The Brass Verdict is the nineteenth novel written by Michael Connelly, and the second novel featuring Los Angeles defense attorney Mickey Haller, as well as the third featuring reporter Jack McEvoy and featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch. The book was published on 14 October 2008, and won the 2009 Anthony Award; it was also nominated for the 2009 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, but lost to John Hart's the Last Child.