Nightshade by Michael Connelly
Well shit, we got a new player on the field. I think he’s going to work out just fine. I thought this was a nice new character long time Connelly fans can sink their teeth into. There’s a hint of Bosch (the main character Stillwell is kicked out of homicide and banished to an island) but is happy with his lot in life living on the island and having a relationship with a local who just gets him and he gets her. That’s so unlike […]
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
The second novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series starts off with protagonist Mickey Haller, Jr. in rough shape. He’s been out of commission since the events of the first novel left him with an addiction to pain pills. Now out of rehab, Haller is weighing a return to the courtroom when he’s gift-wrapped a present he would rather not have. His colleague Jerry Vincent has been murdered, shot dead in his car, and it turns out that he had written a provision in his will […]
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
It’s fairly normal to get book recommendations from TikTok these days, I suppose, but maybe not quite in the way that I did. Sensing some primal need in me for courtroom drama, my algorithm has been steadily feeding me clips from Netflix’s TV adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer for weeks. In every clip I’ve seen thus far, the protagonist gets his client off with some slick legal trick, exasperating judge and prosecutor alike. It’s not exactly reinventing the wheel, premise-wise, but the execution seemed especially […]
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Batmanga: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga, Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata
Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson by Roland Lazenby
Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald Westlake
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block
The Curse: The Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers by Mick Minas
Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon by Roland Lazenby
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses
June already? Sheesh. The Brass Verdict**** Ever since John Grisham lost his fastball in the late-90s, I’ve mostly forsaken legal thrillers. But I like the Bosch series and I wanted to read something LA-based and this delivered. It’s a fun plot with some legit exciting twists. Will probably go back to it at some point or maybe watch the show. Interior Chinatown*** I wish I liked this one more than I did. The satire is razor sharp, the story is deep and the pain is […]
Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Ok so this is actually one of the better Connelly books I’ve read. It definitely merits the 4-star. So why three? There’s just this one thing I can’t let go and I can’t discuss it without spoilers… Also, these spoilers are going to reference the #MeToo Movement and sexual assault in general. I won’t go into graphic detail but if any of that makes you uncomfortable, give it a pass… (Spoilers ahead) Ok so Connelly wrote this at the height of the #MeToo Movement. I […]
(Harry Bosch Universe #26.5) Switchblade by Michael Connelly
(Harry Bosch #14.7) Angle of Investigation by Michael Connelly
Hieronymus Bosch: A Mysterious Profile by Michael Connelly
(Harry Bosch #14.6) Suicide Run by Michael Connelly
The Safe Man: A Ghost Story by Michael Connelly
Mulholland Dive by Michael Connelly
This is Book 26.5 in the Harry Bosch Universe. I’ve read every actual book that isn’t a point something book in the Harry Bosch Universe, so I was excited to see this in my digital library. This is Book 26.5 in the Harry Bosch Universe. I’ve read every actual book that isn’t a point something book in the Harry Bosch Universe, so I was excited to see this in my digital library. I believe in this book Harry is in the retired from the LAPD, […]
