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ThingsarefinallylookingupfordefenseattorneyMickeyHaller.Aftertwoyearsofwrongturns,Hallerisbackinthecourtroom.WhenHollywoodlawyerJerryVincentismurdered,Hallerinheritshisbiggestcaseyet:thedefenseofWalterElliott,aprominentstudioexecutiveaccusedofmurderinghiswifeandherlover.ButasHallerpreparesforthecasethatcouldlaunchhimintothebigtime,helearnsthatVincent'skillermaybecomingforhimnext.EnterHarryBosch.DeterminedtofindVincent'skiller,heisnotopposedtousingHallerasbait.Butasdangermountsandthestakesrise,thesetwolonersrealizetheironlychoiceistoworktogether.BringingtogetherMichaelConnelly'stwomostpopularcharacters,TheBrassVerdictissuretobehisbiggestbookyet.
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MichaelConnellyAformerLosAngelesTimescrimereporter,MichaelConnelly’sfamiliaritywiththeseamysideofL.A.addsasteamykindofstreetcredtohishardboiled,grittydetectivenovels--especiallyhisbestsellingseriesofmysteriesfeaturingdarkdetectiveHieronymous“Harry”Bosch.BiographyBestknownforhisdarkpoliceproceduralsfeaturingthetough,complexandemotionallyscarredLAPDdetective,Hieronymous"Harry"Bosch,MichaelConnellyhasbeencalled"infernallyingenious"(TheNewYorkTimes),"oneofthosemasters...whocankeepdrivingthestoryforwardinrunawaylocomotivestyle"(USAToday)and"thetoprankofanewgenerationofcrimewriters"(TheLosAngelesTimes).Consistentlyexquisiteproseandengrossingstorylinesplayanintegralroleinhisswellingsuccess.However,Connellybelievesthatsolidcharacterdevelopmentisthemostimportantkey.AsheexplainedtoMagnaCumMurder.com,"Ithinkbookswithweakortranslucentplotscansurviveifthecharacterbeingdrawnalongthepathisrich,interestingandmulti-faceted.Theoppositeisnottrue."AnativeofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,ConnellyattendedtheUniversityofFlorida;therehediscoveredtheworksofRaymondChandler--authorofmanyclassicLosAngeles-basednoirdramassuchasTheBigSleep,TheLongGoodbye,andFarewell,MyLovely.ThecasesofPhilipMarloweinspiredConnellytobeacrimenovelist--andbystudyingjournalism,heputhimselfintheperfectposition."IwentintojournalismtolearnthecraftofwritingandtogetclosetotheworldIwantedtowriteabout--policeandcriminals,thecriminaljusticesystem,"hetoldMagnaCumMurder.com.Aftergraduation,ConnellyworkedthecrimebeatfortwoFloridanewspapers.Whenastoryheandacolleaguewroteaboutthedisastrous1985crashofDeltaFlight191wasshort-listedforthePulitzer,ConnellylandedagiginMarlowe'sbackyard,coveringcrimeforoneofthenation'slargestnewspapers--TheLosAngelesTimes.Threeyearslater,HarryBoschwasintroducedinTheBlackEcho,whichearnedConnellytheEdgarAwardforBestFirstNovel.Connellyhassincewoneverymajormysteryhonor,includingtheAnthony(ThePoet,BloodWork)andtheMacavityAward(BloodWork).WhileConnellyhaswrittenstand-alonenovelsthatdon'tfeaturehistragicprotagonistHarryBosch,heisbestidentifiedbyhisrigid,contentiousandfiery--butalsoimmenselyskilledandcompassionate--detective.AccordingtoTheBostonGlobe,theBoschseries"raisesthehard-boileddetectivenoveltoanewlevel...addingsubstanceanddepthtomoderncrimefiction."Called"oneofthemostcompelling,complexprotagonistsinrecentcrimefiction"(Newsweek)and"aterrific...wonderful,old-fashionedherowhoisn'tafraidtowalkthroughtheflames--andsufferthepainfortherestofus"(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview),Boschfacesunforgettablehorrorseveryday--eitheronthestreetorinhisownmind."Boschismakingupforwrongsdonetohimwhenherightswrongsasahomicidedetective,"Connellyexplainedinaninterviewwithhispublisher."Inaway,heisanavengingangel."Boschisclearlyaproductofhisdeadly,unforgivingenvironment."ThephilosopherFriedrichNietzscheoncewrotethatwhenyoulookintothedarknessoftheabysstheabysslooksintoyou.Probablynootherlineorthoughtmoreinspiresorinformsmywork,"saidConnellyinthesameinterview.Witheachpassingnovel,Boschlooksdeeperanddeeperintotheabyss;andreaderscontinuetoreturntoseejusthowfarhewillgaze.GoodToKnowMichaelConnellyreceivedahugecareerboostin1994whenthenPresidentBillClintonwasphotographedwalkingoutofaWashingtonbookstorewithacopyofTheConcreteBlondeunderhisarm.ConnellyremarkedtoUSAToday,"InthesixyearsI'vebeenwritingbooks,thatisthebiggestthrillI'vehad."RealeventshavealwaysinspiredConnelly'splots.HisnovelBloodWorkwasinspiredbyafriendwhounderwenttransplantsurgeryandwascopingwithsurvivor'sguilt,knowingsomeonehaddiedinorderforhimtolive.ThebookwaslaterdevelopedintoafeaturefilmstarringClintEastwood,AngelicaHuston,andJeffDaniels.OneofConnelly'swritingprofessorsattheUniversityofFloridawascultnovelistHarryCrews.Connellynamedhismostfamouscharacterafterthe15thCenturyDutchpainter,HieronymousBosch.AshetoldBookendsUKinaninterview,Bosch"createdrichlydetailedlandscapesofdebaucheryandviolenceandhumandefilement.Thereisa‘worldgonemad'feeltomanyofhisworks,includingonecalled‘Hell'--ofwhichaprinthangsonthewalloverthecomputerwhereIwrite."SomeinterestingouttakesfromourinterviewwithConnelly:"Iwroteamysterystoryasaclasspaperinhighschool.ItwascalledThePerfectMurder.Theprotagonist'snamedwasMcEvoy,anameIlaterusedfortheprotagonistinThePoet.BeingawitnesstoacrimewhenIwas16waswhatmademeinterestedincrimenovelsandmysterystories.""IwrotemyfirstrealmurderstoryasajournalistfortheDaytonaBeachNewsJournalin1980.Itwasaboutabodyfoundinthewoods.Later,themurderwaslinkedtoaserialkillerwhowaslatercaughtandexecutedforhiscrimes.""EverythingIwantpeopletoknowaboutmeisinmybooks."
