A new book in the Mickey Haller series by Michael Connelly is released every two or three years and I’ve looked forward to this one ever since it was announced. I don’t pre-order anything because personally, I want to start reading right away when I get a book. So it’s only after I finish my current read and maybe a “next-up” book, that I buy, download, and jump into that newly published by a favorite author book. But it’s on my wish list until then. That said, there are a few I know I’ll be reading so I sometimes pre-order those – very rare – not even #1 Ladies Deceives Agency.  

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Resurrection Walk 
by Michael Connelly  
Oct, 2023
Read by Peter Giles, Titus Welliver, Christine Lakin
Rated: A+++ (wow) / legal thriller
(Lincoln Lawyer Series # 7)
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 The phrase Resurrection Walk Mickey explains (but it’s obvious) refers to those times the judicial system via a lawyer gets a client declared innocent after having been found guilty and serving a chunk of his time. This is beyond appeal.  It’s a risky move because the standards of proof are higher –  the “petitioner’ has to be actually found “innocent.” When that happens this person’s record is wiped clean of this offense.  And he gets to make a “resurrection walk.” as opposed to a “perp walk” when he’s been charged and is walked into the courtroom or jail.  

Now, Haller has hired his half-brother, retired detective Harry Bosch (who has his own excellent series) to join him in trying to exonerate Lucinda Sands, convicted of killing her husband 5 years prior.  The whole thing smells of police corruption. The two of them study the case files, investigate on their own, go out to see witnesses, collect the information of experts, and finally end up before a judge – no jury for these types of cases.  

So the whole gang is here – Mickey,  Harry, Cisco (Mickey’s investi-gator), and Harry’s adult daughter – even Maggie McPherson, Mickey’s ex-wife.   Shamiram Arslanian is a forensics expert who does work for Haller from time to time. She’s been in a couple prior books.  https://www.michaelconnelly.com/characters/shamiram-arslanian/

However, Harry is very ill and getting experimental cancer treatments. As Mickey says, “He’s old!” But Harrye has invaluable experience and conducts himself well on the stand. He juste doesn’t know much about the developing technologies.

So many of my favorites detectives are getting old – Dave Robicheaux, Harry Bosch, there are others like Inspector Gamache. One thing I really enjoy about the Haller series is the emphasis on legal procedures. And there’s a fair amount of new technology added. Yes, there is some thriller stuff, too,like chases and shootouts, but that’s true of most “mysteries” these days, from police procedurals to amateur sleuthing.  But I do enjoy a good courtroom drama – I’m going to have to try Perry Mason.