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The Brass Verdict: A Novel (Unabridged) | 
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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.
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 A great read! January 9, 2009
I'd been looking forward to reading the second Mickey Haller novel for some time and finally got around to it this week. All I can say is that it was a great continuation of a series that promises to be as rich and rewarding to read as the Bosch series by Connelly.
There are several layers to the novel, each interesting in its own right, that make this one a mystery novel that goes beyond the 'mystery novel' label; elevating it to the level of kickass literature.
One layer of the novel is, of course, the mystery itself; which I will not give away but I can guarantee you that The Brass Verdict is on par with Connelly's best. And that is saying something.
Another layer is where Haller tries to get his life back on track after recovering from an addiction; reconnecting with his Family and getting started all over with his law practice.
Yet another layer, which doesn't take up much space but it is interesting nonetheless for the reader of the Bosch series, is seeing Harry Bosch through the eyes of his half-brother. Personally, I was afraid that Connelly might mess up by having the two half-brothers meet but no, he didn't. I'm very curious where Connelly will take the Bosch - Haller connection next as I thought it was great to see the two very interesting characters interact. Great job Connelly did on that one so far.
In closing, TBV is going to keep you up reading through the night when you should be asleep, so you might want to read this one over the weekend. :)
Excellent January 8, 2009
First Sentence: Everybody lies.
Michael Heller had decided to return to practice but not at this level. A former colleague is murdered and had designated Heller as the attorney to take over all his cases should something happen to him. One of those cases is defending producer Walter Elliot. Elliot has been accused of murdering his wife and her lover. Elliot insists on going to trial as soon as possible and seems very unconcerned about the trial.
In the meantime, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is giving Heller a hard time about Vincent's murder and information Heller may have to help Bosch solve the case.
Although Heller is the protagonist, it was interesting to see how Connelly used Bosch as almost the antagonist here. Heller is a very interesting character and refreshing to see things from the lawyer's prospective. Connelly presents the case of the defense lawyer well with wonderful detail of putting together the case and of courtroom procedure. He has also made Heller very realistically human, particularly his response to attack. He doesn't, however, leave the other characters as simple shadows, but brings them all to life.
Most interesting is the way Connelly includes Harry Bosch, the detective from Connolly's primary series. Here, Bosch is presented as almost an antagonist to Heller making the point that the police and the lawyers can often be on opposite sides in the way they work for the same end.
The sense of place is very well done, as is the dialogue. With each new book, I am reminded of just how good an author is Connelly. His greatest strength, in this book, is the plot. I was caught up from the very beginning, and loved each twist along the way. I never saw where it was going, right to the very end and there wasn't a single miss-step.
The Verdict is - Excellent! January 8, 2009
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.
 The Brass Verdict January 6, 2009
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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.
My verdict--superb! January 6, 2009
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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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