| Title | : | The Lincoln Lawyer: A Richard and Judy bestseller (Mickey Haller Series Book 1) |
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Mickey is a Lincoln Lawyer - a criminal defence attorney operating out of the back of his car, a Lincoln - taking whatever cases the system throws at him. He's been a defence lawyer for a long time, and he knows just how to work the legal system. When a Beverly Hills rich boy is arrested for brutally beating a woman, Haller gets 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 then the case starts to fall apart. And neither the suspect nor the victim are quite who they seem, and Haller quickly discovers that when you swim with the sharks, you might just end up as prey...There is no client as scary as an innocent man...
Mickey is a Lincoln Lawyer - a criminal defence attorney operating out of the back of his car, a Lincoln - taking whatever cases the system throws at him. He's been a defence lawyer for a long time, and he knows just how to work the legal system. When a Beverly Hills rich boy is arrested for brutally beating a woman, Haller gets 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 then the case starts to fall apart. And neither the suspect nor the victim are quite who they seem, and Haller quickly discovers that when you swim with the sharks, you might just end up as prey...
The Lincoln Lawyer: A Richard and Judy bestseller (Mickey Haller Series Book 1) Reviews
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This tightly plotted book is a good opener in Connelly's Mickey Haller series. He's quickly established as a quirky, not entirely likeable character, with a couple of ex wives, a daughter, and an office based in a number of Lincoln Town cars, from which Haller runs his
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It's a strange one. At times the writing isn't the greatest, but the storytelling is fantastic. Mickey Haller is a great literary invention, and the story rattles along at pace.
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After looking through my large collection of legal thrillers last week for an Instagram post, I began to wonder if there was any ‘must read’ legal thriller I didn’t own. This lead me down a Google rabbit hole of list after list of top legal thriller titles. One book
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3.5 4* Mickey Haller is a defence lawyer who works from his car – a Lincoln town car – he is brought in by a bondsman to meet a potential client Louis Roulet he’s up on assault and attempted rape charges. Haller considers it a possible ‘gravy train’ or franchise case –
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I'd never even heard of Michael Connelly before reading the much applauded The Lincoln Lawyer. I'd been drawn to it by a half price offer, not knowing the author but finding the blurb to be enticing enough to fork out the £5 for the book. What a buy. The reviews
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Gripping , few twists and everything a good crime thriller should be. Can’t wait to read from this author.
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I purchased this book a while ago but have read it several times. I was originally given the paperback as a gift, but I have since bought it on Kindle and I have the DVD. In my humble opinion all of Michael Connelly's Mickey Haller books are excellent reads and I wish
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after watching the lincoln lawyer, i followed my urge to compare the movie against the book. while the storyline is or less the same in both, there are subtle differences in the order of events & the way in which the main character mickey haller is
