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The Lincoln Lawyer (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel, 1)
The bestselling legal thriller--and upcoming Netflix 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.
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For some reason I had Matthew "Alright-alright-alright" McConaughey in mind while I read this book. Turns out, I somehow knew this was a movie with the man himself. How did I know that?
Regardless of the movie that I have never seen, this was a fantastic book! I carried the book everywhere and read as often as I could, and it's been a bit since I've done that with a book. I knew all the pieces to the story and the twist - I think we all did - but I was still unprepared for how Mick Haller played the game. And equally unprepared for how the game ended.
Louis Roulet calls in defense attorney Haller when he's arrested for assault and attempted rape of a prostitute. Roulet is from big, big money and could afford to have any lawyer he could buy, but he chooses Haller. All Haller sees are dollar signs from a possible franchise client. Defense attorneys are usually dealing with the worst and Haller is no exception. His entire job is to get his client off with as little punishment as possible, and Haller states outright that he doesn't want to know if they are innocent or not.
Things start turning in a bad way with the Roulet case, which makes Haller bring up Jesus Menendez's case and the fact that man went away for 40 years while proclaiming his innocence. Are these 2 cases tied together somehow?
This ended up as a fast-paced read and I loved every turn in the road. And it's a series! And the first in the series!
Regardless of the movie that I have never seen, this was a fantastic book! I carried the book everywhere and read as often as I could, and it's been a bit since I've done that with a book. I knew all the pieces to the story and the twist - I think we all did - but I was still unprepared for how Mick Haller played the game. And equally unprepared for how the game ended.
Louis Roulet calls in defense attorney Haller when he's arrested for assault and attempted rape of a prostitute. Roulet is from big, big money and could afford to have any lawyer he could buy, but he chooses Haller. All Haller sees are dollar signs from a possible franchise client. Defense attorneys are usually dealing with the worst and Haller is no exception. His entire job is to get his client off with as little punishment as possible, and Haller states outright that he doesn't want to know if they are innocent or not.
Things start turning in a bad way with the Roulet case, which makes Haller bring up Jesus Menendez's case and the fact that man went away for 40 years while proclaiming his innocence. Are these 2 cases tied together somehow?
This ended up as a fast-paced read and I loved every turn in the road. And it's a series! And the first in the series!
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