Defense attorney Mickey Haller doesn't know what is happening to him when the police stop him and find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Before he can react, he is accused of murder. Bankrupt, as he always is, he cannot pay the exorbitant bail of five million dollars imposed on him by a resentful judge. But the Lincoln Lawyer wouldn't be the Lincoln Lawyer if he didn't make the bold decision to defend himself from prison. What makes the matter even more delicate: As a cog in the gears of the judiciary, he is not safe in his cell. Under these circumstances, it will be anything but easy to prove his innocence. Biography (Michael Connelly) Michael Connelly, born in Philadelphia in 1956, initially studied journalism and creative writing in Florida. He then (from 1980) worked for various newspapers in Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach, where he specialized in police reporting. After one of his reportages was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1986, he moved to the Los Angeles Times as a police reporter. For his thriller debut, he immediately received the Edgar Award, the most prestigious American crime award, in 1992. Today he lives with his family in Florida again.