The Law Of Innocence by Michael Connelly

 

When Mickey Haller leaves the bar that night, his only thought was of the case he just won which had been the cause of celebration.  When the police lights come on behind him, his first instinct was irritation.  When the policeman says his license plate is missing, Haller finds it hard to believe and is starting to think that the policeman had pulled him because he knew Haller was a defense attorney.  The policeman inquires about whether Mickey had been drinking, but he had been on the wagon for several years.  Yet the policeman asks him to get out of the car and then says he needs to open the trunk.  By now, Haller is pretty sure he is being targeted by someone he has made angry.  He refuses to open the trunk but then the policeman sees something dripping and insists.  Haller is as shocked as the policeman when the open trunk reveals a body.

Now Mickey is in prison and trying to put together his defense on a murder charge.  The victim is a former client who Mickey had represented several times until the client stopped paying his bills.  He is facing years in prison and a prosecutor who is absolutely convinced that Mickey is a murderer.  Can he win his most important case?

This is the sixth novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series.  Characters from the other novels appear here also: Haller's ex-wife, Maggie, his other ex-wife and secretary, Lorna, Cisco his investigator and his daughter Haley.  Readers will get an inside look at the defense side of a trial and the legal maneuvers that Haller performs in order to prepare and present his case.  This book is recommended for mystery readers.