Comment: This is yet another book I received as birthday gift. I thought I had read something by the author but found no clues on my notebooks, so perhaps I'm confusing him with another.
In this book we meet lawyer Mickey Haller as he is about to take charge of a bunch of cases following the death of a fellow lawyer and somewhat friend. One of the cases is high profile and Mickey wants to know as much as possible about it before he has to go to court, especially since his client doesn't want to postpone anything. The problem is, his friend was killed and very likely it was because of this case, which means Mickey has to be careful as well as clever in how he goes about investigating and organizing things. There's also the police officer who seems to keep following him, could it be the police knows something they aren't sharing? How will Mickey find a solution while also dealing with personal issues?
This book is part of a series and I have not read any of the others. I'm still debating if I want to read anything else but probably, if I do, it will only happen if I find it at the library. I kind of liked this book, it's very action paced in a way and the author creates a fascinating sequence of events to put the pieces of the puzzle together but in general, I found the characters to be too much obvious within the" mystery thriller" genre.
With this, I mean that the author didn't really developed his characters, he just created them, made them act like one would expect characters in a thriller would behave but I sincerely miss a more complex cast of characters perhaps with a lot more detail regarding their personal lives. Meaning that, while I was glad the protagonist was more or less facing his demons and was clever in how he organized his client's case, he could have been any character, any way. What made him special was pretty much what one would expect of these types of books: alpha hero coming from a shady past, wanting to redeem himself, while being aloof to everything except a daughter....
I could see this easily being turned into an action movie, in the same vein as others with lawyers as main characters. Nothing wrong with it but it's a little too predictable and boring in terms of characterization. I see why many like it, if one appreciates the genre and the writer's style, but...
As for the plot, it was certainly captivating. I tend to be really distracted so the reveals usually surprise me and in this case, I was quite taken with the twists until we learn the whole truth. Something I also liked was the courtroom scenes - I've said before I like these types of stories, where lawyers can find a way to do their job and still force the truth to come out or if by doing things a certain way, the witnesses/those on the courtroom can't help but follow the path they want.
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