A blistering courtroom drama featuring The Lincoln Lawyer's Mickey Haller from the master of the genre. For Mickey, it's back to what he does best on the biggest stage of all, but if he thought defending Lisa Trammel was going to be a walk in the park, he'd be wrong. Not only is he about to learn some startling truths about his client, but also about himself, and by the time the verdict is in, Mickey's whole world will have been turned upside down.
'Connelly excels - easily surpassing even John Grisham in the building of courtroom suspense' LOS ANGELES TIMES
In tough times, crime still pays. For defense attorney Mickey Haller - a.k.a. The Lincoln Lawyer - most of his time is now spent not keeping people out of jail, but in their homes.
Lisa Trammel was Mickey's first foreclosure client. For eight months, he's stopped the bank from taking her house. But when the bank's CEO is found beaten to death, Lisa is the prime suspect.
As Haller steps back into the theatre of a murder trial, he will learn some shocking truths about the victim, his client, and himself.
Mickey prepares to mount the best defense of his career - but this is a trial where the last surprise comes after the verdict is in . . .
'Connelly is the best of the best' RICHARD OSMAN 'A master' STEPHEN KING
Michael Connelly is a former police reporter for the LOS ANGELES TIMES and the international bestselling author of the Harry Bosch thriller series. He is the author of several standalones, including the highly acclaimed legal thriller, THE LINCOLN LAWYER, which was selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. BOSCH, the TV series based on Michael's novels, is the most watched original series on Amazon Prime Instant Video and has just been commissioned for a second series. His novel Blood Work was adapted into a film in 2002 with a screenplay by Brian Helgeland and direction by Clint Eastwood, who also played the lead role. Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer was made into a film in 2011, with Matthew McConaughey playing defense lawyer Michael "Mickey" Haller. He occasionally makes guest appearances as himself in the ABC comedy/drama TV series Castle.
His books have been translated into 31 languages and have won awards all over the world, including the EDGAR and ANTHONY AWARDS. Fifty-eight million copies of Connelly’s books have sold worldwide and he has been translated into thirty-nine foreign languages.
