The Brass Verdict: A Novel

M. Connelly's two main carachters (H. Bosch and M. Haller) finally meet, surprises till the very last word!

Michael Connelly's second foray into the legal thriller genre is an amusing, twisting read that will have you ripping through pages one right after the other. There are plenty of good courtroom scenes, great dialogue, and a plot that'll keep your head spinning up until the final page.

Not even the appearance of the serious Harry Bosch amidst the pages can put a damper on the fun read that this book is!

This newest Michael Connelly leaves the murder in the background for much of the book while the legal thriller part comes to the foreground--a clever device that hooked me from the very start. And because cynical Mickey Haller is the first-person narrator, we travel along on his personal comeback journey and see his reaction to Harry Bosch's special brand of detective work. Highly recommended for vividly-drawn characters and intricate plotting.

Excellent book. I love Michael Connelly's writing style (natural dialog, succinct, fast-paced) and he is a great storyteller. I have liked all of his books except one. This was a great book that kept you guessing to the end. In this particular book I appreciated the lack of gory scenes. He was able to depict what occurred without the extreme graphic detail.

Kudos Michael Connelly on another good book.

Michael Connelly has done it again! He's written a terrific legal thriller, with twists and turns that are (for this reader) impossible to predict. I won't review the plot, as others have already done so, but I will say that once I started reading this one, I couldn't stop until I'd finished. It really moved!
For the reviewer who complained that it was more Mickey Haller than Harry Bosch, that was true. But in a courtroom-based case, even one arising from murder (those that had been investigated by the cops and the one still being investigated), it has to be the lawyer as lead character. Harry's role was not as central through much of the book, although his sparring with Mickey was fun, but he certainly had a major role at the end.

Highly recommended for those who like legal thrillers.