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Little Brown and Company, October 2005
Reviewed by Barbara Fielding
Michael Haller is a criminal defense lawyer in L.A. Maggie McPherson, his
ex-wife and prosecuting attorney for Van Nuys says, "You're a sleazy
defense lawyer with two ex-wives and an eight year-old daughter. And we
all still love you."
He is called the Lincoln lawyer because he does his business from the back
seat of his Lincoln Towncar with a driver named Earl who's working off
legal fees. Cruising down the Los Angeles freeway Haller gets a cell phone
call from a bail bondsman about a possible franchise client (a high paying
gig) who needs representation. Louis Roulet is the son of the wealthy
Beverly Hills real estate mogul, Mary Windsor. Roulet is charged with
aggravated assault and attempted rape. It's an easy case for Haller with
the potential of huge fees, but when his case investigator Raul Levine
discovers some disturbing information about Roulet the job takes on a
whole new dimension. Haller soon realizes that he is representing someone
who is pure evil and if he doesn't do exactly as Roulet says, everything
he holds precious in his life could be at stake.
Michael Connelly is a master of the legal thriller genre. I must be the
last holdout in discovering this amazing writer. I've seen his name on the
bestseller list dozens of times and heard raves about his books, but never
read his work until now. THE LINCOLN LAWYER is an gritty, realistic crime
drama that engaged me from the first chapter. The nail biting suspense and
chilling ending kept me up all night.
The author, Michael Connelly, is known for his popluar Harry Bosch series
featuring an L.A. detective. He has created another likeable character in
Michael Haller. Haller is a sharp, quick witted and entirely human
creation--a mixture of appealing, sympathetic qualities yet capable of
neglecting and disappointing the ones he loves most. Readers will fall in
love with him right along with his two ex-wives. If you are among the
small reader group that hasn't already read Connelly's work, THE LINCOLN
LAWYER is a great place to start.
March 2006
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