Lincoln Lawyer Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Lincoln Lawyer | 2005 | Buy |
| The Brass Verdict | 2008 | Buy |
| The Reversal | 2010 | Buy |
| The Fifth Witness | 2011 | Buy |
| The Gods of Guilt | 2013 | Buy |
| The Law of Innocence | 2020 | Buy |
| Resurrection Walk | 2023 | Buy |
| The Proving Ground | 2025 | N/A |
Mickey Haller is a Los Angeles defense attorney who runs his practice out of the back seat of a Lincoln Town Car. His clients are usually guilty of something, and Haller knows it — but he believes in the system, or at least in working it. Michael Connelly built Haller as a counterweight to detective Harry Bosch: where Bosch hunts criminals, Haller defends them, and the two share a father.
The series starts with The Lincoln Lawyer in 2005 and has continued steadily through The Proving Ground in 2025. Most books drop Haller into a single case that unfolds over a few weeks, mixing courtroom procedure with genuine suspense about whether the client is actually innocent. The Law of Innocence, set during the COVID-19 pandemic, puts Haller himself in the defendant’s chair.
A Netflix adaptation premiered in 2022, with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo playing Haller. The show loosely follows the books while expanding subplots and adding characters, and it has introduced many new readers to Connelly’s work. If you’re reading after watching, the books hold up well on their own.