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: October 14, 2008 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Release Date: October 14, 2008 Sales Rank: 102 Studio: Little, Brown and Company
Product DescriptionThings 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)
What Others Say
One of Connelly's Best
I've read all of the author's books and count myself as a big fan, and it's difficult for me to say one of his books is better than the next. However, "The Brass Verdict" rises above an already fantastic series of works. The Brass Verdict: A Novel was truly great; a real page-turner, and I was sorry to have it end.
Connelly is a master of the Less is More school of writing; he says what he has to say succinctly without excess verbiage. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Connelly at a book signing a few years ago and spoke with him for a while. Great writer, humble person. The Brass Verdict: A Novel is highly recommended.
Ordinary
I'm sorry to say I really didn't enjoy The Brass Verdict all that much. That's what happens when you write a book a year. It gets to be a hollow exercise. You can read The Brass Verdict: A Novel really fast because you will not miss much in terms of writing, psychology and wit. I liked the Lincoln Lawyer so I am surprised that the second in the series is so ordinary.
The Final Approach
Michael Connelly has effectively combined characters from two of his books to make an extraordinarily pleasurable book. From The Lincoln Lawyer he uses the main character, attorney Michael Haller. From the Bosch series (17 books) he takes the irascible Harry Bosch, premier detective on the LAPD force. Combining these wonderfully colorful characters into a single plot has been a joyous read.
Throughout the book, the reader is captured by the fast-paced activity, the dialogue, the introduction of ancillary characters and anxiously awaiting the next chapter, and the next et al. It is difficult to put the book down. Finally, as the reader approaches the closing, we are given one conclusion. But wait, there is more, another aspect ... Read More
Brass Verdict
I thought the book was great! Started reading it and could not put it down.
The Brass Verdict
As usual, Michael Conneley offered a great read. His characters are well developed, and allow the reader to feel that the character is known to her or him. The plot was engaging, and kept me reading until the end. I am fairly new to Mr. Conneley's work, having read the Lincoln Lawyer earlier this year, and will now seek out other books written by this author.
