The Gods of Guilt, Michael Connelly

The Gods of Guilt, Michael Connelly

Another in Connelly’s Lincoln Laywer series.

The Lincoln Lawyer series stars Mickey Haller, a defense Los Angelas attorney whose office is his chauffeured Lincolns. He may be driving around LA as he works, but it is a productive trek as each book in the series confirms.

Synopsis
Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller returns in the fifth book of the series, Gods of Guilt, to prove the innocence of one man. A vibrant story complete with courtroom drama, risky investigations, and questionable legal practices. Known as the “Lincoln Lawyer,” Mickey Haller uses his Lincoln Town Car as a mobile office to meet with clients and conduct business. In Gods of Guilt, Haller takes on an intriguing murder case involving an online prostitution business run by the only suspect.

Connelly presents the story in a first-person narrative from Mickey Haller’s perspective. Throughout the book, he feels personally responsible for the outcome of his clients and struggles to find balance in his life outside of work. Gods of Guilt is a thrilling read for a variety of readers, and this comprehensive analysis helps you decipher the characters’ motives and navigate the American legal system. Meet Haller’s obstacles, such as questionable DEA agents and immoral private investigators, as he fights to solve the mystery and save his client from wrongful imprisonment. Learn how Connelly surprises his readers with plot twists and unpredictable conclusions in his latest mystery thriller.

Richard says
It’s a simple story: prostitute killed, Haller’s client the supposed killer, the court proceeding are the main story.

Readers must like court room dramas and detective stories because The Gods of Guilt delivers just that.

Snappy, staccato-paced delivery, the story is straightforward and simple but the pacing is what makes the book enjoyable. Line by line, Connelly developes his story. It a simple plot line but the deviations and deflections keep readers engaged and looking forward to the next paragraph, page and chapter.

There’s little character development, little character engagement other than Haller himself who is struggling with two ex-wives, both entangled with his legal work, and a teenaged daughter who rejects her father as defender of the guilty.

There is no real depth the story, but there’s a lot of pleasure to it because of Connelly’s narrative pace, his colorful characters and his authentic court room procedures.

It’s not a great read, but a very enjoyable one if you like court room drama with snap, crackle and pop.