(States Twitter)-Lincoln Lawyer is the 16th novel by American crime writer Michael Connelly and the first featuring Los Angeles attorney Mickey Haller, half-brother of Connelly's mainstay detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch.
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
Plot summary
Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car driven by a former client working off his legal fees (hence the title). 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 changes 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 as a villain) without violating ethical obligations, frees the innocent Menendez, and continues in legal practice, though not without much self-examination and emotional baggage.
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.
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
Plot summary
Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car driven by a former client working off his legal fees (hence the title). 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 changes 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 as a villain) without violating ethical obligations, frees the innocent Menendez, and continues in legal practice, though not without much self-examination and emotional baggage.
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.
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