Book Review: The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Mickey Haller 1)

I must confess that when I read that this novel was not about Harry Bosch I was a little disappointment. However after a few pages of reading I soon forgot about this prejudice and thoroughly enjoyed the read of this!

Mickey Haller is a defence attorney working in Los Angeles. He works out of the back of a Lincoln car, hence the title of the novel. He works for some shady but colourful clients including drug dealers and gangsters.

The main case in this novel concerns realtor Louis Roulet who is accused of assault and attempted murder who appears to be innocent and set up. However this facade soon disappears and Connelly leads us clue by clue through a fascinating read.

The case also links up with a convicted former client of Haller who proves to be innocent while Roulet shown to be a guilty man.

Mickey Haller's father (and Harry Bosch's father!!!) was a lawyer too and there is also some family background in this novel too.

This novel has also been made into a very good watchable film too that is probably out on DVD now (July 2011), but my wife and I both enjoyed this at the cinema in Doha.

9/10 for the novel (and probably 8/10 for the film)