There are 8 books in the Lincoln Lawyer series. The newest book is The Proving Ground which came out in 2025.

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The Lincoln Lawyer

Book cover of The Lincoln Lawyer

They're called Lincoln Lawyers: the bottom of the legal food chain, the criminal defence attorneys who operate out of the back of a Lincoln car, travelling between the courthouses of Los Angeles county to take whatever cases the system throws in their path.

Mickey Haller has been in the business…

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2
The Brass Verdict

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A superb novel featuring both Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer and The Gods of Guilt.

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…

3
The Reversal

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Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together take on a seemingly unwinnable case in blistering legal thriller from Number One bestseller Michael Connelly.

When defence lawyer Mickey Haller is invited by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to prosecute a case for him, he knows something strange is going on. Mickey's…

4
The Fifth Witness

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A blistering courtroom drama featuring The Lincoln Lawyer's Mickey Haller from the master of the genre.

In tough times, crime is one of the few things that still pays, but even criminals are having to make cutbacks. So for defence lawyer Mickey Haller, most of his new business is not…

5
The Gods of Guilt

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The 'Lincoln Lawyer' grapples with a haunting case in a gripping thriller from bestselling author Michael Connelly.

Mickey Haller gets the text 'Call me ASAP - 187', and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention.

Suddenly, Mickey's not just trying to get his client off a murder…

6
The Law of Innocence

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THE TRIAL OF A LIFETIME.
BUT WILL IT BE HIS LAST?

'Another masterpiece from one of the world's greatest crime writers' Express
'This is Connelly on top form ... A terrific thriller' Mail on Sunday
'Grabs you on the very first page and doesn't let go' The Times

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7
Resurrection Walk

Book cover of Resurrection Walk
Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff’s deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence. Haller enlists his…

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The Proving Ground

Book cover of The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.

Following his “resurrection walk” and need for a new direction, Mickey Haller turns to public interest…