by Michael Connelly (Author)
They're called Lincoln Lawyers: the bottom of the legal food chain, the criminal defence attorneys who operate out of the back of a Lincoln Town Car, taking whatever cases the system throws in their path. Mickey Haller has been in the business a long time, and he knows just how to work it. When a Beverly Hills rich boy is arrested for brutally beating a woman, Haller has his first high-paying client in years. The evidence mounts on the defence's side, and Haller might even be in the rare position of defending a client who is actually innocent. But when his case starts to fall apart and neither the suspect nor the victim are quite who they seem, Haller quickly discovers that when you swim with the sharks, it's easy to wind up as prey.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Orion
Published: 28 Jun 2006
ISBN 10: 0752877798
ISBN 13: 9780752877792
Book Overview: Reissued in the stunning new cover style. Michael Connelly is a Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author in hardback and mass market paperback. THE LINCOLN LAWYER was a Richard & Judy Book Club selection. Connelly has won or been nominated for all the major crime writing awards, including the Edgar and the CWA Gold Dagger. Major movie deals are in place for all Connelly's novels - rights for THE LINCOLN LAWYER have been sold to Lakeshore Entertainment (producers of Oscar winning 'Million Dollar Baby') for a seven-figure sum. 'THE LINCOLN LAWYER is a superb read, right up there with Connelly's best. Turow and Grisham had better watch out' Mail on Sunday. 'A knockout ... Oozing hard-boiled Los Angeles attitude both in the car and in the courtroom, Mickey's a treat' Time Out. '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. Too much is likely to happen while you leave it unattended' Literary Review.
Prizes: Shortlisted for CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2006.