THE LINCOLN LAWYER: A Novel (Mickey Haller) by Connelly, Michael - 2005

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Little, Brown and Company, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink.Mickey Haller has spent all his professional life afraid that he wouldn't recognize innocence if it stood in front of him. Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense pro who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car, to defend clients at the bottom of the legal food chain. It's no wonder that he is despised by cops, prosecutors, and even some of his own clients. From hookers to con artists to drunk drivers and drug dealers, they're all on Mickey Haller's client list. But when a Beverly Hills rich boy is arrested for brutally beating a woma, Haller has his first high paying client in years. It's a franchise case and he's sure it will be a slam dunk in the courtroom. For once, he may be defending a client who is actually innocent. But an investigator is murdered for getting too close to the truth and Haller quickly discovers that his search for innocence has taken him face to face with a kind of evil as pure as a flame. To escape without being burned, Haller must use all of his skills to manipulate a system in which he no longer believes. THE LICOLN LAWYER won both the Macavity and Shamus Awards as Best Novel, and it is the first book in the 'Lincoln Lawyer' series. It was the basis of the movie starring Matthew McConaughey.cNow also the basis of the just-renewed Netflix series. As new, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped[ M33