The Law of Innocence, Michael Connelly
The Law of Innocence, Michael Connelly
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The Law of Innocence

Bestseller

Author: Michael Connelly

Narrator: Peter Giles

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020


Synopsis

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

About Michael Connelly

Author Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia PA in 1956. His genre of choice are crime fiction and thrillers. The term "detectiveis used to describe many of his works, such as those featuring LAPD Detective HieronymusBosch or criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Most every reader is familiar with those characters. A fun fact is that Connelly recreated a lot of publicity when President Bill Clinton was exiting a bookstore carrying the Connelly novel, "The Concrete Blonde "Harry novels

Connelly wrote which was adapted to film with Cline Eastwood as director and playing the lead actor as character FBI agent Terry McCabe. The book and movie were based on the "survivorsthat a person has after a heart transplant. s interest in the world of crime investigation come when he was 16 and one night on his way home from working as a dishwasher, he witnessed a man throwing an object into a hedge. Curious, he retrieved the object which ended up being a gun wrapped in a flannel shirt. A great happening for a future fictional crime novelist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on November 29, 2020

Wow! What a great read. This one is going to be my favorite of the year in the mystery/Legal Thriller category. Five and a half stars out of five. Full disclosure Connelly is one of my go-to favorites and it’s hard not to be a little biased. I like this book better than the last four or five of his......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on October 04, 2020

Mickey Haller never thought in a million years that he’d have to defend himself. That day, however, has arrived. When Mickey Haller is stopped during what appears to be a routine traffic stop, he initially thinks nothing of it, until a search of his trunk reveals the dead body of one of Haller’s for......more

Goodreads review by Joey on May 06, 2021

4.0 stars “The Law of Innocence” by Michael Connelly is the latest in the Mickey Haller aka The Lincoln Lawyer series of books. Connelly is one of the few authors I know that writes both legal thrillers and police detective mysteries equally well. In fact, I can’t decide whether I like the Lincoln L......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on November 12, 2020

2 new Michael Connelly books in 2020... yes please! Especially when they both bring back characters that we haven't seen for a while. Fair Warning earlier this year saw the return of Jack McEvoy and now we have a new Mickey Haller book - who said 2020 was all bad? The Lincoln Lawyer is back. After a......more

Goodreads review by Anne on February 11, 2024

Mickey gets arrested for murder. And COVID is coming... I thought the addition of the oncoming pandemic was an interesting backdrop. Not only is the clock ticking for the trial, but the reader is aware that the clock is ticking for the inevitable shutdown. And Connelly laces the legal thriller with j......more


Quotes

“The so-called Lincoln Lawyer... turns in another dazzling courtroom performance."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

“If you’re not already addicted to Mickey, his ex-wives and his brilliant half brother, investigator Harry Bosch, this perfectly constructed legal thriller will get you there.”—People (Book of the Week)

“One of the finest legal thrillers of the last decade… Connelly’s novels have long been distinguished by his mastery of the complexities of the justice system including an ability to get police and courtroom procedures exactly right.”—Bruce DeSilva, Associated Press

“A wonderfully twisty legal thriller… As always, Connelly does a splendid job with both the courtroom drama and the suspenseful, often dangerous process behind it.”—Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times

“Stellar… the action never lags... The Law of Innocence again proves Connelly is a master storyteller.”—Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel

“Gripping… Fans are in for another treat from the blockbuster author.”—Christina Ianzito, AARP

"A tightly crafted thriller, with some nice crossover flair to boot (fans of Harry Bosch always enjoy seeing him show up in new places)."—Dwyer Murphy, Crimereads

"A fine legal thriller and a revealing character study.”—Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review)

“Superlative... A supremely intelligent, well-paced courtroom thriller by a modern master.” —Publisher's Weekly (starred review)