Michael Connelly - The Brass Verdict

Pros: good courtroom drama, a couple of interesting twists
Cons: long passages as boring as a nun's diary

Mickey Haller didn't do so well on his last case: he ended up taking a bullet for his troubles, followed by a painful recovery that ran him past an addiction to oxycontin and straight into a stint in rehab. Now it's time for the Lincoln Lawyer to ...

Pros: Very interesting plot.  Great legal thriller. Developed characters.
Cons: Expected to see a bit more of Harry Bosch in the story.

Author Michael Connelly is well-known for his LA Detective Harry Bosch series of novels. And now he is creating a new series with The Brass Verdict, a follow-up to the well-received Lincoln Lawyer, which features criminal attorney Mickey ...

Pros: Fast paced legal procedural...
Cons: that needed more Bosch.

The plan had been a simple one. After not being  in the courtroom for two long years (addiction and other issues) defense attorney Mickey Haller was going to ease back into working at a slow pace that would safely manage the stress, the ...

Pros: If you like the Harry Bosch series you'll probably going to enjoy this book.
Cons: Haller's character is good but still a work in progress.

I like Michael Connelly's character attorney Mickey Haller well enough.  He helps people when he can, and you can definitely list him as an honest, hardworking attorney with solid strategic and analytical skills. He's also had some ...

Pros: Well thought out, compelling and satisfying.
Cons: I can't think of any, this is what a novel should be.

About the most you can hope for in a novel, is that there will be a final resolution thats exciting, interesting and that makes sense. In a word, satisfying. I hate when a novelist leaves you hanging; unfinished business left to YOUR imagination, rather ...