Inthis#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingthriller,aftertakingonaforeclosurecase,defenseattorneyMickeyHallerfightstoprovehisclient’sinnocence--butfirsthemustfollowatrailofblackmarketevidencetoitssinisterendMickeyHallerhasfallenontoughtimes.Heexpandshisbusinessintoforeclosuredefense,onlytoseeoneofhisclientsaccusedofkillingthebankersheblamesfortryingtotakeawayherhome.MickeyputshisteamintohighgeartoexonerateLisaTrammel,eventhoughtheevidenceandhisownsuspicionstellhimhisclientisguilty.Soonafterhelearnsthatthevictimhadblackmarketdealingsofhisown,Hallerisassaulted,too--andhe’scertainhe’sontherighttrail.Despitethedangeranduncertainty,Hallermountsthebestdefenseofhiscareerinatrialwherethelastsurprisecomesaftertheverdictisin.Connellyprovesagainwhyhe“mayverywellbethebestnovelistworkingintheUnitedStatestoday“(SanFranciscoChronicle).
