The Lincoln Lawyer By Michael Connelly

I read The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly after watching the movie. I haven’t dipped into the mystery/crime thriller genre in a long while and thought it was about time! Both the book and movie impressed me both in characterization and plot organization.

So, Mickey Haller isn’t your typical male hero that comes in to solve the crime or save the day. He is a defense attorney – he fights for the bad (*ahem* allegedly) guys. When the case of a wealthy realtor falls in his lap, he thinks things are finally going his way. He gets a case guaranteed to make him a big pile of money and he thinks – for once – his guy might even be innocent. Of course, as I’ve come to learn, in the worlds that Michael Connelly writes in things are never what they seem – you have to go through a constantly twisting and winding journey to see where Mickey’s case will eventually take him.

So, even though Mickey doesn’t come off as the type of guy you’d typically root for – I dare you not to fall under his spell just the same (and this isn’t just a Matthew McConaughey movie flashback either). He does have his own special set of ethical guidelines – and even when he is skating legal and moral corners you can’t help but be impressed by him. This man is wily. He is also a sucker for his daughter and ex-wife (sorry – make that ex-wives). He wants to be a family man but that role didn’t work out for him since his woman of choice is a prosecutor that ultimately couldn’t handle him fighting on the “wrong” side.

As for the plot – Michael Connelly certainly delivers on that front, y’all. Not only do his books keep you in a constant state of anticipation, but the mysteries are engaging. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, it would be pretty much impossible to foresee all of them. Impressive stuff.

So anyway, I read through the entire four book Mickey Haller series in a row – couldn’t get enough! Can’t wait to see where it goes next. I highly recommend both the movie and the book. I actually watched the movie first – which might have even made me appreciate the book’s intricacies (and different ending) more. Definitely worth checking out, even if it isn’t your normal genre!

A fun read and a page turner. Very entertaining and kept my interest the whole time.

Ottimo

First time I read the Lincoln Lawyer. Michael Connelly is a great writer and keeps the story moving. Really enjoyed the court procedures and the length lawyer have to go to get and keep clients. I immediately bought the 2nd book in the series

I’m making way through the Harry Bosch Universe; this is the fifteenth in the Harry Bosch universe and the first of the Mickey Halley series. This is my first courtroom drama and I went into think it would a boring with excessive infodumps and tedious pacing. And wow was I wrong. This is a legal thriller, for the most part, but it also doubles quite deftly as a mystery / suspense novel. A gripping one, at that.There were no slow moments anywhere, and the ending was superb. Characters were really likable and fully developed in the end.

I couldn’t help but try and guess where Connelly was heading with the story. Speculations were going haywire inside my head, but none of them happened. The ending caught me completely off guard. There was complete closure from the novel, even though this is the first book of a series.

Mickey Haller is a complex character with a few real strengths, many poignant weaknesses, and internal demons driving him to become a lawyer who believes in and seeks for justice. His background and unique quirks make him an interesting addition and balance to the hard-driven passion of Harry Bosch. Connelly has created another winner and I look forward to reading his next book.