The Law of Innocence (Lincoln Lawyer Book 6) Kindle Edition

A real page-turner. Hard not to love Mickey Haller and so good to see Bosch in the mix. Connelly is genius.

Really a fun read and keep em guessing plot line. But typical Michael Connelly legal drama. If you like Connelly you will enjoy this twist.

First, I am a great Michael Connelly fan and have read all of his novels and his nonfiction book, CRIME BEAT. I particularly like the Mickey Haller books because there is a dearth of good courtroom dramas, now that Steve Martini has switched genres. Mickey is the only serious game in town and much of THE LAW OF INNOCENCE (beautifully titled and explained) consists of courtroom drama. MC's ability to command the necessary knowledge of the law, of legal maneuvers and courtroom niceties is very, very impressive.Mickey is in a world of hurt. A body of a previous client has been found in the trunk of one of his Lincolns and blood and ballistic evidence have been found in the garage of his home. He is arrested for murder, jailed in the Twin Towers and forced to fight under reduced circumstances for his liberty and life.Fortunately, he has a good team, a jailhouse associate to watch his back, and the assistance of his half brother, Harry Bosch. Harry's role is more than a cameo appearance in the novel, but he stays on the peripheries of the action. MC cleverly makes this a story about friends and family, not just crime and the law. The family dimensions (with Mickey working with two ex-wives and being rejoined by a former girlfriend) are sweet and engaging.The book also has a contemporary feel since it is set at the outset of the Covid pandemic and ends with people wearing masks, face shields and rubber gloves. Unfortunately, the pandemic is largely irrelevant for the story and is a tad distracting. I know that this would not happen, but the book feels as if some eager and inexperienced editor has persuaded MC to make the book 'a little more current'.As readers of the other Amazon reviews will know, there are two problems with the book. The most serious one concerns the ending, which I will not spoil (though another reviewer has). Suffice to say that the principal plot arc prepares the reader for a crescendo ending which is muted. The ending is plausible, more or less satisfying and probably inevitable, but it throws off the rhythms of the book.The second problem is more of an annoyance than a flaw, but the Amazon reviews point up how important it is to many readers. Mickey is not a Trump fan and he goes out of his way to eliminate a Trump voter from his jury. There are incidental criticisms of DJT which are not essential to the story. Note that the novel is one with first person narration. Mickey is criticizing DJT, not Michael Connelly. This is annoying because it is largely gratuitous. This is not a full-on assault, as in Carl Hiaasen's recent novel, SQUEEZE ME. As other reviewers commented (and as I noted in my review of the Hiaasen book) it is not particularly shrewd to antagonize half of your potential readers, and as one reviewer noted, we come to crime fiction for escape, entertainment and inspiration. Our culture is suffused with politics and many of us would prefer to have far less of it. Personally, I love a good political novel but prefer to be spared politicized novels. In THE LAW OF INNOCENCE the political commentary is incidental and, as I said above, more of an annoyance than a mortal flaw.My considered judgment is that this was, potentially, the best of the Lincoln Lawyer novels, but its plot rhythms were such that the great ending never fully materialized. Hence 4 stars.

Very good book. I was a huge follower of Netflix The Lincoln Lawyer. So, reading this book, I already knewwhat the individuals in the book looked like. .. I know it sound’s dorky but it sorta made it fun. the book has kind of a slow start but, once it picks up I was unable to put it down. This is the second book I have read by this author and Ican guarantee it won’t be the last.

Best of the series, so far. Many twists and turns. This one was so much better than the previous book.

I really loved the story. The flow of the story is excellent. I have to give a five-star even though I did not enjoy the causing. The LORD'S WORDS tell us not to let corrupt communication proceed out of our mouth. Thus is the world we live in, unfortunately, where people think it is normal to curse.

Sometimes, when you’re stressed at work, you need some literary comfort food – and what could be better than a legal thriller from Michael Connelly, one of the essential writers in the procedural world today? Of course, you could forgive me for forgetting that Connelly likes to draw his inspiration from the world around him, and so, yes, I may have been a little thrown when Harry Bosch started talking about a virus coming from Wuhan and spreading outward – and my sudden realization that the book was taking place in January of 2020, meaning that certain events were lurking in the immediate future…But, setting that aside, The Law of Innocence is about a 90% fantastic read, telling a story that involves Mickey Haller being framed for a murder and trying to defend himself, even though he knows the old adage about a man who has himself for a client. But The Law of Innocence allows Mickey to see the system from the inside, trying to live the advice he’s told so many clients and convicts along the years, all while realizing that the trial isn’t just dangerous to his immediate future, but to his whole career, even if he can manage to get out of the accusations.The overarching plot of The Law of Innocence is admittedly a little more over the top than Connelly typically goes, with a whole lot having to fall into place for this frame-up job to work out. But more frustrating is the bizarrely truncated feel of the book, which ends up feeling like it’s rushing to conclude all of its business before the outbreak of COVID and the resulting lockdowns – a choice which means that certain plotlines feel entirely dropped (there’s one about a new Haller employee that never really goes anywhere) and others feel rushed into an unsatisfying conclusion (the epilogue here is particularly irritating).But for all of that, The Law of Innocence is exactly what I needed at this time of the school year, giving me a fun legal thriller with solid plot twists, a colorful cast of characters (including the always reliable Haller and a typically welcome role by his half-brother), and a fine set of courtroom sequences that are a lot of fun. Some of it doesn’t hang together, and it definitely feels like there’s a full act of this thing somewhere on a cutting room floor, but if you want solidly constructed escapist entertainment, The Law of Innocence still works.

Michael Connelly is the master at driving the readers emotionally to the depths of despair then gives you a glimmer of hope to sustain one on their journey back to the top. Very reliable go-to for suspense. Keep writing!