The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly

Book cover:  Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller.  After two years of wrong turns, he is back in the courtroom.  When his famed former colleague Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits the biggest case he's ever had:  defending Walter Elliot, a prominent Hollywood producer accused of murdering his wife and her lover  Haller has his hands full with Elliot, who seems more concerned about his movies than about a possible life. sentence.  With a key part of the defense's strategy missing, Mickey scrambles to prepare for trial, and the pressure only intensifies when he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.

Enter Harry Bosch.  Determined to find Vincent's murderer, Bosch will do whatever it takes to crack the case, even if that means using Haller as bait.  Flip sides of the same coin, Haller and Bosch rarely see eye to eye on the law.  But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, there two loners realize their only choice is to work as a team.

I enjoyed the last book of Michael Connelly - The Lincoln Lawyer - and the same enjoyment came from this book.  Connelly's characters were believable and likable.  The story moved along and I wanted to keep reading.  The ending put a new twist on the Haller and Bosch relationship and I'm thinking there may be another novel coming with these two characters.

Finished:  Sept. 1, 2011 - Good read

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