Book Review: The Fifth Witness

Last night I finished reading The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly. This book may sound familiar to you because it's the sequel to The Lincoln Lawyer, which you've probably heard of because it was turned into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey.  The Fifth Witness is the story of a murder trial involving Lisa Trammel. Her home is in foreclosure and Mitchell Bondurant, who is the CEO of the bank foreclosing on her home is found dead. Trammel is accused of the murder and it is defense attorney Michael Haller's job to get the 'not guilty' verdict.

The book was enjoyable, although not as enjoyable as The Lincoln Lawyer. It is suspenseful, but everything that the reader expects to happen for the first 403 pages does. There are some minor twists and turns, but the story doesn't really pick up until the last ten pages. That's when everything the reader thought he or she knew comes undone and the really unexpected events take place. If you enjoy reading courtroom dramas, I would recommend picking up this book, but it would be fine to wait until it comes out in paperback. The one thing that probably adds to this book's appeal right now is that it is easy to draw parallels from this and the recent Casey Anthony case in Florida. This book is currently $16.24 on Amazon.com.