Series: Book 2 in the Mickey Haller series
Rating: ****
Tags: Michael Connelly, Los Angeles (Calif.), Legal, Crime, Suspense, Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
Defence lawyer Mickey Haller has had
some problems but now he's put all that behind him and is ready
to resume his career. Then another lawyer, Vincent, dies, and
Haller gets an unexpected windfall: he inherits all Vincent's
clients - putting his stalled career back on track at a stroke.
Not only that, but Vincent had taken on a high profile and
potentially lucrative murder case. It'll be a trial that
promises big fees and an even bigger place in the media
spotlight - and if Mickey can win against the odds, he'd really
be back in the big leagues. The only problem is the detective
handling the case - a certain Harry Bosch - is convinced the
killer must be one of Vincent's clients. Suddenly Mickey is
faced with the biggest challenge of his career: how to
successfully defend a client who might just be planning to
murder him.