A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael
Connelly is the international bestselling author of the Harry Bosch
thriller series and the legal thriller series featuring Mickey
Haller, as well as several stand-alone bestsellers. His most recent
#1 bestseller is Dark Sacred Night, in which the legendary Harry
Bosch joins forces with Connelly's newest LAPD protagonist,
Detective Renee Ballard.
Michael Connelly's books have sold more than seventy-four million
copies worldwide. They have been translated into 40 languages and
have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony
Awards. Michael Connelly has also been awarded the 2018 CWA Diamond
Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing.
Connelly is the executive producer of the successful TV series,
Bosch, starring Titus Welliver. Bosch Season 4 is now available on
SBS in Australia, with Season 5 to screen in 2019 and Season 6 also
going into production.
Michael Connelly's new true crime podcast, Murder Book, will
premiere on 28 January, 2019.
Michael Connelly spends his time in California and Florida.
To find out more, head to:
Website: www.michaelconnelly.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MichaelConnellyBooks
Twitter: @Connellybooks
Attorney Mickey Haller, who's making his fourth appearance in Connelly's April novel, The Fifth Witness, got his start in this 2005 legal thriller, the audio version of which is being reprised to tie in with the Lionsgate film adaptation. Its return is welcome. The book about a defense attorney who uses a Lincoln town car for an office is richly plotted, humorous, suspenseful, and full of surprisingly human touches. It's also populated by a large cast of colorful characters that allow Adam Grupper the opportunity to strut his stuff, shifting effortlessly from gruff, hardcore bikers to Beverly Hills society matrons. But he really shines during the poignant scenes involving Haller and the client whose trial he lost and the highly charged confrontation scenes between him and the homicidal socialite playboy Louis Roulet whose trial he fears he may win. A Grand Central hardcover. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Mickey Haller defends low-life criminals who seem to offend habitually. With no actual office in which to hang his law degree, he works out of the backseat of his car. When a wealthy client lands in Mickey's lap, he thinks he has found a dream case. The evidence indicates a frame, and Mickey believes he might actually be defending his first truly innocent client. While he manipulates the system to his advantage, Mickey discovers that he is being maneuvered as well. Connelly, author of the best-selling Harry Bosch police procedurals (e.g., The Closers), proves he can handle even the legal thriller genre with this intricate and cynical look into the criminal justice system. For all popular fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/05; see the Q&A with Connelly on p. 66.-Ed.]-Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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