THE LAW OF INNOCENCE by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company, November 2020) Hardcover, 432 pages. ISBN # 0316485624 / 9780316485623
Summary on the Goodreads website . . . . .
Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can't make the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge.
Mickey elects to defend himself and must strategize and build his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles, all the while looking over his shoulder – as an officer of the court he is an instant target.
Mickey knows he's been framed. Now, with the help of his trusted team, he has to figure out who has plotted to destroy his life and why. Then he has to go before a judge and jury and prove his innocence.
My Four-Star Review on the Goodreads website . . . . .
You’re always in for a great, engaging read when you pick up a Michael Connelly novel. This one is no exception.
I was wondering (and worrying) right up until the final pages how lawyer Mickey Haller was going to make his case for innocence in his concluding remarks. Connelly manages several twists within the story and keeps readers on their toes.
I always learn something about law enforcement methods and criminal justice proceedings when reading his books, and this was full of courtroom drama and examples. I also appreciate the first-person perspective which allows readers to understand what kind of character Mickey Haller really is. Otherwise, I might not root for him if all I could judge him on were his courtroom performances. Haller is a mastermind in front of a jury. It almost seemed like he might lose the most important case of his career, obtaining a not guilty verdict when he's been accused of murder.
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