Part of The Lincoln Lawyer, book 5
First published 2013
Mickey Haller receives a text with California penal code 187. Murder. The case promises high stakes and substantial fees, demanding his sharpest legal skills. Then Mickey discovers the victim's identity: his former client, a prostitute he believed he had helped escape that life. He thought she had found a better path. Instead, she returned to Los Angeles and resumed her old profession. Mickey realizes his past efforts to save her may have actually endangered her life. The case forces him to confront his failures and mistakes. He must navigate complex legal terrain while wrestling with personal guilt. The outcome will either vindicate his career or confirm his worst fears about his role in her death. Mickey throws himself into the defense, knowing everything depends on his performance in this courtroom battle.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption-arc, unreliable-narrator
Setting: California, Los Angeles
416 pages · ebook · Little, Brown and Company