Book Reviews of The Brass Verdict (Mickey Haller, Bk 2)

Connelly shifts from the police department to the courtroom in this follow-up to The Lincoln Lawyer featuring Mickey Haller with plenty of Harry Bosch moments thrown in. A lot of fun for those who have read many in the Connelly series and now get to see these two protagonists intersect. Strong plot but not as clever as The Lincoln Lawyer.

3.5 stars out of 5.

Great story; lots of surprises; Connelly never disappoints.

He always has a catchy ending

With the intensity of Echo Park, this book moves along at a fast clip that keeps the reader engaged and alert to the next move. Michael Connelly, what can I say? The twist at the end is a feel-good surprise even if I might have seen it coming - or maybe just hoped for.

Great read! Michael Connelly keeps you guessing and interested until the last page.

This is the 2nd Mickey Haller book. It picks up a couple of years after the first book ended. Mickey is back in court and hasn't changed. Lots of action, plot twists and turns and good characters. These are very good,tense mysteries but much lighter than Mr. Connelly's other series- Harry Bosch police detective.

fast moving.. plot twists are real

This is book 2 of the Mickey Haller series, following The Lincoln Lawyer. I really enjoyed this book. It transitions from the Lincoln Lawyer well and had several twists and turns. I liked the surprise ending. I definitely recommend this book.

Totally enjoyed another book from the Lincoln Lawyer series.

I enjoyed this book very much

Enjoyed this story as much as The Lincoln Lawyer. Characters still true to themselves. Attention-keeping story line.

I hadn't ready Micahel Connelly in a while and totally enjoyed the lawyer and Harry Bosch a police detective with a less than friendly personality. Lawyer Mickey Haller hasn't practiced law in a while and when he suddently inherits a lot of new cases due to the death of an old associate, his life takes a new twist. Imagine entering the law practice after being away for a while and have to defend a rich and famous man accused of mudering his wife. Great book!

First Line: Everybody lies.

Mickey Haller is just about to make his courtroom conduct when fellow defense attorney and friend Jerry Vincent is murdered. Vincent names Haller as the attorney he wants to take over any open cases he may have, and Vincent has one case that could put Mickey on Easy Street: the defense of Walter Elliott, a Hollywood studio head accused of murdering his wife and her lover.

As Haller prepares for this case, he learns that certain facts aren't adding up, and Vincent's killer may be after him, too. The person determined to find Vincent's killer is one LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, who has to fight his natural distrust of lawyers when dealing with Mickey. Bosch thinks nothing of using Haller as bait, but it doesn't take long for the two of them to realize that they are going to have to work together.

"That's my job, to forge the blade. To sharpen it. To use it without mercy or conscience. To be the truth in a place where everybody lies."

Haller's belief that "everybody lies" has the same ring to it as Bosch's "Everybody counts, or nobody counts." For years Haller has wanted just one thing: to defend a client who is really innocent. Walter Elliott may be that innocent client.

I enjoyed Connelly's intricate plotting of the book, of the way Haller took over a dead man's cases, made sense of everything, and began putting together his defense for his new clients. His handling of the egomaniacal studio head was classic at times, since Elliott was used to being the one who called all the shots. Haller didn't let him get away with anything.

I always have been-- and always will be-- a Harry Bosch fan, and there just wasn't enough of Harry in this book. He seemed to be brought in more for the shock value at the end than anything else. But setting aside the insufficient time with one of my favorite characters, The Brass Verdict is a smooth, brilliant legal thriller that shouldn't be missed.

Michael Connelly is probably one of my favorite writers and Harry Bosch one of my favorite detectives. It was a pleasant surprise to find him involved in this book. I was not disappointed with The Brass Verdict, great story as usual.

One of his best!

GREAT BOOK LOTS OF TWISTS AND TURNS

This book was very good. It tells the story of what happens when Mickey Haller team up to find out what really happened after Haller's collegue is murdered.

Another great book by Connelly. This one links Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) in a suspense-filled murder investigation and trial. A bit slow-moving but held my interest throughout and the ending was superb. I felt as if I were in the courtroom during the trial scenes. Highly recommended.

Perhaps not my favorite Bosch but damn good! Having read all of MC's work I usually end up longing for more about my favorite detective since Lew Archer, Harry Bosch. But alas the work, until near the end, focuses on the doings of Harry's half brother, Mickey Haller, an attorney who I would love to have on my side.

Good courtroom action and lots of inner workings about how attorneys get things done. Not quite in the 'Can't put it down category' but worthy of our time. I just want more about Bosch....

Maybe Connelly's best work. A real page turner. I put off several projects just to finish it!

Harry Bosch and Mickey Hallert come into accidental meeting and end up having to work together to find a killer. Mickey is back after a year's sabbatical and although he planned to slowly get back to work, he ends up with 31 cases all at once when his colleague ends up murdered. The trick is to avoid getting killed himself. Great exciting read and about 5 twists in the plot.

Connelly at his best!