THE REVERSAL

THE REVERSAL by Michael Connelly

From the book jacket:

Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller never thought he could be persuaded to cross the aisle and work for the prosecution.  Then convicted child killer Jason Jessup, imprisoned for twenty-four years, is granted a retrial based on new DNA evidence.  Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case on the condition that he get to choose his investigator, LAPD detective Harry Bosch, and is second chair,deputy DA Maggie McPherson.

But there's a serious political taint on the case, and Haller and McPherson must face off against a celebrity defense attorney who has already started trying it in the media.  Bosch searches for the run-away eyewitness who was the key to Jessup's original conviction, that that trail has long since gone cold.  Jessup, out on bail, grandstands for an eager press by day, but his nocturnal actions make Haller and Bosch fear the worst:  this killer may have just gotten started.

Another great book by Mr. Connelly, bringing together Haller and Bosch.  This one had plenty of action, and a good look into courtroom theatrics employed by both the prosecution and the defense.  The ending was unexpected, and left a question hanging in the air.  A question that probably won't be answered in another book, but one to make the reader think.

Mr. Connelly has become one of my favorite authors, and while waiting for his next book, I'll be looking over the list of his past books and picking out those to put on my TBR list.