Michael Connelly has cranked out at least one book a year for nearly two decades. This year's production, the workmanlike The Reversal, is his third in 18 months. It reunites LAPD detective Harry Bosch and his half brother, slick defense attorney Mickey Haller. But this time, Haller preposterously agrees to switch sides, working as a special prosecutor against an accused child killer who's not nearly as compelling as Connelly's best villains. B

