The Law of Innocence (Lincoln Lawyer)

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Por favor, que se traduzca pronto al castellano. Me dan igual las ideas políticas de Connelly, todo el mundo tiene derecho a expresarlas cuando le convenga. El caso es que la trama es estupenda y la resolución también.

De esta primera se hizo una película protagonizada por Matthew McConaughey que es muy, muy buena adaptación. De lo mejor que he visto en cuanto a adaptaciones de libros para la pantalla. Haller’s interactions with his estranged daughter, Hayley, provide emotional depth to the story. As he fights to clear his name, he must also confront his past mistakes and rebuild his fractured relationship with his daughter. The imperfect system, in my estimation, isn’t what many social justice activists would have us to believe these days. The fault can’t be laid at the feet of the police or prosecutorial misconduct. It has little to do with racism or an unattainable ideal called “equity.” When an innocent person gets convicted and goes to jail for a crime they didn’t commit, we can usually explain the cause using simple economics. The proverb, “You get what you pay for,” is never more appropriate than when you’re discussing “justice” in this country. You get as much “justice” as you can afford to pay for in terms of what kind of lawyer you can afford to hire. Ves cómo piensa, cómo se anticipa al fiscal o a los acusados a los que defiende, que en alguna ocasión, se merecen la cárcel, pero siempre luchando por conseguir el veredicto de no culpable.

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You will see a lot of familiar faces popping up in the novel; if you have read previous novels by Michael Connelly. I get it on some level when defense attorneys use the shopworn saying, “Every defendant deserves a vigorous defense.” But that’s hard to reconcile with reality sometimes. Does anyone really believe Charles Mason deserved a vigorous defense? How about a man in a jealous rage that the evidence showed brutally stabbed to death his ex-wife and her boyfriend? Maybe the maxim should be, “Every innocent defendant deserves a vigorous defense.” Still, I understand that under our system, we presume everyone innocent until proving them guilty, so I know why that can’t be so.

Como ya he reseñado en alguna ocasión el otro gran autor, desde mi punto de vista, de este tipo de novelas, es Steve Cavanagh y su protagonista Eddie Flynn. De éste, que yo sepa, sólo han traducido una. In true Michael Connelly fashion, the novel is filled with twists, turns, and suspenseful courtroom drama. The pacing is relentless, with each chapter unveiling new revelations and raising the stakes for Haller.On the night of the celebration, he is pulled over by a police officer, who finds the body of his former client in the car’s trunk. En The Law of Innocence, el acusado es el propio Haller. Y, por supuesto, se defiende a sí mismo, con la ayuda de sus habituales y de su medio hermano Harry Bosch.

Mientras, os la recomiendo encarecidamente, para que estéis preparados para leerla en cuanto la traduzcan. So there is much to whet the appetite here, but somehow all the ingredients don’t quite meld together into a completely satisfying dish. There are some finely plotted moments – to be expected from a storyteller par excellence like Connelly – but there are also periods when it feels like you’re treading water rather than surging ahead. The Law of Innocence aims high but falls just short of the mark. Connelly’s meticulous attention to detail and his ability to create authentic characters make the story compelling and engaging. The people of LA can rest easy knowing there is no Dana Berg prosecuting cases in Los Angeles county these days with a district attorney there far more interested in “equity” than protecting innocent citizens from predators. Nowadays, there are probably thousands of guilty persons going free instead of one innocent person getting convicted. That’s how it works when you choose not to prosecute anyone.Anyway, I automatically remove stars from ANY book I read if they mention my beloved president in a negative way, so since he mentioned it several times, stars are removed for that along with the goddamn coronavirus mention. Literally, if I never heard the words again I would be happy. Sam Scales, a con artist and former Haller client who pops up in three Haller novels, is the murder victim in this one.

Se enfrenta a una fiscal, desde mi punto de vista, un poco histérica y con una fijación de su culpabilidad que no es normal. Pero, cuando lo necesita, su ex mujer, que también es fiscal, pide la excedencia para ayudarlo.La Cosse, a shady character with connections to organized crime, was brutally killed and found in the trunk of Haller’s vehicle. I have read all of Connelly's books and stories, but now I think I will skip the next one. The good old West Coast elitist club just can't keep their politics out of their writing, just like the East Coast ones. With Juror 68, Connelly committed his own version of literary seppuku half way through the book. He didn't have to do it. But, he could not resist the temptation. Working with a co-counsel he knows well, Haller must prove his innocence to a panel of jurors who appear eager to hear what the state has to say. It’s sure to be a cutthroat trial where innocence will come second to the ability to spin tales. Haller has everything to lose as he finds himself in the hot seat, somewhere he’s not used to sitting. Todas las novelas protagonizadas por Haller son buenas, pero The Law of Innocence es la que más me gustó desde El inocente. One pleasant surprise was finding Harry Bosch in this Haller novel. I’d say Bosch played a bigger role in this book than in the latest Ballard and Bosch novel, The Dark Hours (2021). Those who have read other of Connelly’s books know that Bosch and Haller are half brothers. I’d say Bosch features in this novel almost as prominently as in another Haller book, The Reversal (2010). That’s reason enough for a diehard Bosch fan to read and enjoy The Law of Innocence.