Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. Aftertwo years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. WhenHollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggestcase yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executiveaccused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares forthe case that could launch him into the big time, he learns thatVincent's killer may be coming for him next.

Enter Harry Bosch.Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Halleras bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two lonersrealize their only choice is to work together.

Bringing together Michael Connelly's two most popular characters, The Brass Verdictis sure to be his biggest book yet.

Bestseller Connelly delivers one of his most intricate plots to date inhis 20th book, a beautifully executed crime thriller. When L.A. lawyerMickey Haller, last seen in The Lincoln Lawyer(2005), inheritsthe practice and caseload of a fellow defense attorney, Jerry Vincent,who's been murdered, the high-profile double-homicide case againstfamed Hollywood producer Walter Elliot, accused of shooting his wifeand her alleged lover, takes top priority. As Haller scrambles to builda defense, he butts heads with LAPD Det. Harry Bosch, the stalwart heroof Connelly's long-running series (The Black Echo, etc.), who'sworking Vincent's murder. When Haller realizes that the Elliot affairis bigger than simply a jealous husband killing his cheating wife, heand Bosch grudgingly agree to work together to solve what could be thebiggest case in both their careers.