It has been years since I read the previous novel so picking up at this point what was I in for? Can I picked here and not be lost? No problems, Mr. Connelly smoothly brought his readers to speed and it was easy to go forward from there.
“The Gods of Guilt”, brings us to now.
Left haunted by the ghosts of his past, Mickey brings all his skill to get his client out of prison after the man was accused of killing a former client of his: a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on straight and narrow path. The call he received got his immediate attention.....and ours also.
If you like legal thrillers this may be a story for you. We have plenty of drama both in the courtroom and outside of it. Like the people he defenses. Mickey is not a nice guy; he will go to no ends to win a mistrial. His strategy is not to uncover the truth but to develop a credible alternative theory of the crime. As readers we follow the investigations and the climactic courtroom scene and along the way we learn a little more about Mickey’s complex backstory. Mr. Connelly is great in setting up characters, giving us riveting courtroom drama with all the maneuvers, tit for tat dialogue and never ending suspense.
But, yes once again I have a but...even with all the good words said about this book I nevertheless got bored with the never ending court room theatrics...I may take me some years before I get to book #6.....we will see.
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