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Connelly choreographs the thrust and lunge of courtroom duelling like a Fred and Ginger showstopper. (EVENING TELEGRAPH )
A realistic and gritty courtroom novel from a master of his craft. (SUNDAY BUSINESS POST )
A realistic and gritty courtroom novel from a master of his craft. (SUNDAY BUSINESS POST )
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With The Fifth Witness it's beginning to seem that Connelly can do no wrong. This latest novel is as shamelessly entertaining as its predecessors, with the customary skilful plotting even more burnished ... in the crime fiction stakes Connelly is comfortably in the upper bracket. THE EXPRESS The greatest living American crime writer has landed another telling blow to his nearest rivals. The Fifth Witness is criminal defence attorney Mickey Haller's strongest and most pertinent performance yet. THE MIRROR The Fifth Witness is the best Haller book so far. It is not only a clever thriller with a brilliant double twist but also a heartfelt examination of the difference between natural justice and the law. EVENING STANDARD just as gripping as his harry Bosch series. Haller is a great creation ... The Fifth Witness is perhaps the best in the series yet ... Connelly's prose is as tight and elegant as always. CATHOLIC HERALD The second Connelly story about 'Lincoln Lawyer' Mickey Haller, it underlines what a master of his craft Connelly is. ... There's a corkscrew plot and a killer finish to this book. DAILY MAIL Ex-police reporter Michael Connelly is a brilliant storyteller and his books hook the reader from the very first page. DAILY EXPRESS a brilliant trial thriller, full of nasty surprises and great plot twists. THE SUN
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63 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this, the fourth book in the Mickey Haller series, the credit crunch is hitting everybody. Haller isn't getting too many criminal cases so his business is now handling civil cases where banks are imposing foreclosures - sometimes illegally - on the poor individuals who can't keep up their mortgage repayments. Haller has one such client, Lisa Trammel, and he's managed to keep the bank at bay for eight months while he assembles a case against them and ALOFT - the company handling the foreclosure on behalf of the bank.
Then a hammer blow strikes; the bank's CEO, Mitchell Bondurant is found murdered in the company car park, and Lisa has been arrested for the offence. Haller now has a new criminal case on his hands...
Much of the ensuing action, naturally, takes place in court as Haller brilliantly conducts the defence while simultaneously trying to win back one of his ex-wives, Maggie 'McFierce' McPherson. All the characters, for me, are as well-drawn as they can be in genre fiction, where the emphasis is necessarily on the plot. And boy, what a plot this has. The one weakness lies in the fact that the case against Trammel goes to court with the prosecution initially armed with no more than circumstantial evidence. Would that really happen? But this is a minor quibble; the book is fantastic entertainment.
A plot development involving the sale of the trial rights to Hollywood allows Mickey to hire an office from which he and his legal team can conduct their defence. And Connelly inserts a superb in-joke relating to Matthew McConaughey into the mix.
The author has written this in the first person and it's Haller's voice we hear, outlining his strategies, explaining his moves, but crucially still managing to shield some of his thoughts so that we are regularly supplied with surprises.
The pay off to this brilliantly written legal thriller is well worth waiting for, with, if I'm stretching a point, no less than three twists. All in all, I would not be putting it too strongly in comparing this favourably with John Grisham's early stuff, when he was still in his prime and producing great novels. Indeed, Connelly is perhaps even better than Grisham in this genre now.
I found this more satisfying than the last Haller novel - `The Reversal' - which, although an excellent mix of legal thriller and police investigation, didn't tie up some loose ends to my satisfaction. No such charge can be levelled against this volume.
The Harry Bosch series may soon be drawing to a close (although the first two chapters of the next Bosch novel - 'The Drop' - due in October, are teasingly appended here), with Harry now close to retirement age. But in Mickey Haller the author has created a great new character, and the series also cleverly allows room for the occasional cameo appearance by Bosch - as is the case in `The Fifth Witness'.
The cover claims Connelly is `The Greatest Living American Crime Writer' (a quote from the `Daily Mirror') and on this form it's hard to argue with that statement.
Then a hammer blow strikes; the bank's CEO, Mitchell Bondurant is found murdered in the company car park, and Lisa has been arrested for the offence. Haller now has a new criminal case on his hands...
Much of the ensuing action, naturally, takes place in court as Haller brilliantly conducts the defence while simultaneously trying to win back one of his ex-wives, Maggie 'McFierce' McPherson. All the characters, for me, are as well-drawn as they can be in genre fiction, where the emphasis is necessarily on the plot. And boy, what a plot this has. The one weakness lies in the fact that the case against Trammel goes to court with the prosecution initially armed with no more than circumstantial evidence. Would that really happen? But this is a minor quibble; the book is fantastic entertainment.
A plot development involving the sale of the trial rights to Hollywood allows Mickey to hire an office from which he and his legal team can conduct their defence. And Connelly inserts a superb in-joke relating to Matthew McConaughey into the mix.
The author has written this in the first person and it's Haller's voice we hear, outlining his strategies, explaining his moves, but crucially still managing to shield some of his thoughts so that we are regularly supplied with surprises.
The pay off to this brilliantly written legal thriller is well worth waiting for, with, if I'm stretching a point, no less than three twists. All in all, I would not be putting it too strongly in comparing this favourably with John Grisham's early stuff, when he was still in his prime and producing great novels. Indeed, Connelly is perhaps even better than Grisham in this genre now.
I found this more satisfying than the last Haller novel - `The Reversal' - which, although an excellent mix of legal thriller and police investigation, didn't tie up some loose ends to my satisfaction. No such charge can be levelled against this volume.
The Harry Bosch series may soon be drawing to a close (although the first two chapters of the next Bosch novel - 'The Drop' - due in October, are teasingly appended here), with Harry now close to retirement age. But in Mickey Haller the author has created a great new character, and the series also cleverly allows room for the occasional cameo appearance by Bosch - as is the case in `The Fifth Witness'.
The cover claims Connelly is `The Greatest Living American Crime Writer' (a quote from the `Daily Mirror') and on this form it's hard to argue with that statement.
110 of 119 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Late last night I switched my Kindle on to read a few paragraphs of a book before getting some sleep - imagine my delight when I discovered the latest Michael Connelly book, The Fifth Witness which I had pre-ordered had been downloaded!
I then made the mistake of "just having a quick read of the first few pages". This resulted in me getting no sleep whatsoever until I'd finished it as it drew me in from the first page.
Mickey Haller, who was first introduced to readers as the Lincoln Lawyer, provides excellent court room drama. The recession means lawyers are having to diversify and criminal defense lawyers like Haller are turning to foreclosures. One of Haller's clients, Lisa Trammel, is accused of murdering a mortgage banker, Mitchell Bondurant, and the tale has many twists and turns along the way.
I have long been a Connelly aficionado and feel he is truly a Master at his craft. The plot, characters and dialogue are worked to the quality standard you would expect from an author of this calibre.
This review is on the book itself and if you have read this far you will realise I thoroughly enjoyed this latest offering from Michael Connelly. However, part and parcel of any review is the price and I do feel justified in stating I personally feel disappointed the publishers decided to charge a premium price for the electronic edition; it is more expensive than the hard cover version. I do feel a key element to Kindle owners is the environment and we should reasonably expect to pay certainly the equivalent of the hard cover - or better still, somewhat lower.
Against my better judgement, my desire to read the latest offering by this author did overcome my re-action to the pricing policy - so I'll now climb off my soapbox and emphatically state the book would be worth every penny of the "proper price" and feel whoever has decided the pricing policy is doing this author a serious injustice!
I thoroughly recommend this book - despite the price of the electronic version! My other complaint is of course that it's so captivating I read it too quickly and will now have to find something else to read.
I then made the mistake of "just having a quick read of the first few pages". This resulted in me getting no sleep whatsoever until I'd finished it as it drew me in from the first page.
Mickey Haller, who was first introduced to readers as the Lincoln Lawyer, provides excellent court room drama. The recession means lawyers are having to diversify and criminal defense lawyers like Haller are turning to foreclosures. One of Haller's clients, Lisa Trammel, is accused of murdering a mortgage banker, Mitchell Bondurant, and the tale has many twists and turns along the way.
I have long been a Connelly aficionado and feel he is truly a Master at his craft. The plot, characters and dialogue are worked to the quality standard you would expect from an author of this calibre.
This review is on the book itself and if you have read this far you will realise I thoroughly enjoyed this latest offering from Michael Connelly. However, part and parcel of any review is the price and I do feel justified in stating I personally feel disappointed the publishers decided to charge a premium price for the electronic edition; it is more expensive than the hard cover version. I do feel a key element to Kindle owners is the environment and we should reasonably expect to pay certainly the equivalent of the hard cover - or better still, somewhat lower.
Against my better judgement, my desire to read the latest offering by this author did overcome my re-action to the pricing policy - so I'll now climb off my soapbox and emphatically state the book would be worth every penny of the "proper price" and feel whoever has decided the pricing policy is doing this author a serious injustice!
I thoroughly recommend this book - despite the price of the electronic version! My other complaint is of course that it's so captivating I read it too quickly and will now have to find something else to read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been a follower of all the Mickey Haller books by Michael Connelly and have to say this is another great read in this series. Vintage Connelly hear, with the Haller we have all come to know and love. Great plot development, dialogue and also a book which reflects the times we are living in, " the credit crunch" and all that. Also for the first time, Facebook has a big bearing on the case. The characters are engaging, this is a real page turner with a twist which I didnt see coming, probably the best in the Haller series. Also the books ends on a inviting note, leading on to future novels undoubtedly . If crime fiction is your thing, and even if it isnt I can't recommend this book highly enough. Connelly, you truly are a treasure
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Fifth Witness
This is yet another of Mr Connelly's excellent novels. I hadn't come across Mickey Haller before (who turns out to be Harry Bosch's half brother), and although my knowledge of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by R. Benson
Above average courtroom drama
Haller will never be Harry Bosch and to be frank there's nothing in this coutroom drama that i haven't read before. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Huck Flynn
The Fifth Witness
I am really starting to get into Michael Connelly as I only found his books last year. Very good story and I liked all the characters, nice little twist in the book which I did... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Karen Gooderham
Bigg's
not read it yet, but my wife is half way, really enjoying the tale so far, I'm looking forward to reading it very soon.
Published 2 months ago by BigG
Couldn't put it down.
I read this book whilst on holiday and whizzed through it. Very well written, a good mix of court room and character plot and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who likes... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Simon Hollingdale
Another excellent read
This is the kind of book you pick up to read a little and end up sitting until you get to the end. It has twists and sub plots and is good enough to keep you guessing until the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Susie N.
The Fifth Witness - Kindle
Bought this book for my Kindle from Amazon - delivered with 1 minute - enjoyed the book - haven't read Michael Connelly books before - but will do now
Published 2 months ago by M. A. Cooper
not bad
I have found other Micky Haller stories weak. This one was okay.
Not great- not bad. When it is hard to find something in this category this is worth
a read.
Not great- not bad. When it is hard to find something in this category this is worth
a read.
Published 2 months ago by Higgins
Best courtroom drama I have ever read
Love MC. His books are well-constructed stories, with complex and interesting characters. This is no exception and, I think, is one of his best. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keith Lawson
More addictive than you can imagine !
Under no circumstances should you even consider reading the first page of this book unless you have 24 hours (faster readers) or three or four days (slower readers) free. Why ? Read more
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