The Lincoln Lawyer [electronic resource] :

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Mickey Haller has spent all his professional life afraid that he wouldn't recognize innocence if it stood right in front of him. But what he should have been on the watch for was evil. 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. The Lincoln Lawyer is a stunning display of novelistic mastery - as human, as gripping, and as whiplash-surprising as any novel yet from the writer Publishers Weekly has called "today's Dostoyevsky of crime literature."

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Hachette Audio,

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2005

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CLOUDLIBRARY MP3

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Englisch

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The bestselling legal thriller 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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Publisher's Weekly-Rezension

Connelly's first legal thriller has gotten virtually universal raves for its courage, plotting and humor-and those qualities also make the audio version a triumph. Grupper vividly brings to life Connelly's large cast of characters: from the shrewd, hard-working criminal defense lawyer Mickey Haller-whose office is the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car and who spends his advertising budget in the Yellow Pages-to the sleazy collection of biker outlaws, con artists and prostitutes who make up most of his clients. Grupper is especially subtle as he reads the words of Louis Ross Roulet, a Beverly Hills real estate agent charged with attempted murder-a character whose guilt and motives darken at every appearance. Haller distrusts Roulet almost immediately, but he also sees the man's wealthy mother as the source of the long-running financial franchise every criminal lawyer longs for. Grupper's take on Connelly's scenes between Haller and Roulet is taut and fascinating: an audio tour-de-force of the highest order. Equally compelling are Haller's scenes with his two ex-wives; his friend and investigator; and a compelling client from the past who went to prison because Mickey couldn't believe he was innocent. Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover (Reviews, Sept. 5). (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Guardian Review

Prince of Thieves , by Chuck Hogan (Bloomsbury, pounds 12.99 A delightful twist on the perfect-heist genre with a seductive master criminal pitted against a vengeful FBI agent, this is one of the most stylish thrillers of the year. Charlestown, a blue-collar Boston neighbourhood, produces more bank robbers and armoured-car thieves than any square mile in the world. Bank manager Claire Keesey is taken hostage by Doug MacRay's gang during a robbery, but then Doug falls for her in a major way. However, she has another admirer - the cop who has sworn to bring Doug's outfit down. Cat- and-mouse thrills with a poignant love story at its heart, and a gallery of believable characters. The Colorado Kid , by Stephen King (Hard Case Crime, pounds 5.99) Stephen King has long proclaimed his admiration for the heyday of American pulp noir, so it's a shock to read his first foray into the crime genre, which he has gifted to a small, independent US publisher (it's available here through selected bookstores): he's only gone and written a delightful homage to the golden age of mystery, with loving winks to Agatha Christie, Murder She Wrote , Ellery Queen and other classics. On a small island off the coast of Maine, two quirky local journalists in their dotage narrate a tall tale to a young female intern. Years ago, a body was found on the beach, a case still unexplained. Their investigation develops into a veritable essay on the art of mystery, and the ending comes as a most daring shock. With a wonderful and deliberately inappropriate cover, this book will divide crime readers - I loved it. The Lincoln Lawyer , by Michael Connelly (Orion, pounds 17.99) Connelly has risen to the challenge of reinvigorating the legal thriller in this, probably his best book since The Poet . Mickey Haller is a a third-division lawyer who works out of his car, picking up clients through his network of contacts among bail bondsmen and bribed court officials. The people he defends are invariably guilty; his job is to seek out the chinks in the legal system that might get them off. Nonetheless, he's a mostly likable guy, with ex-wives still on talking terms and a very elastic conscience. Then comes the big-money case, in which a rich man is accused of battering a woman, and Haller is confronted by genuine evil. How he wriggles his way through the system makes for a gripping and sadly believable tale. Caption: article-maxim29.1 [Stephen King] has long proclaimed his admiration for the heyday of American pulp noir, so it's a shock to read his first foray into the crime genre, which he has gifted to a small, independent US publisher (it's available here through selected bookstores): he's only gone and written a delightful homage to the golden age of mystery, with loving winks to Agatha Christie, Murder She Wrote , Ellery Queen and other classics. On a small island off the coast of Maine, two quirky local journalists in their dotage narrate a tall tale to a young female intern. Years ago, a body was found on the beach, a case still unexplained. Their investigation develops into a veritable essay on the art of mystery, and the ending comes as a most daring shock.

Booklist-Rezension

Defending deadbeats is a way of life for Los Angeles attorney Michael Mickey Haller. Operating out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car (hence the moniker, Lincoln Lawyer ), Haller takes on the case of Louis Ross Roulet, a rich, young Beverly Hills realtor accused of beating a prostitute. Roulet's guilt or innocence is of little concern to Haller, who sees him as nothing more than a franchise, a client who can make him a lot of money over an extended period of time. But the deeper Haller digs, the more he suspects Roulet might have been framed. Links to a past case, which landed a client on Death Row, prompt the jaded lawyer to reassess his professional M.O. This is the first legal thriller for Connelly, author of the best-selling series featuring Los Angeles police detective Harry Bosch and winner of every major prize in crime fiction. It has all the right stuff: a sinuous plot, crisp dialogue, and a roster of reprehensible characters (including a marijuana- and crystal meth-dealing biker and an internet con artist who steals credit card numbers through a tsunami relief fund). As the trial progresses, Mickey ponders the words of his late lawyer father, who knew the most frightening client of all was an innocent man. If . . . he goes to prison, it'll scar you for life. --Allison Block Copyright 2005 Booklist

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Mickey Haller was afraid he wouldn't recognize innocence if he saw it, but he should have watched for evil instead.Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of his Lincoln Town Car, traveling between Los Angeles courthouses to defend clients of every kind--bikers, con artists, drunk drivers, drug dealers. 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 hires Haller, and Mickey has his first high-paying client in years. It's a defense attorney's dream, and Haller starts to believe it is the easiest case of his career. Then someone close to him is murdered and Haller finds that his search for innocence has brought him face-to-face with pure evil. Now he must deploy every tactic, feint, and instinct in his arsenal to walk away alive.The Lincoln Lawyer is a display of novelistic mastery -- as gripping and whiplash-surprising as any novel yet from the writer Publishers Weekly has called today's Dostoyevsky of crime literature. Excerpted from The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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