Although
fans of Michael Connelly's popular and critically praised Harry Bosch
series won't find their favorite police detective in this legal
thriller, they'll enjoy getting to know the half-brother Harry's never
met, California defense lawyer Mickey Haller, who runs his office out
of his Lincoln Town Car. Mickey doesn't worry too much about the actual
guilt or innocence of his disreputable clientele. Instead, he prefers
to concentrate on locating the loopholes in the prosecution's case and
keeping an eye on his bottom line. Mickey's priorities undergo a
radical shift--too late, perhaps--when he manages to land a rich client
accused of assaulting a woman at a bar, and discovers that the
apparently slam-dunk case has an extremely unpleasant price tag
attached to it.
Size
Length:
404 pages
Height:
9.8 in.
Width:
6.8 in.
Thickness:
1.5 in.
Weight:
23.2 oz.
Publisher's Note
Representing
the system's most unsavory characters in his work as a criminal defense
lawyer, jaded attorney Mickey Haller takes on his first high-paying and
possibly innocent client in years, but finds the case complicated by
sinister events that suggest the workings of a particularly evil
perpetrator.
Industry reviews
"[V]eteran
crime novelist Connelly offers intrigue and bracing twists in his first
legal thriller....Connelly gets the legal details and maneuvers just
right, and Haller is a great character....Contains everything readers
have come to expect from powerhouse Connelly." Kirkus (08/01/2005)
"Many
a series sleuth has been sidelined by a gut shot so an author can
wander off an explore a new genre....[E]very so often that literary
leap produces something remarkable, like Michael Connelly's first legal
thriller, THE LINCOLN LAWYER....Mastering the form on his first try,
Connelly delivers a powerhouse drama." New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (10/09/2005)
"Potent....Brilliantly
plotted and played out, with court scenes...which winch up the tension
to the breaking point. New territory for Connelly, author of the
peerless Harry Bosch series, but immediately expert, exciting and
absorbing. Connelly writes the kind of book that dares you to put it
down. Chances are that you won't." Literary Review - Philip Oakes (11/01/2005)
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