Bestselling author Michael Connelly specializes in detective novels, but with The Lincoln Lawyer series, he dips his toes into the world of legal thrillers. In The Lincoln Lawyer books, Connelly introduces us to the enigmatic and cynical criminal defense attorney Michael Haller (but you can call him Mickey). He’s been nicknamed the Lincoln Lawyer due to his penchant for dealing out of the back of his Lincoln town car. These books exist in the same world as Connelly’s popular Harry Bosch series. Not only so, but Bosch happens to be Mickey’s half-brother and makes appearances in the Mickey Haller books (and vice versa).
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This series first appeared on my radar when I saw the film adaptation of the first book. The cast of Lincoln Lawyers includes Hollywood heavyweights like Matthew McConaughey as Mickey and Ryan Phillippe as Louis Roulet. looking for where to go after lincoln’s lawyer? Don’t worry, I have you. check out michael connelly’s lincoln law books in order.
mickey haller is a cynical defense attorney who mostly defends the scum of angels. he works out of the back of his car, driving from courthouse to courthouse. Haller isn’t overly concerned with guilt or innocence; he believes that the law is more about negotiation and manipulation. When Louise Roulet, a wealthy Beverly Hills womanizer and real estate agent, is accused of brutally assaulting a woman, she enlists Haller’s help. At first, Haller is excited to have a high-paying client. But when he and his investigator start digging, things turn violent and Haller begins to question his approach.
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The Bronze Verdict is the second book in the Mickey Haller Lincoln Lawyers series. At the start of The Bronze Verdict, Mickey Haller has inherited the practice of his late fellow defense attorney Jerry Vincent. Haller’s main concern is a high-profile case involving a Hollywood producer who allegedly murdered his wife and the person he was allegedly having an affair with. he tries to mount a defense for walter eliot, the producer. As he rushes off, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch steps in his way. With his moral compass a little clearer, Haller reluctantly works with Bosch when he realizes there’s more to the murder case than he thought.
in investing, mickey haller changes sides, so to speak. For this high-profile case, Haller will prosecute the criminal instead of defending him. After more than two decades in jail, a boy convicted of murder, Jason Jessup, is being released. New dna evidence has been tested, exonerated him. However, Haller is not so sure of Jessup’s innocence. Quite the opposite, in fact: he is convinced that Jessup is guilty and will kill again. because of this, he agrees to prosecute the case. but only if he can choose his lapd investigator. He teams up with Harry Bosch and they investigate the case for a new trial. The odds aren’t exactly in his favor, but Haller and Bosch face danger to put this killer behind bars.
due to problems in the economy, mickey haller is having a hard time. has had to expand its legal scope to foreclosure law to make ends meet. His first foreclosure client is Lisa Trammel. Mickey manages to keep his roof over his head, but there has been rejection from the bank. Soon, a high-level bank employee is found dead, and Lisa is the prime suspect. Now Haller is back to do what she does best: criminal defense. but this case is not going to be as easy as he thinks. in fact, he is going to change everything.
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haller receives a text message from someone who needs his help. she doesn’t know the details, but she knows it’s a 187, the murder code. he soon learns that the victim is a previous client of his. she was a sex worker and he thought he had helped her. But it looks like she’s back in sex work, and it was probably Haller who put her in harm’s way. as she immerses herself in the case, the past begins to catch up with him. Is he to blame for what happened to her? he only time will tell.
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defense attorney mickey haller is pulled over by police, who find a client’s body in the trunk of his lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and unable to pay the exorbitant $5 million bail set by a vindictive judge. Mickey chooses to defend himself and must strategize and build his defense from his cell at the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles, while he looks over his shoulder; as an officer of the court, he is an instant target. Mickey knows that he has been framed. Now, with the help of his trusted team, he must find out who has planned to destroy his life and why. he then he has to go before a judge and a jury and prove his innocence.
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