Simon Mayo’s Books Of The Year
Arts:Books
When defence attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, the body of a client is discovered in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can't make the $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge. Haller knows he's been framed and elects to defend himself.
Best selling author Michael Connelly chats to Simon and Matt from Las Vegas. He is perhaps best known for his books featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defence attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 31 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 foreign languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jung Chang
A Q&A with Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)
Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)
A Q&A with Matt Haig
Matt Haig
A Q&A with Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)
Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)
Q&A with Jeanette Winterson (Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit/Frankissstein)
Jeanette Winterson (Frankissstein)
Q&A with Sue Nelson (Wally Funk's Race For Space)
Wally Funk's Race For Space
Q&A with Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist)
Chloe Hooper - The Arsonist
Q&A Michelle Paver & John Boyne
Michelle Paver & John Boyne
Q&A with Prof Lewis Dartnell
Prof Lewis Dartnell - Origins
Our Q&A with Anita Anand
Anita Anand - The Patient Assassin
Q&A with Jonathan Freedland/Sam Bourne
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Lit Society: Books and Drama
Ex Libris
Write The Book: Conversations on Craft
Pride and Prejudice
Pollyanna
Fresh Air
Myths and Legends