to see how this book is portrayed on the screen. Well worth the read.