This is a good one, coming after the last two books of the series that were a bit lacking for me.

For once, the twist and reversal do not feel like a rug has been pulled out of your feet, and so the conclusion feels more earned that in previous book.

I don't think this one is used much in the tv shows yet, however if you're familiar with both iterations of the series, you might find that the books, and particularly this one, have flaws in the way the relationship of Haller and other recurring characters are at times not developped enough, or some loops are closed rapidly here and there, just so it's not just court stuff with an interchangeable lawyer MC. The tv shows do it better on that front. The very end of the book had me side-eyeing the author a little tbh.

The danger factor of this case was higher than others, threats against Haller's team and long lasting consequences if he couldn't put everything out in the open during the trial were definitely upping the stakes.

I can't remember if I read this one before, but if so, I didn't remember much. Either way, the "twist" isn't why this story work, so it didn't really matter. That being said, I'm pretty sure the next Connelly I read will be completely unknown territory, hopefully we get out of the Bosch downward slope and things get interesting again on his side of the universe.