The Lincoln Lawyer
- For the film of the same name, see The Lincoln Lawyer (film)
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| Author(s) | Michael Connelly |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | crime fiction, mystery |
| Publisher | Little, Brown (USA), Orion (UK) |
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October 3, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 404 |
| ISBN | 0-316-73493-4 |
| OCLC Number | 60311867 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 22 |
| LC Classification | PS3553.O51165 L56 2005 |
| Preceded by | The Closers |
| Followed by | Echo Park |
The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2005 novel, and it is the 16th novel written by American crime writer Michael Connelly. It is the first featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, half-brother of Connelly's mainstay detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch.
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[edit] Plot summary
Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car (hence the title) driven by a former client working off his legal fees. While most clients are drug dealers and gangsters, the story focuses on an unusually important case of wealthy Los Angeles realtor Louis Roulet accused of assault and attempted murder. At first, he appears to be innocent and set up by the female "victim."
However, Roulet's lies and many surprising revelations change Mickey's original case theory, making him reconsider the situation of Jesus Menendez, a former client serving time in San Quentin State Prison after pleading guilty to a similar and mysteriously related crime.
In the end, Haller outmaneuvers Roulet (revealed to be a rapist and murderer) without violating ethical obligations, frees the innocent Menendez, and continues in legal practice, though not without much self-examination and emotional baggage.
[edit] Characters
- Mickey Haller - criminal defense lawyer
- Margaret McPherson - Haller's ex-wife, prosecuting attorney
- Louis Ross Roulet - the accused
- Ted Minton - prosecutor in Roulet's case
- Jesus Menendez - former client of Haller
- Dwayne Corliss - jailhouse snitch
- Reggie Campo - alleged victim of Roulet
- Martha Renteria - Menendez's alleged murder victim
- Raul Levin - Haller's investigator and colleague in Roulet's case
- Lorna Taylor - Haller's manager and ex-wife
- Cecil C. Dobbs - the Roulet family Lawyer
- Mary Windsor - Louis Roulet's mother
- Detective Howard Kurlen - the lead detective on the Jesus Menendez case
- Detectives Lankford and Sobel - two cops who investigate Levin's murder
[edit] Film adaptation
A film adaptation, starring Matthew McConaughey as Haller and Marisa Tomei as Maggie McPherson, was released on March 18, 2011. The film is directed by Brad Furman from a screenplay by John Romano, and produced by Stone Village Pictures. Lionsgate holds the US distribution rights, and Lakeshore Entertainment holds international rights.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ McDonough, Molly (30 March 2009). "Matthew McConaughey to Star in Legal Thriller". ABA Journal. http://www.abajournal.com/news/matthew_mcconaughey_to_start_in_legal_thriller. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "The Lincoln Lawyer Movie Adaptation". michaelconnelly.com. 11 February 2011. http://www.michaelconnelly.com/Book_Collection/Lincoln/Movie/movie.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
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