Resurrection Walk

After a successful case resulting in the release of a wrongly accused prisoner, defence attorney Mickey Haller decides to enlist his half brother, former detective Harry Bosch to assist him in reviewing cases of other prisoners requesting help after falsely being imprisoned for a crime. Both Mickey and Harry agree that the case of Lucinda Sanz requires investigation. Cindi was arrested for the murder of her former husband. She had accepted a nolo condendere plea at the insistence of her lawyer, however she always maintained her innocence. The task was now to prove it.

The novel recounts the work and thoughts of Mickey in the first person and Harry in the third person as they build their case. They then have to convince the judge that Cindi was not involved in the crime. Investigations indicated that Cindi's former husband was involved in a police crime clique and that false evidence had been used to ensure that Cindi appeared guilty. Much of Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly involves the trial and the the hunt for additional proof that Cindi is innocent. When a gaoled prisoner is proven not guilty the release of the prisoner is referred to as the resurrection walk.

An excellent crime novel.