The Gods of Guilt

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The Gods of Guilt
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Hardcover edition
Author Michael Connelly
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMickey Haller, No. 5
Genrecrime fiction, mystery novels
Publisher Little, Brown
Publication date
2 December 2013 (USA)
Published in English
21 November 2013 (UK)
Media typePrint (hardback)
ISBN 978-0316069519
Preceded by The Fifth Witness  
Followed by The Law of Innocence  

The Gods of Guilt is the 26th novel by American author Michael Connelly and his fifth to feature Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. The book was published in the United States on December 2, 2013.

The novel follows Haller as he takes on the case of Andre La Cosse, a "digital pimp" who allegedly murdered Gloria Dayton, an old friend of Haller's.

Connelly's signature character Harry Bosch appears in the book but does not play a major role. The novel is so named because Haller describes members of a jury as "gods of guilt."


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