The Reversal (Lincoln Lawyer Book 3)

I loved this book.I couldn't stop reading. I had to find out what happened next. I can't wait to read the next one.

The story began a bit slowly but soon drew me in. I am now a Michael Connelly fan. The DA is directed to retry a man previously convicted of strangling a young girl so a decision was made to bring in independant special counsel. The Lincoln Lawyer agrees to take the case. The DA knows the man is guilty but a key piece of evidence is now inadmissable. The case will be tough to make.

This author continues to grind out page-turners. They're all great reading. I couldn't put this down. You won't either. Great story, great characters, great character development, superb storytelling! What could be better! On to book #4 in the series. Thanks Connelly!

Bosch and Haller together. Michael Connelly is my favorite author and this book just reinforces that. His writing puts you there and his characters are as real as it gets. The dialogue is spot on and makes it feel like you are right there with the characters. The Last Coyote was my introduction to Harry Bosch and as soon as I finished it I went back and read the preceding stories and I’ve read every book in the Bosch series, including the Bosch and Ballard stories. I have read the Lincoln Lawyer series out of order and this book finally gets me caught up. I’ve gotten to the point that if it has Michael Connelly as the author I know I’m going to enjoy it. I sure hope he continues the Catalina series and figures out a way to give more of Bosch as a younger man. His stand alone books are great too and I hope he continues those kinds of stories too.

After having finally gone through the entire Connelly fiction catalog, I approached this book with a bit of hesitation. First, it has recieved somewhat mixed reviews here on Amazon and, secondly, it was the last book until April of 2011 for me to read of Connelly's. If you are having any of those issues (or any other for that matter) put them to rest. This is a very good book and, for those that have read a number of Connelly's others, a true reunion of sorts. The title says it all in this book. Mickey Haller, step brother to the one and only Harry Bosch gets his nightmare assignment by temporarily stepping over to the prosecution's side of the court room to prosecute a sadistic child killer recently released due to new DNA results in his conviction. This is the toughest issue you need to buy into in order to enjoy this book. I am no lawyer and I do find this idea far fetched. I cannot imagine that too many DA's offices around the country would temporarily assign someone from outside of their office to handle a prosecution. Further, to assign a successful career defense lawyer to the job seems downright silly. However, Connelly does a good job of selling the idea. The DA's office has been tainted by it's first trial against this defendant. In the public's eye, none of them can be trusted. The concept of hiring a temporary independent lawyer that is beyond reproach actually makes sense. I doubt that it is possible in reality but it stands up to the logic test. Further, this is a book after all, and why not take some liberties for the sake of entertainment? Beyond The Reversal itself, this book is really a blast. Harry Bosch, back working with his step brother to reinvestigate the killer. Rachel Walling (FBI, former Bosch love interest) comes in for a much needed new profile of the killer. Even "Sticks", Mickey's point man in the media is here. Connelly does a borderline brilliant job of mixing Mickey's and Harry's back stories. While we dont have the same character depth with Mickey that we do with Harry, Connelly does a very nice job of further telling his defense attorney's story. The bottom line is this; if you are a Connelly / Bosch fan, you have to read this book. I highly recommend reading all (at least some) of the books that were written prior to this. At the very least read the following; The Lincoln Lawyer, The Brass Verdict, The Poet, A Darkness More Than Night, The Narrows and The Brass Verdict. While I would highly recommend them all, this smaller list should give you the background you need to thoroughly enjoy this great book.

I like Michael Connolly's writing. Detective Harry Bosch is among the leading characters of the genre, having been developed over the course of many novels; however, in Reversal, Bosch becomes part of an ensemble cast, his becomes a supporting role. Reversal's protagonist is Mickey Haller, a veteran of two prior books--a character not yet nearly as completely drawn and therefore lacking the complexity of Detective Bosch. The story of the re-trial of a child murderer, the reversal of whose conviction gives its name to the tale, Reversal has as much to say about the importance of good police work as the nature of justice as served by our legal system. This is a legal fantasy novel. Sure, the author has researched his stuff and he is (largely) correct on the procedure but it comes together in a way that only happens in fiction. No explanations here because that would spoil the read, however, I note that Connolly anticipates incredulity by offering it up through other characters in the story. Law lends itself to fiction because it allows for a life and death drama to be played out in a systematic fashion--most of us have been jurors, after all. Being a lawyer, albeit a civil lawyer, perhaps I am only noticing that which has been apparent to police detectives throughout the Bosch series--real life is never so neatly resolved. Reversal represents a confluence of a number of rare events, a combination of events not often encountered in the singular much less the plurality evident in this story. But I cannot blame the author for introducing fantastic elements because the twists and turns of actual litigation are often far less believable than the plot created by an imaginative author; you can't fault Connolly for coming up with a fantastic story because, for example, who would believe the OJ story if we hadn't lived through it. Connolly refrains, thankfully, from the moral ambiguity that is the hallmark of other authors. His is still a world of honest cops and ethical lawyers--though his characters are aware of and note the boundaries of ethics, Connolly's drama is played out by what happens to the ostensible bad guy and our author does not spare characters who cross ethical lines from the consequences of their actions. I enjoyed Reversal, reading it was time well spent with an author now so skilled that he can make serious effort look easy. The only problem is that one must judge Reversal against other Connolly books and because so much effort has been put into developing Harry Bosch's character, Haller's journey does not yet produce as much interest. The characters in this book do not really have quite the same internal struggles as in Connolly's other novels--but this is merely a quibble because Haller is a newer character lacking the backstory of Bosch. The book was worth every penny, a good read by a fine author.

Great read book! The Reversal has as many twists and turns it's hard to put down. mickey, Maggie and Harry at their best.

WARNING - I WILL REVEAL SOME PIECES OF THE PLOT IN MY REVIEW - DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED! I am a long-time Michael Connelly fan, and have read all of his work. For several reasons, this book is probably the biggest disappointment of all his books to me: 1) Mickey Haller is too boring and predictable to be both the main character and narrator of this book. First of all, he comes off as unaffected and one-dimensional. Even when the book is at its' climax, Haller is home staring out his windows with little thought or insight. Secondly, Haller's ex-wives are far more interesting than he is. I wish Connelly had spent more time on the thoughts and actions of these two intriguing women. Haller seems basically inept without his ex-wives running the show. Finally, Haller just totally lacks the intense moods and fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants attitude that Bosch has. Yawn. 2) I agree with several other reviews that there is basically no character development in this book. Skip right on through to the next Bosch/Haller book and you won't miss a thing. At the end of "9 Dragons," Bosch's one-bullet love Eleanor Wish is killed and his daughter, Maddie, comes to live with him. I was hoping/expecting to get more inside scoop on how things are playing out. What is Maddie thinking and how is she adjusting? Has Harry given up the women to be a better father? What is going on??? Please? 3) The books jumps all over the place with no warning. I felt like some of the chapters ended on the crux of an exciting twist or breakthrough, and then the next chapter would fast-forward to the next morning (or next week!) without rounding out what happened. 4) I miss Rachel Walling. She is a fantastic character and I am still not totally sure where her loyalties lie. I wish Connelly would bring her back in; the profiling parts of his books are a highlight for me. I find forensics and profiling to be fascinating, and I wanted Connelly to give her a bigger role in the "The Reversal." I felt like Connelly was just shuffling through the past with characters and not developing them or moving forward in any other way. 5) The ending. It sucks. What are we supposed to do with that? Is there going to be a sequel? Why was Jessup stocking up on canned fruit? Did he do it or not? WTH? I am giving the book 3 stars because I liked the plot line, and couldn't put the book down while I was reading it. However, the ending left me frustrated and feeling like I wasted my time and money. Hopefully, this is going to be Connelly's one bad book and he will be back on his game for the next one.

Michael Connelly is a master of the thriller; he knows how to create suspense and, with twists and turns right up to the end, you can't put this book down, especially since the main character is no longer a defense lawyer but a prosecutor.

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He leído muchísimas novelas de Michael Connelly y no estoy exagerando. Muchas de las de "Harry Bosch" me han gustado pero reconozco que estaba ya un poco cansada de él desde que el autor puso al personaje a trabajar en la unidad de casos antiguos. Había perdido un poco de chispa. Ahora con Mickey Haller y Maggie " McFierce " Harry ha recuperado carisma. La novela es super adictiva. Me falta un 20% para acabarla y espero que el final no me defraude. El inglés se entiende muy bien.