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Post by Pete on Sept 10, 2017 23:23:20 GMT
I usually don't go for courtroom related stories but this one features Harry Bosch, one of my favorite fictional characters, so I thought I'd give it chance.
The first 3 chapters are devoted to a trial & surprisingly I liked them. Looks like it's going to be a good read. Anyway, here's the story's outline:
Defense lawyer Mickey Haller has had some problems, but now he's put all that behind him and is ready to resume his career. Then another lawyer, Vincent, dies, and Haller gets an unexpected windfall: he inherits all Vincent's clients, putting his stalled career back on track at a stroke.
Not only that, but Vincent had taken on a high-profile and potentially lucrative murder case. It'll be a trial that promises big fees and an even bigger place in the media spotlight - and if Mickey can win against the odds, he'll really be back in the big leagues.
The only problem is the detective handling the case - a certain Harry Bosch - is convinced the killer must be one of Vincent's clients. Suddenly Mickey is faced with the biggest challenge of his career: how to defend a client successfully who might just be planning to murder him.
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Post by Sandy on Sept 11, 2017 12:05:03 GMT
I loved "The Brass Verdict," and the other Michael Connelly book involving Mickey Haller, first introduced in "The Lincoln Lawyer." Both of these books are far more vested in finding criminals involved in heinous crimes than they are about the courtroom trials. "The Lincoln Lawyer" is even better, so you might want to find a copy of that.
Ar some point, maybe in this book, Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller find out that they are half brothers. It seems their father was a famous criminal attorney. Haller was born into that wealthy family, while Bosch was the product of a fling with a prostitute. Also, much later in the series, when Harry has retired from the LA police, he does some PI jobs for Haller.
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Post by Pete on Sept 11, 2017 12:10:14 GMT
Sandy, thanks, I'll keep The Lincoln Lawyer in mind for my next book run.
Somehow it seems fitting that Bosch was the result of a fling with a prostitute. Dunno why, it just does.
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