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“Michael Connelly keeps getting better with Resurrection Walk . . . it easily ranks among his best.”―Curt Schleier, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“A tightly coiled novel . . . Connelly’s superb plot maintains high suspense until the final page, a hallmark of this author’s reputation.”―Oline Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel
“An immensely satisfying book.”―Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
“The most richly accomplished of the brothers’ pairings to date—and given Connelly’s high standards, that’s saying a lot.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred)
“A stunning combination of police and legal procedural. . . As always, Connelly makes the tedious work of investigation fascinating as he shuttles between Mickey’s and Harry’s hard-bitten points of view.”―Booklist (starred)
“Another solid series installment from Connelly. This Lincoln Lawyer/Harry Bosch crossover is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats as Mickey absorbs each legal setback. A brief appearance by Renee Ballard, as well as a few other familiar faces from the Harry Bosch universe, will delight fans.”
―Library Journal
readsalot –
I’ve read all of Michael Connelly’s books and they just keep getting better. Often the moral compass of many characters is stretched and finds new and surprising depth. It’s interesting to view the law of which I know little of..
Gary –
This is a great read. A real page turner. Great storyline with many twists and turns. It even better with Bosch on board.
john steinhaus –
I’m reasonably certain I’ve read all of Mr Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer books, and I would without any hesitation place this jewel at or near the top of the list. It was authentic to the point where I was hating the daylights out of the states attorney and the judge. I enjoyed the journey from beginning to end.
Cards –
Michael Connelly has always been one of my favorite authors. I look forward to every new release with anticipation. I have read every novel about Hieronymus Bosch, Renee Ballard, and Mickey Haller. They are great characters with whom I have developed a literary bond over the years. In this genre, Michael Connelly has no peer. I particularly enjoyed the legal “twists and turns” in this novel and was up several nights following the situations in which Bosch and Haller found themselves. Really a most enjoyable and, highly recommended novel.
James Kindle Customer –
First, a little background. Author Michael Connelly, formerly a Los Angeles area police reporter, created Detective Harry Bosch about thirty years ago. Bosch is a fascinating character. He joined LAPD as a patrol officer after serving in the Army in Vietnam as a tunnel rat. He becomes a Hollywood Divisional Homicide Detective, moves to the elite Robbery-Homicide Unit. Then bounces back to Hollywood Division, retires, returns, finally retires, but stays in law enforcement with the small San Fernando Police Department. Then a spell as a private detective followed by a spot as a civilian cold case volunteer investigator. Harry is no super hero. He is shot, stabbed, beaten, even irradiated over the years. He has little regard for authority. He becomes something of a local legend. What I like most about Harry is that he isn’t frozen in time. He’s in his early 70’s, has cancer, and is keenly aware of his shortcomings. His wife was murdered. His daughter is an LAPD Officer. And he has a series of well over twenty novels.He also has a half-brother named Mickey Haller, known as the “Lincoln Lawyer” because his Lincoln, usually driven by a former client, is his office. He is flamboyant, a recovered alcohol and substance abuser, and extremely good trial lawyer in LA. He also has a series of crime/legal novels. Haller is interesting. The characters who inhabit his world are quirky but neat.As a retired prosecutor with thirty years experience, I can vouch for the authenticity of both series. The LAPD investigations ring true. The courtroom scenes are letter perfect.A couple of books ago, Bosch and Haller met. And discovered they were half brothers. At first, kind of an armed truce. But in the last novel, Connelly brought the two together when Haller was wrongly charged with murder and Bosch helped clear him.I thoroughly enjoyed both series and highly recommend both. If you would like an enjoyable introduction, each series has a streaming tv series. Actually, Bosch has three. Haller one. They are both faithful to the books and quite good. “The Lincoln Lawyer” was also a theatrical release. Only ok..Now, finally to this book. Haller has just proved the factual innocence of a wrongly convicted, incarcerated accused murderer. Bosch has a rare bone marrow cancer. Bosch goes to work as Haller’s driver/investigator because Haller helped him enter an experimental treatment program. There is well executed tension between them. Bosch doesn’t love working for “the dark side.” Haller has Bosch driving and screening letters from inmates, now familiar with Haller, who are seeking his help in proving their actual innocence. The problem is that “actual innocence” is pretty rare. They settle on the case of a Mexican American woman who pleaded no contest to the killing of her LA County Deputy Sheriff husband and is in prison. Harry reviews the investigation. BTW it is a joy to watch this Ex-LAPD detective unearth and critique the original record. The book becomes a legal thriller and police procedural.. The LA County Sheriff has had a perennial problem with cliques or gangs of Deputies assigned to the jails or high crime Sheriff stations. Reformers allege they are very much like the gangs they are to police. Their defenders argue that their tattoos and mottos simply reflect esprit de corps. (author Connelly is a critic). The deputy who was murdered, allegedly by his wife, belonged to one of those cliques.Haller and Bosch attack their client’s conviction by filing a federal Habeas corpus petition. That venue requires Haller to prove actual innocence and a gross misapplication of California law by the state courts, a very high rarely reached bar. We have a remarkably well written series of court vignettes. It’s rare that a writer gets a procedure as complicated as this absolutely right. Connelly does. It’s a pleasure to read. The dialogue is great. Connelly keeps the story suspenseful. It seems (no spoilers) that for each step forward, there is an entirely plausible obstacle. Bosch is tasked with actually discovering new evidence. We learn about re-creation of crimes using AI. We learn about tracking a cell phone through geo-fencing. We have the possible involvement of FBI deep cover agents. And maybe some very violent, corrupt bad guys.I highly recommend this book because of its authenticity……but more because it is a very exciting mystery, police procedural, and legal thriller filled with interesting, engaging characters.Any of Connelly’s books can be read as a stand alone. I thoroughly enjoyed both series and the streaming series’.
Kindle Customer –
One of his best so far. The ending and acknowledgement lead me to believe this series is at an end. I Hope my instincts are wrong. This novel had some great twists and turns, far better than most.
Richard B. Schwartz –
The Lincoln Lawyer series is my favorite, although I read all of MC’s novels. I anxiously awaited the release of RESURRECTION WALK and I was not disappointed. MC knows L.A. like the back of his hand (including, now, L.A. as extended—Antelope Valley). He creates fascinating characters, plots with inimitable skill, tackles interesting themes, and displays deep knowledge of complex subjects. In this case that would be courtroom rules, procedures and techniques. The latter is in very short supply, even though the readers’ taste for courtroom drama is broad and deep. Since Steve Martini’s novels tend to be announced and then, somehow, disappear into the mist, MC has little competition in this traditionally important subgenre.RESURRECTION WALK is that moment in which an innocent person leaves incarceration and returns to his or her deserved, happy life. In this case, that is a woman who pled nolo contendere to the killing of her husband. She has been rotting in stir for five years and Mickey has agreed to take her case on the advice of Harry Bosch, who is working for Mickey as an investigator in order to secure health insurance and get himself admitted to a trial group for a treatment for his form of cancer. Bosch & Haller, together again. Of course it’s a winning combination.Except for an ending which has a teeny/tiny deus ex machina element, the story is told perfectly. MC understands the rhythms of a narrative (how to take Aristotle’s prescriptions and work them to perfection) and it is no mean feat to maintain momentum, knowing that there will be reversals and set-backs.This is, thus far, the high point of my fall. I have been reading good books, but not ‘carry around books’—my term for books that you keep at your side 24/7 and read whenever the moment permits you to do so. This is prime MC and it is worth noting that (like Jeffery Deaver and very few other writers) MC never reverts to cruise control. He continues to produce work of the highest quality and for that I am always very grateful.Five stars.
Lydia –
I’m a huge Connelly fan. This Mickey & Harry against ‘Goliath’ is well crafted. Not a page went by where the twists, turns and words kept me feeling as if I were on Team Mickey. Missed Cisco and Lorna though.Thank you Michael Connelly!
Don W. Barksdale –
Two of my favorite characters tackle a mammoth justice system that sometimes gets it wrong. All to free an innocent from one of those wrongs.
Kathryn Harmon –
Another great Michael Connolly novel. I enjoyed this one. I anticipated the Lincoln lawyer winning, but it was fun having the two guys together if you like Conley’s books you’ll like this one.