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The Lincoln Lawyer

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Adam Grupper
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Publisher's summary

The best-selling legal thriller - and CBS TV series - has charismatic defense attorney Mickey Haller taking on a slam-dunk court case involving a Beverly Hills playboy - but as it spirals into a nightmare, he finds himself in a fight for his life.

Mickey Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the backseat 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.

©2005 Hieronymus, Inc. All Rights Reserved (P)2005 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

  • 2005 Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award, Mystery/Thriller

"A fast-paced, unpredictable ride." (Bookmarks Magazine)

"[The Lincoln Lawyer] has all the right stuff: a sinuous plot, crisp dialogue, and a roster of reprehensible characters." (Booklist, starred review)

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Enrgrossing

Great read, kept me riveted right to the end great twist at the end really enjoyed it, the narration was great, just kept you listening.

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Clever...witty...fun

This is my favorite of Mr. Connelly's books. The court-room scenes are spot-on and catch the reader by surprise just as the lawyer catches witnesses in his cunning traps. I highly recommend this book...it will not disappoint.

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one of t he best Michael Connelly books

Period. I found nothing wrong with the story, or nrrating of this book. It has been one of the best audio books I have purchased yet.

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Easy listening

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8/10

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Better than the movie, but then, that isn't surprising, is it? I've now exhausted Connelly's novels about Mickey Howler, and I'm hungry for more.

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FANTASTIC

Loved it, a really good lawyer, court room, murder novel. Adam Grupper is just so good at the reading and all of his characters are really true to life.

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Yes. The twists are worth the read.

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I was caught up in the mother's role in the story. Fooled.

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JUST ROCKS

This book is awesome. Wow, couldn't event press the pause button. I just couldn't do it people. I just couldn't do it.

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Fantabulous story and characters!

Michael Connelly is always brilliant in his writing; however, this is the best book of his that I have read to date!

It is the first in a series featuring lawyer Michael "Mickey" Haller and I hope the other books in the series are as good as this one. The movie of the same name starring Matthew McConaughey was a huge dissapointment, so be sure to read the book before watching the movie!

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Great story!

This is possibly my favorite Michael Connelly book. The story is engaging the whole way with details overlapping and connecting. All the plots are resolved (the main ones at least). The only issue with the audiobook is the creative license the publisher has taken to add dramatic music in the background of certain parts. I understand they want to build up the tension but the story is well written and the music is distracting. Luckily it doesn’t happen too often and I could easily finish the book.

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very captivating, kept me on the edge of my seat,

great story, look forward to the next one, nice and convoluted, love this author and narration

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