The fifth witness : a Lincoln lawyer novel

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Title:

The fifth witness : a Lincoln lawyer novel

Author:

Connelly, Michael, 1956- author.

Giles, Peter, 1971- narrator.

Series:

Lincoln lawyer ;

Harry Bosch ;

Series Number:

22.

Summary:

Mickey Haller must defend a client who is accused of killing the banker involved with her foreclosure, a case that reveals strong suspicions, black-market dealings, and a threat to Mickey's own life.

General Note:

Unabridged.

Includes a conversation with the author.

Compact discs.

Physical Description:

12 sound discs (ca. 14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Legal fiction (Literature)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Audiobooks.

Subject Term:

Haller, Mickey (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Lawyers -- Fiction.

Attorney and client -- Fiction.

Trials (Murder) -- Fiction.

Witnesses -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Giles, Peter, 1971-

Publisher:

Hachette Audio,

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9781600247224

Publication Information:

New York : Hachette Audio, p2011.

Call Number:

CDB CONNELL

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In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, after taking on a foreclosure case, defense attorney Mickey Haller fights to prove his client's innocence--but first he must follow a trail of black market evidence to its sinister end Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense, only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home.

Mickey puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, even though the evidence and his own suspicions tell him his client is guilty. Soon after he learns that the victim had black market dealings of his own, Haller is assaulted, too -- and he's certain he's on the right trail.

Despite the danger and uncertainty, Haller mounts the best defense of his career in a trial where the last surprise comes after the verdict is in. Connelly proves again why he "may very well be the best novelist working in the United States today" ( San Francisco Chronicle ).

Author Notes

Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 21, 1956. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1980 where he majored in journalism and minored in creative writing. After graduation, he worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in the crime beat. In 1986, he interviewed survivors of a plane crash with two other reporters and the magazine story subsequently written on the crash was on the short list for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. This story led to a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times. After three years there, he began writing his first novel.

His first novel, The Black Echo, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for best first novel. He is the author of the Harry Bosch series, the Jack McEvoy series, and the Mickey Haller series. He has won numerous awards including the Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho Award (Spain).

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Connelly's compelling fourth legal thriller featuring Mickey Haller (after Reversal) finds the maverick L.A. lawyer who uses his Lincoln town car as an office specializing in "foreclosure defense." Haller's first foreclosure client, Lisa Trammel, is fighting hard to keep her home, maybe too hard. The bank has gotten a restraining order to stop Trammel's protests, and she becomes the prime suspect when Mitchell Bondurant, a mortgage banker, is killed with a hammer in his office parking lot. A ton of evidence points to Trammel, but Haller crafts an impressive defense that includes "the fifth witness" of the title. Connelly has a sure command of the legal and procedural details of criminal court, and even manages to make the arcane, shady world of foreclosure interesting. While the prose may lack some of the poetic nuance of his early novels, the plot is worthy of a master storyteller. The film of The Lincoln Lawyer, the first Mickey Haller novel, releases in March. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Mickey Haller defends a woman accused of murdering the banker responsible for her foreclosure. Connelly's outstanding legal thriller offers an insightful portrait of the current economic crisis. (LJ 2/15/11) (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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