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Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profile retrial of a brutal child murder. After 24 years in prison, convicted killer Jason Jessup has been exonerated by new DNA evidence. Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case... read more

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  • Mickey Haller: The Lincoln Lawyer who teams up with crime buster Harry Bosch
  • Harry Bosch: LAPD Detective, Mickey's half brother, and lead detective on the Jessup case.
  • Maggie McPherson: Mickey Haller's 1st ex-wife
  • Gabriel Williams: DA
  • Rachel Walling: FBI Agent, who helped Bosch to profile the suspect.
  • Lorna: Mickey's 2nd ex-wife and office manager
  • "Clever Clive" Royce: The defense lawyer.
  • Jason Jessup: The 24-year-in-jail convicted murder, now he's returned to be convicted not guilty of the murder of 12-year-old girl 24 years ago.
  • Hayley: Mickey's daughter
  • Maddie: Bosch's daughter
  • Judge Diane Breitman: The Judge of the trial between People Vs Jessup
  • Gabriel Williams: The District Attorney, who wanted Mickey to be on the opposite side of the aisle of trial.
  • Sarah Gleason: Victim's older sister, who identified Jessup as the abductor 24 years ago.
  • Lieutenant Wright: Head of the Special Investigations Sections (SIS) responsible for the 24-hour surveillance on Jessup.
  • Melissa Landy: the twelve year old victim, abducted from her yard.
  • William Johnson: worker at the El Rey theater, who discovered Melissa's body
  • Bill Clinton and Derek Wilbern: the other two tow truck drivers that worked with Jessup at Aardvark Towing
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First Sentence edit see section history

The last time I'd eaten at the Water Grill I sat across the table from a client who had coldly and calculatedly murdered his wife and her lover, shooting both of them in the face.

Table of Contents edit see section history

45 untitled chapters

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 5 in Mickey Haller. (standard series)

Preceded by The Brass Verdict, and followed by The Fifth Witness.

This is book 16 of 19 in Harry Bosch. (standard series)

Preceded by Nine Dragons, and followed by The Drop.

This is book 6 of 6 in Rachel Walling. (standard series)

Preceded by The Scarecrow.

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 5, 2010
ISBN: 9780316069489
Page Count: 400

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3553 .O51165 R48 2010
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Profanity and other adult content.


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