The Reversal
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The stakes have never been higher: when DNA evidence frees a sadistic killer, defense attorney Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch must put him behind bars before he strikes again.Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profile retrial of a brutal child murder. After 24 years in prison, convicted killer Jason Jessup has been exonerated by new DNA evidence. Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case on the condition that he gets to choose his investigator, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch.Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a defense attorney who excels at manipulating the media, and a runaway eyewitness reluctant to testify after so many years.With the odds and the evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer once and for all. If Bosch is sure of anything, it is that Jason Jessup plans to kill again.

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10/05/2010
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English
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9780316069465

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  • The fifth witness: a novel (Mickey Haller novels Volume 4) Cover
  • The gods of guilt: a novel (Mickey Haller novels Volume 5) Cover
  • The law of innocence (Mickey Haller novels Volume 6) Cover
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These character-driven legal thrillers center around dedicated attorneys who are less interested in money than they are in justice. Compelling and fast-paced, both series combine courtroom suspense with ethical crusading. -- Mike Nilsson
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Integrity comes first for the defense attorneys starring in these fast-paced legal thrillers. Set in sunny California, both series follow the exploits of protagonists who seek justice on behalf of those who cannot find it on their own. -- Mike Nilsson
These fast-paced, suspenseful, and intricately plotted legal thrillers star a male (Mickey Haller) and trans woman (Erin McCabe) defense attorneys who try cases linked to corruption and murders in Los Angeles and New Jersey, respectively. -- Andrienne Cruz
These fast-paced legal thrillers feature attorneys who prefer to defend society's underdogs, often sacrificing a big paycheck in favor of real justice. Both series are intricately plotted and suspenseful, with the Haller novels being grittier and more atmospheric. -- Mike Nilsson
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Michael Connelly and Richard Barre both evoke urban settings where world-weary protagonists wrestle personal demons while chasing down un-righted wrongs and cracking unsolved cases. Is Barre's take less optimistic--or simply more realistic--than Connelly's? Readers will have to decide for themselves. -- Kim Burton
Michael Connelly and Ian Rankin produce gripping stories of tenacious investigators with hard-living, hard-working qualities and fierce resistance to authority. Their independent heroes, whose obsession with justice comes at great personal cost, feature in police mysteries with complex plots, psychological depth, harsh realism, and a touch of wistful poetry. -- Katherine Johnson
Lee Child's hero Jack Reacher, with his military background, keen intelligence, and obscure past, is similar to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, despite the fact that he lives off the grid and works outside the law. Child's intelligent writing and complex plots will appeal, as will Reacher's strong moral code. -- Shauna Griffin
John Sandford rivals Michael Connelly for his grim tone and depressing circumstances. Any of Sandford's suspense and mystery novels should appeal to Connelly fans for their grit, violence, and fast pace. -- Krista Biggs
Fans of Michael Connelly's gritty and intricate mysteries will want to try the hard-boiled fiction of George P. Pelecanos. Both authors feature detectives who are doggedly thorough and relentless in their pursuit of fairness. -- Victoria Fredrick
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American Michael Connelly and Swedish Anders Roslund write gritty, atmospheric, and suspenseful mysteries that were most likely inspired by their stint as crime beat journalists. Both are proficient in creating intricately plotted storylines with believable and exciting scenarios led by courageous protagonists with a propulsive drive to seek justice. -- Andrienne Cruz
James Ellroy's hard-hitting, stark prose will appeal to those Michael Connelly fans prepared for truly unblinking explorations of the violent evil that men do under cover of modern L.A. as a bleak, nightmarish cityscape. -- Kim Burton
Hardboiled pioneer Raymond Chandler's ideal private eye could easily be a description of Harry Bosch. Michael Connelly and Chandler have similar tone, atmosphere, and even California settings, but their heroes tie them together. Their stoic integrity amidst the squalid seediness of their cities imbues them with pathos and quiet nobility. -- Katherine Johnson
Mixing procedural details with adrenaline-pumping action in twisty, intricate plots, these two hardboiled crime authors also generate unique, haunted, multifaceted characters who jump off the page. -- Shauna Griffin
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Published Reviews

Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Connelly may be our most versatile crime writer. His Harry Bosch series has taken the hard-boiled cop novel to a new level of complexity, both in its portrayal of the hero's inner life and in Connelly's ability to intertwine landscape and meaning. His Mickey Haller novels, on the other hand, starring the maverick lawyer who uses his Lincoln Town Car as an office, are testaments to the sublime architecture of plot. With the crime novel now commonly rubbing elbows with literary fiction, it sometimes seems that pure story has become a forgotten stepchild. In his Haller novels, Connelly reminds us how satisfying it can be to follow the path of a well-constructed plot. So it is here, in the third Haller novel, which finds the antiestablishment attorney accepting an unlikely offer: a one-time gig as a prosecutor, retrying a case in which a killer's 24-year-old conviction has been overturned on the basis of DNA. Taking second chair will be Haller's ex-wife, the formidable Maggie, with Harry Bosch (identified in The Brass Verdict, 2008, as Haller's half brother) serving as special investigator. The table is set for a straightforward legal thriller, albeit one starring three superbly multidimensional characters. And, yet, Connelly bobs and weaves around all our expectations. There is suspense, of course, and there are plenty of surprises, both in the courtroom and outside of it, but this is a plot that won't be pigeonholed. Reading this book is like watching a master craftsman, slowly and carefully, brick by brick, build something that holds together exquisitely, form and function in perfect alignment.--Ott, Bill Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Connelly's new thriller features two of his series heroes-the wily defense attorney Mickey Haller and his half-brother, LAPD detective Harry Bosch. This time Haller is working the other side of the courtroom, as a special independent prosecutor trying to keep a very nasty child molester and killer behind bars, with Bosch doing his legwork. As we've seen in The Brass Verdict, the author has Haller narrating his chapters, while the Bosch-centered sections are told in the third person. For the former, Peter Giles has developed a breezy, fast-paced vocal approach, while the detective's process is presented in a tougher, no frills manner. Additional characters are provided their own unique voices, including the smooth-talking district attorney, the arrogant villain, Haller's icy-but-melting former wife, and a brave but wavering witness to the crime. Not only is the production highly entertaining, the package is particularly generous, offering an additional two CDs containing unabridged MP3-format versions of The Reversal and the previous Haller-Bosch match, The Brass Verdict, also read by Giles. A Little, Brown hardcover. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Library Journal Review

Defense attorney Mickey Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) teams up with Harry Bosch (Nine Dragons) to tackle an almost 25-year-old case in Connelly's latest page-turner. A convicted killer has been exonerated thanks to DNA evidence, and Haller is asked to be the prosecuting attorney in the case and retry him for the murder. Bosch takes the investigator role and has to start from scratch to find enough evidence to make the conviction stick this time. And most of the original witnesses are no longer alive. VERDICT Alternating between Haller's first-person narration and the third-person narrative following Bosch, Connelly weaves a tale that solidifies his reputation as the master of the modern crime thriller. His latest constantly surprises and has keen character insight. With a movie in the works based on The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, demand for this will be higher than usual, so be prepared. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/10.]-Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Booklist Reviews

*Starred Review* Connelly may be our most versatile crime writer. His Harry Bosch series has taken the hard-boiled cop novel to a new level of complexity, both in its portrayal of the hero's inner life and in Connelly's ability to intertwine landscape and meaning. His Mickey Haller novels, on the other hand, starring the maverick lawyer who uses his Lincoln Town Car as an office, are testaments to the sublime architecture of plot. With the crime novel now commonly rubbing elbows with literary fiction, it sometimes seems that pure story has become a forgotten stepchild. In his Haller novels, Connelly reminds us how satisfying it can be to follow the path of a well-constructed plot. So it is here, in the third Haller novel, which finds the antiestablishment attorney accepting an unlikely offer: a one-time gig as a prosecutor, retrying a case in which a killer's 24-year-old conviction has been overturned on the basis of DNA. Taking second chair will be Haller's ex-wife, the formidable Maggie, with Harry Bosch (identified in The Brass Verdict, 2008, as Haller's half brother) serving as special investigator. The table is set for a straightforward legal thriller, albeit one starring three superbly multidimensional characters. And, yet, Connelly bobs and weaves around all our expectations. There is suspense, of course, and there are plenty of surprises, both in the courtroom and outside of it, but this is a plot that won't be pigeonholed. Reading this book is like watching a master craftsman, slowly and carefully, brick by brick, build something that holds together exquisitely, form and function in perfect alignment. Copyright 2010 Booklist Reviews.

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Library Journal Reviews

When defense attorney Mickey Haller is asked to change jobs and serve as prosecutor in the retrial of Jason Jessup, in prison for years after having been convicted of a grisly child murder and now seemingly exonerated by DNA evidence, he jumps at the chance-he's convinced that Jessup really is the culprit. And then he seeks out Harry Bosch for help. Connelly: hot as ever. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

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Library Journal Reviews

Defense attorney Mickey Haller (The Lincoln Lawyer) teams up with Harry Bosch (Nine Dragons) to tackle an almost 25-year-old case in Connelly's latest page-turner. A convicted killer has been exonerated thanks to DNA evidence, and Haller is asked to be the prosecuting attorney in the case and retry him for the murder. Bosch takes the investigator role and has to start from scratch to find enough evidence to make the conviction stick this time. And most of the original witnesses are no longer alive. VERDICT Alternating between Haller's first-person narration and the third-person narrative following Bosch, Connelly weaves a tale that solidifies his reputation as the master of the modern crime thriller. His latest constantly surprises and has keen character insight. With a movie in the works based on The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, demand for this will be higher than usual, so be prepared. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/10.]—Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L.

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

In Connelly's engaging second thriller to team defense attorney Mickey Haller and LAPD detective Harry Bosch (after The Brass Verdict), new DNA evidence leads to the release of Jason Jessup, who was convicted of murdering 12-year-old Melissa Landy 24 years earlier. Prosecutors in the L.A. DA's office, faced with retrying Jessup, approach Haller for help. Haller agrees to assist if he can use Bosch as his investigator, and his lawyer ex-wife, Maggie McPherson, as "second chair" at the new trial. Bosch begins reconstructing the 1986 case and tracking down witnesses, including Landy's older sister, who identified Jessup as the man who abducted her sister. Not used to being under the watchful eye of the DA's office, Haller must stay one step ahead of Jessup's oily defense attorney and Jessup himself, whose years in prison have only fueled his hatred of the legal system. Sparks inevitably fly when the equally stubborn Haller and Bosch must work toward a common goal. (Oct.)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Connelly, M. (2010). The Reversal . Little, Brown and Company.

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Connelly, Michael. 2010. The Reversal. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Connelly, Michael. The Reversal Little, Brown and Company, 2010.

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Connelly, M. (2010). The reversal. Little, Brown and Company.

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Connelly, Michael. The Reversal Little, Brown and Company, 2010.

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