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Mickey Haller has spent all his professional life afraid that he wouldn’t recognize innocence if it stood right in front of him. But what he should have been on the watch for was evil.
Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car, traveling between the far-flung courthouses of Los Angeles to defend clients of every kind. Bikers, con artists, drunk drivers, drug dealers — they’re all on Mickey Haller’s client list. For him, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence — it’s about negotiation and manipulation. Sometimes it’s even about justice.
A Beverly Hills playboy arrested for attacking a woman he picked up in a bar chooses Haller to defend him, and Mickey has his first high-paying client in years. It is a defense attorney’s dream, what they call a franchise case. And as the evidence stacks up, Haller comes to believe this may be the easiest case of his career.
Then someone close to him is murdered and Haller discovers that his search for innocence has brought him face-to-face with evil as pure as a flame. To escape without being burned, he must deploy every tactic, feint, and instinct in his arsenal — this time to save his own life.
Series
7 primary booksMickey Haller is a 7-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Michael Connelly.
Series
37 primary books41 released booksHarry Bosch Universe is a 41-book series with 37 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Michael Connelly.
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This book is fiction, but I find that the depiction of the lawyer matches many observations that I've made in my dealings with lawyers. While the ‘hero' of this book views his actions as working within the ‘system' - my viewpoint is that he has no moral compass. He will charge whatever fees he can get away with, stringing them along for as long as their bank account holds money. He will manipulate people, deceive them, and outright lie to them. He will bend the rules and even break them - so long as he doesn't get caught, it must be okay - all part of the game. His priorities are first - to his own income, and second - to win his case, regardless of the facts.
What's the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?
One's a slimy, bottom dwelling, scum sucker. The other is a fish.