Mickey
Haller is a quick-thinking, intelligent defense attorney who
uses his luxury car as his office. Haller pays his driver,
Earl, in legal services. When Earl needs a favor, Haller is
there. Earl takes on a new roll in this mystery as he tries
his hand at interrogating. Another change has Haller moving
his current cases and associates out of his infamous car and
in to a building.
In this
mystery, Haller’s former client, a prostitute now using
a new name, is murdered. Haller took Geiselle / Gloria under
his wing in the hopes of changing her but it just didn’t
take. She moves from the streets to the internet with the
help of her new pimp, Andre La Crosse. It’s too late
to help Gloria, so Haller turns his energy to Andre. Andre
is accused of murdering Gloria but he convinces Haller it’s
a setup. Haller and his team work tirelessly on this case
as well as others to keep the cash flowing. In court, Haller
tries the usual distraction with the jury in the hopes of
getting Andre off, but it leads to a fatal outcome. The case
becomes so complicated and dangerous it leaves him paranoid
and determined.
Peter
Giles narrates the audio version. His performance pulls the
words off the page and into the listener’s mind. Connelly’s
words and Giles’s narration has us looking over Haller’s
shoulder, following his every move, witnessing the tricks
of the trade and courtroom drama first hand. It’s exhilarating.
I enjoyed sitting at the defense table, watching Haller in
my mind’s eye charm the jury and play mind games with
the prosecutor. Impressive writing and perfect narration,
you can’t get any better than this.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
The
Lincoln Lawyer #1 [book] [audio]
The Brass Verdict #2 (Haller / Bosch) [audio]
The Reversal # #3 (Haller / Bosch) [book]
[audio]
The Fifth Witness #4 [book]
[audio]
The Gods of Guilt #5 [audio]
9 Dragons [Bosch series/ Haller has small part] [audio
]
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