The Law of Innocence

by Michael Connelly

Book Overview

INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES THE LINCOLN LAWYER - THE #1 TV SHOW ON NETFLIX

Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller is back on the job in this heart-stopping thriller from a renowned #1 New York Times bestselling author.

"One of the finest legal thrillers of the last decade" --Associated Press

On the night he celebrates a big win, defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a former client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is immediately charged with murder but can't post the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge.

Mickey elects to represent himself and is forced to mount his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles. All the while he needs to look over his shoulder--as an officer of the court he is an instant target, and he makes few friends when he reveals a corruption plot within the jail.

But the bigger plot is the one against him. Haller knows he's been framed, whether by a new enemy or an old one. As his trusted team, including his half-brother, Harry Bosch, investigates, Haller must use all his skills in the courtroom to counter the damning evidence against him.

Even if he can obtain a not-guilty verdict, Mickey understands that it won't be enough. In order to be truly exonerated, he must find out who really committed the murder and why. That is the law of innocence.

In his highest stakes case yet, the Lincoln Lawyer fights for his life and proves again why he is "a worthy colleague of Atticus Finch . . . in the front of the pack in the legal thriller game" (Los Angeles Times).

A CBS The Doctors Book Club Pick
A People Book of the Week Selection

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538752530
• ISBN13: 9781538752531
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Good story, but...

I enjoy Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer books. This story was compelling, but stopped me cold when he was going on about having to get a Trump supporter off the jury. Was that really necessary?? TDS is real.

good story, but...

I have been enjoying Michael Connelly's books for a long time. So long, I think I know Harry Bosch and Mick Haller. They are well written and the mystery keeps you going. However, this may be my last one. Connelly had to get his typical California political dig in against President Trump and Trump's followers. Now, one can hope that it's just the book character's line of thinking, but ...

Ghost-written? Because it’s dreadful lol

I’ve read all the Bosch books (some twice) as well as the previous Hallers. For me, this book was totally unreadable. I could only manage to make my way through about the first 50 pages before it landed in recycling. Writing was juvenile and stilted, plus incredibly uninspiring. Apparently reviews mention the extreme leftist opinions of the author and, had I known that, I never would have bought this book. Glad I threw in the towel when I did to avoid further annoyance.