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Connelly writes in a tough, unsentimental way and creates a stunning tale that doesn't let go until the final page. CATHOLIC HERALD Connelly explodes courtroom fireworks. EVENING TELEGRAPH An absolutely fabulous thriller, one of the best I have ever read TELEGRAPH & ARGUS
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Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profile retrial of a brutal child murder. After 24 years in prison, convicted killer Jason Jessup has been exonerated by new DNA evidence. Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case on the condition that he gets to choose his investigator, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch.
Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a defense attorney who excels at manipulating the media, and a runaway eyewitness reluctant to testify after so many years.
With the odds and the evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer once and for all. If Bosch is sure of anything, it is that Jason Jessup plans to kill again.
Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a defense attorney who excels at manipulating the media, and a runaway eyewitness reluctant to testify after so many years.
With the odds and the evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer once and for all. If Bosch is sure of anything, it is that Jason Jessup plans to kill again.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
It doesn't work,
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This review is from: The Reversal (Hardcover)
This isn't the first time Connelly has paired Bosch up with the lead from one of his non-Bosch novels. I didn't much care for the results in the past, but here it fails completely. This time it's Bosch together with his half-brother Mickey Haller, who first showed up in Connelly's best book in years, The Lincoln Lawyer. This time also, the pairing is taken a step further, with alternating chapters featuring Haller (in the first person) and Bosch (in the third person).The premise for the novel is straight-forward: a convicted child killer, in jail for 24 years, wins a new trial because of some DNA evidence. The DA decides to hire an independent prosecutor for the new trial in order to avoid any appearance of official impropriety, and settles on Haller for the job. Haller in turns recruits Bosch as his investigator. And they're off! Uh...actually, they're not. Because of the format Connelly has chosen, what we get are short vignettes now of Haller, now of Bosch, with neither allowed to stretch out and run. Furthermore, these two have emerged as Connelly's two best characters and here it feels like they're both being short-changed. The main victim is Haller, who we've come to know as sly, devious, unsentimental, but also charming and resourceful - all in all, a great character. In The Reversal, however, he's operating out of an office instead of his town car, he's on the side of the angels instead of running his own ethically-challenged show...it feels like Connelly has taken paint thinner to his own guy. And finally, no spoilers here but the ending is a mess.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Connelly nearly stumbles, but manages to avoid it,
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This review is from: The Reversal (Hardcover)
This book seems to be devised as an excuse for Connelly to keep bringing his 2 big characters (Bosch & Haller) together, and therefore at moments it seems dangerously near contrived. The alternation between 1st person and 3rd person narration doesn't help - its a risky move and it doesn't work here. That being said, Connelly manages to keep everything flowing in spite of these issues. The story is compelling enough and unpredictable enough that we are sucked in in spite of ourselves. The ending is one of the weaker ones I've experienced with Connelly, but still consistent with Connelly's unwillingness to flinch from messy realities. In this case though, maybe a little too messy. The ending doesn't entirely make sense, frankly.As you might be able to tell, this book barely managed its four stars.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good read but not my favorite,
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This review is from: The Reversal (Hardcover)
First Sentence: The last time I'd eaten at the Water Grill I sat across the table from a client who had coldly and calculatedly murdered his wife and her lover, shooting both of them in the face.Jason Jessup has spent the last 24 years in prison, convicted for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old girl. New DNA evidence has won him a new trial, but the LA DA's office can not use one of their own to prosecute the case. Instead, they hire defense attorney Mickey Haller to switch sides. Mickey agrees to prosecute the case as long as he runs the case with his ex-wife Maggie McPherson as 2nd chair and LAPD Det. Harry Bosch as investigator. You can never go wrong with a book written by Connelly, and this is one of his better books. From the very beginning, you are involved and want to keep reading to the last page. It really is a legal thriller. The story is much more plot-driven, than character-driven. Certainly there are details of each character's personal life--it wouldn't be realistic without them--but the story focuses on the case. While that did mean there was less character development than I'd have liked, it made sense with the trajectory of the story. To do otherwise, may have bogged things down. The drama is split between the investigation and the courtroom. And drama there is. Connelly creates an excellent sense of tension without ever going over the top. When there is threat, it feels real. When there is emotion; that too is realistic. The courtroom scenes were ones I found fascinating. From pre-trial, to dealing with the political and media pressures, jury selection, and legal maneuvers, having just served on a criminal-trial jury, it all seemed very real to me. The ending was not as satisfying as I might have wished, but it was more realistic than a more classic ending. One element I did find disconcerting was the alternating voices. I do wish it had all been done in third person, but understood why it was not. However, it was a bit confusing at times. I've always said there is nothing wrong with a "Good" book. This was more than "Good" but still falls in that range. It is a four-hour, straight-through, airplane read, and that is not meant to be a disparaging term. It does mean it's a book in which one becomes so engrossed, you can tune out everything else around you, go for the ride, and finally breathe at the end, looking around you to remember where you really are. In other words; I really enjoyed reading it! THE REVERSAL (Legal Mys/Pol Proc-Mickey Haller/Harry Bosch-So. Cal-Cont) ' G+ Connelly, Michael ' 3rd in Haller series, 16th in Bosch series Little, Brown and Company, ©2010, US Hardcover ' ISBN: 9780316069489
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