Synopses & Reviews
This #1 bestselling legal thriller from Michael Connelly is a stunning display of novelistic mastery - as human, as gripping, and as whiplash-surprising as any novel yet from the writer
Publishers Weekly has called "today's Dostoevsky of crime literature."
Mickey Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car, traveling between the far-flung courthouses of Los Angeles to defend clients of every kind. Bikers, con artists, drunk drivers, drug dealers - they're all on Mickey Haller's client list. For him, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence, it's about negotiation and manipulation. Sometimes it's even about justice.
A Beverly Hills playboy arrested for attacking a woman he picked up in a bar chooses Haller to defend him, and Mickey has his first high-paying client in years. It is a defense attorney's dream, what they call a franchise case. And as the evidence stacks up, Haller comes to believe this may be the easiest case of his career. Then someone close to him is murdered and Haller discovers that his search for innocence has brought him face-to-face with evil as pure as a flame. To escape without being burned, he must deploy every tactic, feint, and instinct in his arsenal - this time to save his own life.
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"This is the first legal thriller for Connelly....It has all the right stuff: a sinuous plot, crisp dialogue, and a roster of reprehensible characters." Booklist (Starred Review)
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"The Lincoln Lawyer is Connelly's first legal thriller and is one of the best novels he has written, if not the best....There are so many things to admire about The Lincoln Lawyer that one hopes Connelly is planting the seeds for a whole new series." USA Today
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"[A] crackerjack new hero....Connelly presents a fascinating look at how defense lawyers below the Johnnie Cochran level operate as well as a compelling mystery that has more sudden turns than Mulholland Drive. (Grade: A-)" Entertainment Weekly
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"In addition to its steamroller plot, The Lincoln Lawyer boasts plenty of lively anecdotes and smooth prose...Connelly knows a lot about nailing details, creating colorful characters and writing clear sentences." Seattle Times
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"The Lincoln Lawyer takes a while to build up a head of steam, but readers should stay with it, because when it finds its tracks it takes off like a bullet train." St. Petersburg Times
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"In the end we, the jury, are surprised to find ourselves convinced that Haller's shady labors are deeply legitimate and essential for us all. That's some lawyer." The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
About the Author
Michael Connelly is a former journalist and has won every major prize for crime fiction. He lives in Florida.