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The Law of Innocence

by Michael Connelly

A defense attorney on the other side of the courtroom

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  • Book club selection

    CBS The Doctors Book Club Pick

    Selected as a CBS The Doctors Book Club pick.

  • Editorial selection

    People Book of the Week Selection

    Selected as a People Book of the Week.

  • Author recognition

    #1 New York Times bestselling author

    The metadata describes Michael Connelly as a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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A defense attorney on the other side of the courtroom

After a former client’s body is found in his car, Mickey Haller faces a murder charge and chooses to defend himself from jail. The case links courtroom strategy with an investigation into who framed him and why, while Haller’s team—including his half-brother Harry Bosch—works beyond the courtroom. Set in downtown Los Angeles, the novel also brings the jail’s internal corruption plot into Haller’s legal fight. Its central tension is the difference between winning an acquittal and uncovering the truth behind the crime.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of crime fiction centered on a defense attorney and a murder case.
  • For readers interested in courtroom battles paired with an investigation outside court.
  • For readers familiar with the Lincoln Lawyer series or Harry Bosch.

Themes

Self-defense and the legal systemFalse accusation and exonerationCorruptionTruth and accountability

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Book overview

The inspiration for the hit Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer.

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
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