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The Lincoln Lawyer Novels: The Lincoln Lawyer, The Brass Verdict, The Reversal
For the first time in one volume, the three novels that introduced the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller, who learns that "There is no client as scary as an innocent man."
The Lincoln Lawyer
For Mickey Haller, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence, it's about negotiation and manipulation. When he gets hired by a Beverly Hills rich boy arrested for assault, Mickey sees a franchise case: a long, expensive trial with maximum billable hours-until it puts him face-to-face with pure evil and with a man who may truly be innocent. For a lawyer who has always gone for the easy score, getting justice means risking everything.
The Brass Verdict
When a former colleague is murdered, Mickey inherits his biggest case yet: defending a Hollywood producer accused of killing his wife and her lover. Haller scrambles to prepare for trial, and learns that the killer may be coming for him next. Enter LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, who will do whatever it takes to crack the case, including using Mickey as bait. As danger quickly mounts, these two loners realize that their only chance is to work together.
The Reversal
Mickey is recruited to prosecute the high-profile retrial of Jason Jessup, a convicted child killer, exonerated after twenty-four years by new DNA evidence. Convinced Jessup is guilty, Haller brings in Harry Bosch as his investigator. With their key witness missing, and the odds and evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer before he kills again.
Together, these three exhilarating, fiercely paced novels show that "Connelly is a master...once he has you on board, turning pages, you won't want to climb off" (Boston Globe).
The Lincoln Lawyer
For Mickey Haller, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence, it's about negotiation and manipulation. When he gets hired by a Beverly Hills rich boy arrested for assault, Mickey sees a franchise case: a long, expensive trial with maximum billable hours-until it puts him face-to-face with pure evil and with a man who may truly be innocent. For a lawyer who has always gone for the easy score, getting justice means risking everything.
The Brass Verdict
When a former colleague is murdered, Mickey inherits his biggest case yet: defending a Hollywood producer accused of killing his wife and her lover. Haller scrambles to prepare for trial, and learns that the killer may be coming for him next. Enter LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, who will do whatever it takes to crack the case, including using Mickey as bait. As danger quickly mounts, these two loners realize that their only chance is to work together.
The Reversal
Mickey is recruited to prosecute the high-profile retrial of Jason Jessup, a convicted child killer, exonerated after twenty-four years by new DNA evidence. Convinced Jessup is guilty, Haller brings in Harry Bosch as his investigator. With their key witness missing, and the odds and evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer before he kills again.
Together, these three exhilarating, fiercely paced novels show that "Connelly is a master...once he has you on board, turning pages, you won't want to climb off" (Boston Globe).
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First published July 12, 2011
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Michael Connelly
381 books34.9k followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name. See this thread for more information.
Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with over 30 more novels.
Over eighty million copies of Connelly’s books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into forty-five foreign languages. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho award (Spain) .
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael is one of the producers and writers of the TV show, “Bosch,” which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Michael lives with his family in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida.
Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing — a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.
After graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed that up with over 30 more novels.
Over eighty million copies of Connelly’s books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into forty-five foreign languages. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Los Angeles Times Best Mystery/Thriller Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Audie Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho award (Spain) .
Michael was the President of the Mystery Writers of America organization in 2003 and 2004. In addition to his literary work, Michael is one of the producers and writers of the TV show, “Bosch,” which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Michael lives with his family in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida.
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January 29, 2018
I loved it! I could read Mickey Haller books all day. We naturally want to despise the defense lawyer as some sort of devil's assistant, but you can't help but like Mickey Haller. Harry Boche works well as a balancing character. A tough no-nonsense cop. Loved it!
December 6, 2011
I suppose that in to write great fiction an author can do one of two things: write something new and original, or write something that's been done before but do it better.
There's really nothing ultra original about the Lincoln Lawyer novels. A jaded defence attorney that doesn't really care about guilt or innocence, just the outcome of the trial. A series of cases that make him reevaluate that stance.
But Michael Connelly has done it better than it has been done previously. A lot better.
The Lincoln Lawyer, the first book in this three book tome, is the best one. It's been turned into a movie and the movie, in my opinion is almost as good at the book, but not quite. The Lincoln Lawyer follow Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles defence attorney with a solid reputation for defending unsavoury characters. It's not about proving innocence, he tells us, it's about casting doubt on the prosecution's case. The novel follows a case of a rich, Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of a sexual assault and comes to Haller to represent him. Haller takes on the case, seeing it as a case he can stretch out and bill some serious hours (a "franchise case" but soon, moral, ethical issues come to the fore, but not before everything in Haller's life is threatened. It's a mystery, it's a thriller and it is filled with intrigue.
But what makes this book great is Haller himself. He's got a great voice and the whole book is told in the first person perspective. It's like having an inside look in the mind of a defence attorney and I absolutely loved it. Michael Connelly is not a lawyer, but he could have fooled me. I found the first book captivating and I could not put this one down.
The second book in the series, The Brass Verdict, again follows Haller after he's taken some time off after the case in the Lincoln Lawyer. He's a bit of a changed man following what happened in the Lincoln Lawyer, but only a bit. Now he gets to defend a case of a Hollywood Mogul charged with the murder of his wife and lover. This one is almost as exciting as the first novel but there is one problem with it.
Connelly introduces his famous character, Harry Bosch, in The Brass Verdict. I'm not sure why. Perhaps longtime readers of Connelly will like this addition. I found it completely detracted from the story and slowed it down. As mentioned, chapters from Mickey Haller's perspective were told in first person, while chapters with Bosch were third person. This switching back and forth, to me didn't add anything and actually slowed the pace of the book down. And, I apologize to Harry Bosch fans, but I didn't find him to be an interesting character. But he wasn't that dominant in this novel, so I still enjoyed it.
The Reversal, the third novel in the collection follows Haller as he "reverses" to the other side of the courtroom. He is hired on by the State to re-prosecute a man who was convicted of abduction and murder of a young girl and spent twenty years in jail, but new DNA evidence cleared him from those charges. Now, Haller has to use all of his savvy to send the man back to jail. A great story! Except that in this novel, the subplot of Harry Bosch being hired as Haller's investigator on the case becomes as big as the main plot, but not half as interesting. I found myself completely uninterested whenever the point of view switched to Bosch and it did it a lot. My least favourite of the three.
If I was rating each of them individually, The Lincoln Lawyer is easily 5 stars, Brass Verdict 4 stars and the Reversal 3 stars. Maybe Harry Bosch fans will disagree with these, and keep in mind that these were the first Michael Connelly books I've read.
There's really nothing ultra original about the Lincoln Lawyer novels. A jaded defence attorney that doesn't really care about guilt or innocence, just the outcome of the trial. A series of cases that make him reevaluate that stance.
But Michael Connelly has done it better than it has been done previously. A lot better.
The Lincoln Lawyer, the first book in this three book tome, is the best one. It's been turned into a movie and the movie, in my opinion is almost as good at the book, but not quite. The Lincoln Lawyer follow Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles defence attorney with a solid reputation for defending unsavoury characters. It's not about proving innocence, he tells us, it's about casting doubt on the prosecution's case. The novel follows a case of a rich, Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of a sexual assault and comes to Haller to represent him. Haller takes on the case, seeing it as a case he can stretch out and bill some serious hours (a "franchise case" but soon, moral, ethical issues come to the fore, but not before everything in Haller's life is threatened. It's a mystery, it's a thriller and it is filled with intrigue.
But what makes this book great is Haller himself. He's got a great voice and the whole book is told in the first person perspective. It's like having an inside look in the mind of a defence attorney and I absolutely loved it. Michael Connelly is not a lawyer, but he could have fooled me. I found the first book captivating and I could not put this one down.
The second book in the series, The Brass Verdict, again follows Haller after he's taken some time off after the case in the Lincoln Lawyer. He's a bit of a changed man following what happened in the Lincoln Lawyer, but only a bit. Now he gets to defend a case of a Hollywood Mogul charged with the murder of his wife and lover. This one is almost as exciting as the first novel but there is one problem with it.
Connelly introduces his famous character, Harry Bosch, in The Brass Verdict. I'm not sure why. Perhaps longtime readers of Connelly will like this addition. I found it completely detracted from the story and slowed it down. As mentioned, chapters from Mickey Haller's perspective were told in first person, while chapters with Bosch were third person. This switching back and forth, to me didn't add anything and actually slowed the pace of the book down. And, I apologize to Harry Bosch fans, but I didn't find him to be an interesting character. But he wasn't that dominant in this novel, so I still enjoyed it.
The Reversal, the third novel in the collection follows Haller as he "reverses" to the other side of the courtroom. He is hired on by the State to re-prosecute a man who was convicted of abduction and murder of a young girl and spent twenty years in jail, but new DNA evidence cleared him from those charges. Now, Haller has to use all of his savvy to send the man back to jail. A great story! Except that in this novel, the subplot of Harry Bosch being hired as Haller's investigator on the case becomes as big as the main plot, but not half as interesting. I found myself completely uninterested whenever the point of view switched to Bosch and it did it a lot. My least favourite of the three.
If I was rating each of them individually, The Lincoln Lawyer is easily 5 stars, Brass Verdict 4 stars and the Reversal 3 stars. Maybe Harry Bosch fans will disagree with these, and keep in mind that these were the first Michael Connelly books I've read.
January 22, 2023
Great writing, twists and turns, loved it.
December 8, 2018
The first book is mediocre but the second and third are top notch and show Connelly in his finest form. Page turners both, they also feature Bosch as a bit player in 2 and co-lead in 3. Recommended.
October 25, 2011
These books are fantastic! I saw the first book "The Lincoln Lawyer" on bookshelves while traveling, however did not fully get interested in reading them until I saw the movie. After I started reading, I was hooked! Each one of these books seem to draw you in more and more as the plot line develops. Michael Connelly always throws a lot of twists in a long the way as well which make them even more interesting. I am starting the next book, "The Fifth Witness" and it already has me hooked.
Another thing I really like about the books are the Michael Connelly really does his research. The places he lists in Mickey Haller's travels, are pretty much real. It's a nice touch to know exactly where "Mick" is traveling in the book.
Overall just outstanding books. Also, if you have a Kindle, the 3 books combined are a great deal in the Kindle store!
Another thing I really like about the books are the Michael Connelly really does his research. The places he lists in Mickey Haller's travels, are pretty much real. It's a nice touch to know exactly where "Mick" is traveling in the book.
Overall just outstanding books. Also, if you have a Kindle, the 3 books combined are a great deal in the Kindle store!
June 7, 2012
If you like Grisham, you will love this book.
This is the first Michael Connelly book that I have read but it will not be the last. If you like John Grisham books, you will love this. Great legal thriller that kept me riveted. I have never had much faith in the legal system because of how they treat people. Guilty until proven innocent. This shows in the side story. I enjoyed the drama and the emotions that are beautifully portrayed. The ending had me on pins and needles and I kept looking at the number of pages left. I kept thinking about how much had to happen in the time left and would it be tied up or would this be one of those books that left me hanging for a sequel. Happily it wasn’t.
This is the first Michael Connelly book that I have read but it will not be the last. If you like John Grisham books, you will love this. Great legal thriller that kept me riveted. I have never had much faith in the legal system because of how they treat people. Guilty until proven innocent. This shows in the side story. I enjoyed the drama and the emotions that are beautifully portrayed. The ending had me on pins and needles and I kept looking at the number of pages left. I kept thinking about how much had to happen in the time left and would it be tied up or would this be one of those books that left me hanging for a sequel. Happily it wasn’t.
January 20, 2013
Really enjoyed this book - it introduces the character of Michael (Mickey) Haller and defense attorney. He has a one man shop that he runs out of his car. He has a fleet of Lincolns and has a driver so he does most of his work in the back seat. He likes it that way, but he is not above cutting some corners and gets more than he was bargaining for in his latest case. It really gives insight into how a defense attorney works and how the court system works. Great read.
February 19, 2014
Certainly one of the better books I've read. A great "page-turner." I know that term is over-used, but with this book it's true. There is never a dull moment from the first page to the last. There are not so many twists and turns as just pure interest.
What I enjoyed most was the flawed main character. I enjoyed his struggles, doubts and passions. While I had the ending figured out it didn't really make much difference in the enjoyability. It was just a great trip getting there.
What I enjoyed most was the flawed main character. I enjoyed his struggles, doubts and passions. While I had the ending figured out it didn't really make much difference in the enjoyability. It was just a great trip getting there.
July 11, 2011
Good Mystery book series, kept you interested till the end. All books had some interesting twist in the end. Easy reading, excellent vocabulary and author's knowledge in criminal justice system.
July 26, 2011
Micky Haller is such a great character. All the books have unexpected endings, it is so easy to put yourself right there in the court rooms. LOVE these books can't wait for the next one.
July 30, 2011
Great story and plot -- loved it! Can't wait to read more by this author.
March 2, 2012
These are serious page turners - you will suffer lack of sleep - not through nightmares but through not wanting to put them down!!
December 15, 2021
Dies ist der zweite Roman aus der Lincoln-Lawyer-Reihe um den Strafverteidiger Mickey Haller.
Mickey Haller hatte sich eine Auszeit genommen und war für ein Jahr abgetaucht, weil er ausgebrannt war. Nun will er langsam wieder in seinen Job einsteigen. Doch das geht wesentlich schneller als er je geahnt hätte.
Er wird dringend zu einem Richter gerufen, der ihm die Vertretung der Fälle seines Kollegen nahelegt. Mit diesem Kollegen hatte Mickey Haller gelegentlich schon Fälle gemeinsam übernommen. Beide hatten sich gegenseitig in ein Papier als „Kollege des Vertrauens“ eingetragen für den Fall, dass einer von ihnen unverhofft ausfallen sollte. Dieses Papier ist notariell beim Gericht hinterlegt und für jeden Anwalt Pflicht.
Doch warum soll er nun seinen Kollegen vertreten? Seit vielen Monaten und auch nach seiner Rückkehr hat er kein einziges Wort mit dem gesprochen. Mickey Haller erfährt, dass dieser Kollege in der vergangenen Nacht ermordet worden ist. Deshalb und weil er der vertrauensvolle Kollege ist, möchte der Richter, dass Mickey Haller die Fälle übernimmt.
Die ersten Recherchen ergeben, dass es etwa 30 laufende Verfahren sind. Aber einer davon ist der absolute Hammer, in welchem ein Hollywood-Produzent des Mordes an seiner Ehefrau und deren Liebhaber angeklagt ist.
Faszinierend sind in den Mickey-Haller-Romanen immer wieder die Winkelzüge, mit denen der Strafverteidiger seine Mandanten verteidigt. Die Dialoge und Vorgehensweisen, die Michael Connelly beschreibt, lassen das amerikanische Justizsystem plastisch vor Augen erscheinen. Zu erfahren, wie Argumente ins Gegenteil verdreht werden, ist immer wieder spannend.
Die Geschicht scheint klar und verständlich aufgrund des schnörkellosen Schreibstils, mit dem der Schriftsteller die Szenen ablaufen lässt. Wenn man sie liest, ist es, als wenn man sich zurück lehnt und einen Film schaut.
Das Besondere am zweiten Band dieser Reihe ist das erste Zusammentreffen von Harry Bosch und Mickey Haller. Während Bosch im Falle des ermordeten Kollegen von Haller ermittelt und Motive in den laufenden Verfahren ist Toten vermutet, setzt Haller alles daran, dem Cop keine Infos zu geben, da er seine Mandanten schützen muss.
Trotz dieses Konfliktes, denn Bosch hasst Strafverteidiger, weil diese die Verbrecher beschützen wollen, während er sie hinter Gitter bringen will, kommen sich beide Männer näher und finden sich zumindest nicht unsympathisch. Dass beide Männer eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit, zumindest im Verhalten haben, wird im Laufe der Handlung klar. Dass sie aber auch Halbbrüder sind, kommt ganz zum Schluss.
Dieser Hinweis mag hier zwar ein Spoiler sein, aber wenn man die Bücher von Michael Connelly nicht in chronologischer Reihenfolge liest, dann weiß der typische Connelly-Leser um deren familiäre Beziehung bereits aus zahlreichen anderen Romanen.
»The brass verdict« eine klare Empfehlung als ein sehr spannender Gerichtsroman, der jede Menge Überraschungen bereithält.
© Detlef Knut, Düsseldorf 2021
Mickey Haller hatte sich eine Auszeit genommen und war für ein Jahr abgetaucht, weil er ausgebrannt war. Nun will er langsam wieder in seinen Job einsteigen. Doch das geht wesentlich schneller als er je geahnt hätte.
Er wird dringend zu einem Richter gerufen, der ihm die Vertretung der Fälle seines Kollegen nahelegt. Mit diesem Kollegen hatte Mickey Haller gelegentlich schon Fälle gemeinsam übernommen. Beide hatten sich gegenseitig in ein Papier als „Kollege des Vertrauens“ eingetragen für den Fall, dass einer von ihnen unverhofft ausfallen sollte. Dieses Papier ist notariell beim Gericht hinterlegt und für jeden Anwalt Pflicht.
Doch warum soll er nun seinen Kollegen vertreten? Seit vielen Monaten und auch nach seiner Rückkehr hat er kein einziges Wort mit dem gesprochen. Mickey Haller erfährt, dass dieser Kollege in der vergangenen Nacht ermordet worden ist. Deshalb und weil er der vertrauensvolle Kollege ist, möchte der Richter, dass Mickey Haller die Fälle übernimmt.
Die ersten Recherchen ergeben, dass es etwa 30 laufende Verfahren sind. Aber einer davon ist der absolute Hammer, in welchem ein Hollywood-Produzent des Mordes an seiner Ehefrau und deren Liebhaber angeklagt ist.
Faszinierend sind in den Mickey-Haller-Romanen immer wieder die Winkelzüge, mit denen der Strafverteidiger seine Mandanten verteidigt. Die Dialoge und Vorgehensweisen, die Michael Connelly beschreibt, lassen das amerikanische Justizsystem plastisch vor Augen erscheinen. Zu erfahren, wie Argumente ins Gegenteil verdreht werden, ist immer wieder spannend.
Die Geschicht scheint klar und verständlich aufgrund des schnörkellosen Schreibstils, mit dem der Schriftsteller die Szenen ablaufen lässt. Wenn man sie liest, ist es, als wenn man sich zurück lehnt und einen Film schaut.
Das Besondere am zweiten Band dieser Reihe ist das erste Zusammentreffen von Harry Bosch und Mickey Haller. Während Bosch im Falle des ermordeten Kollegen von Haller ermittelt und Motive in den laufenden Verfahren ist Toten vermutet, setzt Haller alles daran, dem Cop keine Infos zu geben, da er seine Mandanten schützen muss.
Trotz dieses Konfliktes, denn Bosch hasst Strafverteidiger, weil diese die Verbrecher beschützen wollen, während er sie hinter Gitter bringen will, kommen sich beide Männer näher und finden sich zumindest nicht unsympathisch. Dass beide Männer eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit, zumindest im Verhalten haben, wird im Laufe der Handlung klar. Dass sie aber auch Halbbrüder sind, kommt ganz zum Schluss.
Dieser Hinweis mag hier zwar ein Spoiler sein, aber wenn man die Bücher von Michael Connelly nicht in chronologischer Reihenfolge liest, dann weiß der typische Connelly-Leser um deren familiäre Beziehung bereits aus zahlreichen anderen Romanen.
»The brass verdict« eine klare Empfehlung als ein sehr spannender Gerichtsroman, der jede Menge Überraschungen bereithält.
© Detlef Knut, Düsseldorf 2021
March 17, 2022
Just as I was about to give up on reading any mysteries due to poor writing & plots, I decided to give a clutch of 5 books in the "Lincoln Lawyer" series a try. LOVED THIS ONE!!!
Michael Connelly develops his characters just enough for you to love or hate them, keeps the information streaming through the pages & holds the mystery's conclusion just out of the Reader's grasp ~ keeping the Reader turning those pages!
Defense Attorney Mickey Haller is not an especially likeable character, yet Reader's will be cheering him for to him win the case & live to tell about it!
Ine "The Lincoln Lawyer," Haller discovers he has been a party to sending an innocent man to prison & that he's currently defending a man for attempt murder, rape & battery who actually is the one responsible for the previous rape & murder for which the former client has been imprisoned! Haller weaves a wicked, dangerous web attempting to right several wrongs!
Yes, I've seen the movie, but the book is really great & offers much more detail & insight into the entire story! Worth your time!
The reviews of these three books must be combined, so here are my thoughts on "The Brass Verdict," which I just finished reading and thoroughly enjoyed!
Defense Attorney Haller has been friends with a former Prosecutor, Jerry Vincent. Haller has been out of the court room for at least a year while recuperating from a gunshot received when someone attempted to murder him during his last case. From time to time, Vincent & Haller have worked together helping each other out on some cases after Jerry Vincent left the DA's office & started his own practice as a Defense Attorney.
Just as Haller is beginning to re-establish himself & pick up a few clients, working out of the back of one of his Lincolns again, Jerry Vincent is shot & killed. In his will, Vincent requests his law practice be turned over to Haller & the District Court Judge grants that wish. The only catch, she's going to review every case that Haller handles on a weekly basis & if some clients want to seek other representation, Haller must turn over their files & release them.
One huge case he's inherited involves the murder of a movie producer's wife & her lover at the producer's Malibu beach home. The more Mickey Haller looks into producer Walter Elliott's life, the more doubt he has about defending the man against the murder charges ~ doubt that could cost Haller his life.
There are many twists & turns before this book ends &, as I mentioned above in the first part of this review, Connelly has just the right touch for winding up all the loose ends & actually ending a story. A really good read & definitely a pager-turner!
Michael Connelly develops his characters just enough for you to love or hate them, keeps the information streaming through the pages & holds the mystery's conclusion just out of the Reader's grasp ~ keeping the Reader turning those pages!
Defense Attorney Mickey Haller is not an especially likeable character, yet Reader's will be cheering him for to him win the case & live to tell about it!
Ine "The Lincoln Lawyer," Haller discovers he has been a party to sending an innocent man to prison & that he's currently defending a man for attempt murder, rape & battery who actually is the one responsible for the previous rape & murder for which the former client has been imprisoned! Haller weaves a wicked, dangerous web attempting to right several wrongs!
Yes, I've seen the movie, but the book is really great & offers much more detail & insight into the entire story! Worth your time!
The reviews of these three books must be combined, so here are my thoughts on "The Brass Verdict," which I just finished reading and thoroughly enjoyed!
Defense Attorney Haller has been friends with a former Prosecutor, Jerry Vincent. Haller has been out of the court room for at least a year while recuperating from a gunshot received when someone attempted to murder him during his last case. From time to time, Vincent & Haller have worked together helping each other out on some cases after Jerry Vincent left the DA's office & started his own practice as a Defense Attorney.
Just as Haller is beginning to re-establish himself & pick up a few clients, working out of the back of one of his Lincolns again, Jerry Vincent is shot & killed. In his will, Vincent requests his law practice be turned over to Haller & the District Court Judge grants that wish. The only catch, she's going to review every case that Haller handles on a weekly basis & if some clients want to seek other representation, Haller must turn over their files & release them.
One huge case he's inherited involves the murder of a movie producer's wife & her lover at the producer's Malibu beach home. The more Mickey Haller looks into producer Walter Elliott's life, the more doubt he has about defending the man against the murder charges ~ doubt that could cost Haller his life.
There are many twists & turns before this book ends &, as I mentioned above in the first part of this review, Connelly has just the right touch for winding up all the loose ends & actually ending a story. A really good read & definitely a pager-turner!
June 16, 2024
The book contains a compendium of the first three books in the "Mickey Haller" series. I've written separate reviews on goodreads for each standalone novel.
My ratings for each novel (yes, I realize that goodreads allows a maximum 5 stars):
5.5 stars The Lincoln Lawyer
4 stars The Brass Verdict
5.4 stars The Reversal
My ratings for each novel (yes, I realize that goodreads allows a maximum 5 stars):
5.5 stars The Lincoln Lawyer
4 stars The Brass Verdict
5.4 stars The Reversal
July 4, 2023
Review for the Lincoln Lawyer Only
Only 3 stars as I found the novel unfolded rather slowly. There was a good description of the roles of prosecution and defending lawyers and the book was about a defence lawyer representing a man accused of assaulting a prostitute. Lots of detail about building a defence and some good court scenes but rather too slow for me, though having said that the conclusion came in a rush and seemed a bit Mickey Spillaineish!
Addendum
I have now viewed the Netflix series on the Lincoln Lawyer and think all that the rather slow unfolding detail I comment on above has helped deliver an excellent TV series that has very high production values... so I think Michael Connelly perhaps deserves another star!
Only 3 stars as I found the novel unfolded rather slowly. There was a good description of the roles of prosecution and defending lawyers and the book was about a defence lawyer representing a man accused of assaulting a prostitute. Lots of detail about building a defence and some good court scenes but rather too slow for me, though having said that the conclusion came in a rush and seemed a bit Mickey Spillaineish!
Addendum
I have now viewed the Netflix series on the Lincoln Lawyer and think all that the rather slow unfolding detail I comment on above has helped deliver an excellent TV series that has very high production values... so I think Michael Connelly perhaps deserves another star!
November 5, 2023
The Lincoln Lawyer, The Brass Verdict and The Reversal, 3 books in 1. I really enjoyed all 3, but reading 1 after the other made legal similarities stand out. While I am well aware all legal cases would have similarities and the same jargon used in all cases, I thought using the same things in each book made them repetitive. Not in a bad way, I just would have liked all 3 to stand on their own without those similarities. If I hadn't read them 1 after the other then I probably wouldn't have noticed. All up great stories and I will definitely read more Michael Connelly books in the future.
October 1, 2021
I love these books and have read them all. I think if you watch the movie you miss details that set you up for the next book, you're also going to read everything in Matthew McConaughey. The plot in each of the books slowly thickens, not too much suspense, and like the movie, you have to pay attention to the details to not get lost later. So, not a book series you should set down and pick back up after a few months to begin reading again.
May 26, 2022
I watched The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix. I thought it was a good program and wondered how I had missed Connelly’s Mickey Haller series. I went online and found a website where I could read this book for free. I enjoyed getting the background on Haller, his ex-wives, and of course him solving the murder. I won’t spoil the ending, but there are a few unexpected twist and turns in the final pages.
December 7, 2017
Read The Reversal; a good story and one where we see Haller & Bosch work together. A kind of abrupt ending to the main story and a mystery for the ongoing investigation, which as we know Bosch is relentless in his search for another crime.
September 11, 2019
A massive plot twist and compulsive reading. Sometimes you come across an author and ask yourself, 'How have I never read them before now?' Towards the end I couldn't put the book down, just had to see what happened next. I'll be looking out for more from this established author.
July 1, 2023
The usual reliable excellent page turner from Michael Connelly
On to the next book
The usual excellent enjoyable engrossing engaging craft from a master of the genre
Highly recommended
On to the next book
The usual excellent enjoyable engrossing engaging craft from a master of the genre
Highly recommended
May 15, 2017
The Reversal: It was a good story with good characters but the courtroom plot got boring fast. Q&A Dialogue too tedious and monotonous. Ending way too predictable.
June 19, 2018
a great murder mystery.
August 4, 2019
I'm obsessed with anything Connelly. As good as meditation to relax and forget the past, future ..etc.
December 17, 2019
Solid hard-boiled lawyer thriller.
January 15, 2020
Loved it! a real nail biter to the end.
June 18, 2020
Brilliant - loved this set of 3 Michael Connelly's.
Am a huge fan of Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch.
Great stories, great twists, easy read.
Loved it!
Am a huge fan of Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch.
Great stories, great twists, easy read.
Loved it!
August 8, 2020
Great book- quick paced, interesting and good character development. Oftentimes I find crime novels nowadays to be overworked, however, this was written well while still being interesting!
March 6, 2021
This book kept me turning the pages so I could find out what was going to happen next. I love that the author, while telling the story, teaches us so much about the law. Loved this book.
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