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 This bestselling legal thriller follows the charismatic defense attorney, Mickey Haller, as he takes 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. Inspiration for the #1 Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer.

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. Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Law Exciting Abraham Lincoln Detective Crime
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At first I felt I could not get used to Adams Grupper as a narrator but the authors work makes the book irristable and Adam does free himself into the characters eventually making them come alive one by one. There are twists and turns which keep one elevated wanting to get to the finale yet not wanting to finish the book! On the down side I do feel the occassional background music [ or excuse for music ] very off putting, distracting, irritating and completely unnecessary, it does not enhance the story nor does it improve the production - 'audibly' The Lincoln Lawyer is enough of a very enjoyable experience without it.

Great story.

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Another first class thriller from Michael Connelly, though the main character this time is not Harry Bosch who figues in so many of his excellent books.

This is a legal thriller, rather than police procedural, with a new lead character Micky Halleck who is drawn in much the same way as HB - complicated, likeable but far from perfect. The plot is intricately constructed, with the author striking a good balance between setting the factual background, as you have to in this type of thriller, and getting on with the story; there are plenty of plausible twists and turns to rack up the tension and keep you hooked; and the book is very well written. Narration is very good, expertly paced with the characters well drawn, and sound quality is first class. Strongly recommended.

If you do buy and enjoy this book, you might note that Michael Connelly has written another thriller featuring Micky Halleck - "Brass Verdict" which is also available on Audible. I shall be getting this next month.

Excellent legal thriller

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He had me hooked from the beginning and made my commute to and from work all the more bearable. There were so many twists throughout the narrator kept you guessing right to the end. Great narration, he cranked up the tension and his descriptions of each character was so detailed that you could visualse them and I think his voice suited this book very well..



Overall very happy with my purchase would highly recommend.

Excellent book, great narration!

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This is a great story very convincingly presented by Adam Grupper. He brought the characters to life and held my attention while I was on my exercise bike preparing for the London to Brighton bike ride. I was realy sorry it had to end and found myself immediately looking for more of the same from Connelly by Grupper, sadly without success. Some more please Adam!

A Gripper by Grupper

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A superb novel by Michael Connolly, the first of a series featuring defence lawyer Mickey Haller. I understand that Michael Connolly is best known for crime novels-- though I've not read any of those so coming to this book with no idea about the author. The book is absolutely superb-- great charactors, a superb plot with lots of twists and turns. the book is also wonderfully read by Adam Grupper who, again, I've not come across before. finally, I'd like to remark what good value this book is at just under a tenner, cheeper I might add than the abridged version... what's that all about?

superb stuff

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