The Brass Verdict
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The Brass Verdict

by Michael Connelly

2008•Legal•534 pages

Taste attributes: legalcrimemysterydramaunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeSmart and weighty: a small-scale legal drama. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Things 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

LegalCrimeMysteryDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceAll consuming quest

Subjects

Police in fictionMurderLawyersMurder in fictionCrimes againstLawyers in fictionInvestigationPolice

Details

Author
Michael Connelly
Published
2008
Pages
534
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