Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.

Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.

Bringing together Michael Connelly's two most popular characters, The Brass Verdict is sure to be his biggest book yet.

邁剋爾•康奈利是美國前總統比爾•剋林頓、搖滾巨星米剋•賈格爾等人最喜歡的推理小說傢，他也被稱為世界上最好的警探小說作傢。他的小說迄今為止銷售瞭700萬冊，被翻譯成31種文字，並年年蟬聯《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜榜首。驚悚小說大師斯蒂芬•金非常賞識康奈利的作品，還特為他的《詩人》一書作序。

自齣道以來，康奈利獲奬無數，其中包括愛倫、坡奬、安東尼奬、尼羅•伍爾美奬、夏姆斯奬、馬耳他之鷹奬，以及法國的.38Caliber、Grand Prix及意大利的Premio Bancarella等奬項。他還曾擔任美國推理小說作傢協會(MWA)主席一職。

邁剋爾•康奈利從事小說創作之前，在《洛杉磯時報》擔任犯罪新聞記者，豐富的體驗為他的寫作提供瞭堅實的基礎。1992年康奈利創作瞭以洛杉磯警探哈裏•博斯為主角的小說《黑色迴聲》，獲得當年愛倫•坡奬的最佳處女作奬。截止2006年，他一共寫瞭十一部“哈裏•博斯係列”小說，為洛杉磯市創造瞭一個保護者的形象。

除“哈裏•博斯係列”外，康奈利還有《詩人》、《血型拼圖》等作品，也同樣登上暢銷書排行榜。

目前康奈利和他的傢人住在美國佛羅裏達州。