The Lincoln Lawyer : a Novel

Library Journal Review: Mickey Haller defends low-life criminals who seem to offend habitually. With no actual office in which to hang his law degree, he works out of the backseat of his car. When a wealthy client lands in Mickey's lap, he thinks he has found a dream case. The evidence indicates a frame, and Mickey believes he might actually be defending his first truly innocent client. While he manipulates the system to his advantage, Mickey discovers that he is being maneuvered as well. Connelly, author of the best-selling Harry Bosch police procedurals (e.g., The Closers), proves he can handle even the legal thriller genre with this intricate and cynical look into the criminal justice system. For all popular fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/05; see the Q&A with Connelly on p. 66.?Ed.]?Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L.?Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L. Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.