Good series! a more dramatic storyline..lots of courtroom antics plus lawyer stuff then it ended with a plot twist..well written (paperback!)

I actually am a trial lawyer specializing in homicide cases. I've done over twenty murder trials on both sides, so I probably should just stop reading these kinds of books because I always find procedural and legal errors that annoy me and then I annoy everyone else by pointing them out and complaining about them. A disclaimer here: no on will watch any of the CSi or Law and Order shows with me anymore. Most common response I get: "it's just fiction, get over it.". So, I'm not going to nit-pick

It's the middle of the housing crisis and tough times for lawyers. Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, ever the opportunist and survivor, has shifted his practice to handle clients under foreclosure. When one of them is arrested for the murder of the banker who's started foreclosure procedures on her home, Mickey finds himself handling a high profile case that becomes a potential beacon for all those disenfranchised homeowners facing displacement. This was all courtroom drama and psychologi...

Mickey Haller's criminal defense practice has slowed, so he has been working with people whose homes are being foreclosed. When one of his new clients, Lisa Trammel, is accused of murdering Mitchell Boudorant, the banker who is trying to take away her home, Mickey takes her case. With evidence pointing at his client, Mickey and his team have an uphill battle to craft a believable defense.This book takes us from the arrest, through the collection of evidence, the preliminary hearing, a courtroom

I'm on a Michael Connelly/Micky Haller roll right now. I picked up THE FIFTH WITNESS while on vacation and stayed up late the other night to finish it. Not to worry, I went to bed satisfied.Once again, Michael Connelly excels in courtroom drama. What continues to amaze is how well Connelly thoroughly understands the Criminal Justice System, which actually is neither a system nor about justice. It's about who can best entertain a jury with their magic show and sleight of hand, which is often only...

The fourth book in the Mickey Haller series and a bad economy has impacted "the Lincoln Lawyer" too. Crime hasn't gone down but paying clients have so Mickey expands his business to help clients who are in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. The foreclosure business is booming.One of Mickey's new clients is a woman named Lisa Trammel, a school teacher and single mother. Her husband disappeared and now she is in danger of losing her home. Lisa not only badgers Mickey with phone calls dem...

What I can I say? The ending will surprise you. Don't skip any pages. Do not read ahead. Mickey Haller is a criminal defense attorney turned foreclosure attrorney during the housing bust in Southern California during the recession of 2007. He is making a good living helping the down trodden and those caught off guard keep their homes. Until, one of his clients Lisa Trammel is charged with murdering a mortgage executive at WestLand National Bank. He quickly turns into criminal defense attorney ag...

This is an out-and-out courtroom drama featuring Mickey Haller, investigator Cisco and his new greenhorn assistant Bullocks. Straight to the point, a banker gets murdered and one of the bank clients gets the rap for the murder. She hires Mickey who is already fighting her case against the bank for foreclosure. What turns out to be twists and turns and ending up in a fantastic climax, this is a true legal thriller.Although the premise and plot is a bit predictable as one progresses, it is still a...

Oh, Mickey, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey!No, I don't mean Mickey Haller, I mean Michael "Mickey" Connelly. I prefer the Harry Bosch series, as the Haller series tends toward long courtroom scenes. But really, I just love Connelly. His homework and legwork and writing quality and plot complexity are so far superior to others in the genre. I recommend avoiding detailed reviews of this book. There's some exquisitely skillful misdirection in the story, and if you happe...

I honestly can't believe how many 4 and 5 star reviews this book has gotten so far.I've read nearly everything that Connelly has written, and read most of them in very quick succession. I hate to be one of those internet extremists who either ABSOLUTELY LOVES something, or declares it THE WORST THING EVER, but... yeah. This is about the worst book Connelly has ever written.First, it seems rather obvious that Connelly wanted a Mickey Haller novel out around the same time as the big screen version...

This is even better than the Lincoln Lawyer, there were times when I thought it was drifting away. But it all came together in the end, with some very unexpected announcements.As I said in one of my updates, I love the way the narrative explains why he is doing something or even the reason behind not saying anything. Makes you feel like you are having a lesson in law and the intricacies of Court.Personally I prefer the books about Mickey Haller, to the Harry Bosch, stories. The HB books are a bi...

A really good legal procedural with the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller. Characters are interesting as usual in a Connelly book. Haller has moved up some, he has rented an office for a year and hired a newly graduated law student. The main topic of this novel is the mortgage industry, particularly the foreclosure part and the processes results on homeowners. He builds up a case from nothing and the ending is a surprise - followed by another surprise.

No twists and turns in this one - well, by Mickey Haller standards. The Fifth Witness is an excellent story if you were to look at it stand-alone but there were a lot of beats in it that we have seen before. I did enjoy it but I am not sure if I will remember this the way I do the other ones.

In a difficult economy, the criminal defense business is not all that it used to be and so Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, is reduced to defending clients who are about to lose their homes to foreclosure. One of his clients, a not very pleasant woman named Lisa Trammel, is not content simply to let Mickey wage the legal battle on her behalf. She begins her own campaign on line and in the streets to defend herself and others against what she perceives to be the villainy of the greedy bankers w...

Number 4 in the Mickey Haller series.Another great read from the pen of Michael Connelly. I don't care wither it's Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, Terry McCaleb or Jack McEvoy, I can't get enough.This has everything you could want in a courtroom thriller. There's the defenceless, vulnerable woman, Lisa Trammel, who is being hounded by the banks to foreclose on her home. As if that's not enough, she has now been charged with the murder of the said banks property manager. Lurking in the back ground is...

I basked in the pleasure of riding again with Mickey Haller, known as the” Lincoln Lawyer” because of keeping an office in his car. As much as I love most Connelly’s series with Detective Harry Bosch, I was glad not to have the dllution of focus be having both on the caper in this one (which was the case in “The Brass Verdict” and “The Reversal”). Here Haller takes on the case of a woman in the process of foreclosure accused of bludgeoning to death a banker behind taking her home. Because she is...

4 stars.