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Metally.net Book Store - The Brass Verdict: A Novel
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316166294
ISBN: 0316166294
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2008-10-14
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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Summary: The Verdict is - Excellent!
Comment: I loved the Lincoln Lawyer and although you don't need to have read that one first to follow this storyline, I would still recommend doing so, just so you get a better appreciation of this book's man character Mickey Haller. I say that because there are a fair few people out there who are only interested in Harry Bosch novels and won't touch Connelly's great standalone storylines (hence the Lincoln Lawyer) so if you are one of those people, you may be a bit disappointed as 90% of this novel is through the eyes of Mickey Haller, Bosch isn't a just a cameo appearance by any means, but he's definitely a side character in this one. But you will learn something major about him in the final pages. Haller is a great character though and you're missing out if you're not getting into him as well!
This is the second Haller novel. In this book Haller is summoned by the chief judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court which is weird as he hasn't been practicing law for some time now. Not wanting to be in contempt he goes before her and is told his friend and former colleague Jerry Vincent was murdered and named him as beneficiary for his law practice. Haller knows this is true as he has the quid pro quo agreement for his practice to go to Vincent and both lawyers names appear somewhere in each clients documents. Haller had planned on getting back into the game but Vincent had the client of the year, Walter Elliot, a rich movie studio owner on trial for murdering his wife and her lover. This along with his numerous other clientele, mean Haller will be coming back in the deep end. Still he'll make a lot of money off of the Elliot gravy train, and the publicity will get him even more clients, assuming he doesn't walk his contract to another lawyer. So Haller decides to get back in the game and as the pages turn we get to read him in action at the same great pace he was at in the Lincoln Lawyer. Throw in Harry Bosch who was taking advantage of no one stopping him at the crime scene to go through Vincent's client files in order to find his killer and we've got a duel between Connelly's two biggest characters to lift the book to whole another level.
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Summary: The Brass Verdict
Comment: I am very unhappy that I have not received this book. I have written two e-mails to Duffleback Book Company, and I have received no reply. I have been a customer of yours for quite some time now and have never had this problem. This gives you a "black eye" in my opinion. I wish you would help to solve this problem as I do want this book very much.
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Summary: My verdict--superb!
Comment: As a big fan of Michael Connelly, there's nothing better than 2 of his characters meeting. Here Haller and Bosch meet due to a murder and the story just gets better from there. As always, excellent writing, well developed characters and a few surprises along the way makes another Michael Connelly mystery one of the best things I've read in the past year. I hope we see more of Bosch and Haller together soon.
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Summary: One more irresistible lead character for Connelly
Comment: I have no excuse for ot keeing up with connelly's books. For some reason, I haven't read any cince CITY OF BONES and I obviously have some catching up to do.I do wish I'd read THE LINCOLN LAWYER first, but will catch that one soon. In the meantime, I'm glad I've met his first leading lawyer protagonist, Mickey Haller, and the bonus of Hieronymous Bosch makes this an even more delightful find.I'm sure anyone reading this review is already aware of the basic plot, the fact that Haller's colleague Jerry Vincent is murdered and Haller inherits his caseload including a major murder case in which he's defending a movie producer. Connelly's insight into the working of a major trial and the thinking of the lawyer who's not necessarily convinced of his client's innocence is the focal point here. The growing complication that Haller might be in jeopardy from Vincent's killer is well handled along with the engrossing description of the central trial. I find no fault in the plotting, but some could feel overwhelmed by the number of twists in the final two parts of the book, but everything is so expertly woven together, I still was hypnotized by the sequence of events and surpriss. Some will be anticipated, but I doubt anyone will be prepared for all of them. Connelly does leave one wondering it Haller will be back, but considrring one important revelation at the end, I'm sure he will be. And I'm looking forward to his return.
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Summary: Top notch crime fiction
Comment: This follow-up novel to "The Lincoln Lawyer" is as good or better than the first book. Lawyer Mickey Haller is here connected with LAPD detective Harry Bosch from the author's other series. The plot is complicated but easy enough to follow. Haller inherits a law practice from a murdered lawyer, a practice that includes a high-profile murder case involving a haughtt Hollywood producer, accused of killing his wife and her lover. Something is wrong with the case, and the plot revolves around that.
The characters are exceptionally well drawn. The atmosphere is realistic. The only missing element is a wisp of humor, such as one always sees in Lawrence Block and Donald Westlake crime fiction. A laugh or two might have been welcome here as the action is very intense.
The pace picks up when the case goes to trial and the speed increases to a slam bang finish. I doubt that few hardcore crime fiction readers will be able to predict the grand finale, with its suprise upon surprise.
This is a gem, and Michael Connelly has written several. It doesn't have the sadism and multiple murders one sees in James Patterson crime novels, but it does have intelligence and unpredictable results.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.
Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.
Bringing together Michael Connelly's two most popular characters, The Brass Verdictis sure to be his biggest book yet. (2008)
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