Published by Orion,
21 November 2013.
ISBN: 978-1-4091-3434-3
21 November 2013.
ISBN: 978-1-4091-3434-3
The Gods of Guilt is the fifth
outing for Michael Connellys’s hero, Mickey Haller, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’,
half-brother of Connelly’s other hero, Harry Bosche.
Mentored by veteran David ‘Legal’ Segal’, a lawyer
willing to use any dubious tactic to win a case, and supported by his house
team, Mickey becomes involved in the death of a prostitute, Gisselle Dallinger,
whom he has successfully represented in the past.
Accused of murder is her pimp, Andre Lacusse, who
claims his innocence throughout the proceedings.
The scene is thus set for a roller coaster ride
through the California justice system whereupon Mickey gets caught up with a
drugs cartel, corrupt DEA officers and law enforcement personnel who Are
determined to convict Mickey’s client by any method, even if it means
subverting the law.
With the death of his driver, Earl, and serious
injuries to himself in a hit and run, Mickey is forced to evaluate his past
life, especially with reference to his teenage daughter and the deaths of
previous clients.
As the trial pregresses, the chips begin to fall
Mickey’s way and the author skilfully builds up the tension between the
prosecutor judge and jury – the ‘gods of guilt’.
Hi-tech gadgetry plays a part throughout the
proceedings of a well-crafted and fast-paced thriller. Another best-seller in
the offing for this master storyteller.
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Reviewer: Ron Ellis

http://www.michaelconnelly.com/
Ron Ellis. Writer,
Broadcaster and Photographer, Ron is the author of the popular series of crime
novels set on Merseyside featuring Liverpool
radio D.J./Private Eye, Johnny Ace.
He also writes the D.C.I. Glass mystery series. As well as his fiction titles, Ron has written 'Southport Faces' a social history of the town seen through the eyes of 48 of its best-known residents. His 'Journal of a Coffin Dodger', the hilarious adventures of an 84 year old playboy, has been serialised on BBC Radio and poems from his collection of poetry, 'Last of the Lake Poets', have won several nationwide competitions. During the 1980's, he conducted over 192 interviews with friends and relatives of John Lennon for Albert Goldman's biography, 'The Lives of John Lennon'.
Ron writes the football reports for the Southport Champion and is also their theatre and arts reviewer as well as being a regular contributor to magazines such as Lancashire Life.
He runs his own publishing company, Nirvana Books.
He also writes the D.C.I. Glass mystery series. As well as his fiction titles, Ron has written 'Southport Faces' a social history of the town seen through the eyes of 48 of its best-known residents. His 'Journal of a Coffin Dodger', the hilarious adventures of an 84 year old playboy, has been serialised on BBC Radio and poems from his collection of poetry, 'Last of the Lake Poets', have won several nationwide competitions. During the 1980's, he conducted over 192 interviews with friends and relatives of John Lennon for Albert Goldman's biography, 'The Lives of John Lennon'.
Ron writes the football reports for the Southport Champion and is also their theatre and arts reviewer as well as being a regular contributor to magazines such as Lancashire Life.
He runs his own publishing company, Nirvana Books.
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